How to make your own Fallout 3 helmet prop!

Step 6 Fiberglassing

 FIBRE GLASSING

***Take the usual precautions as above; work in a well ventilated area, cover your work space, wear a respirator, and so on.

Now after that has been done get your tools and materials ready(again)

Part 1) After you have your tools and materials ready go ahead and lay out your fibre glass sheet

Part 2) Next you want to cut your sheet in half

Part 3) After you have your sheet cut in 2 fold up one half and put it to the side for the time being.

Part 4) With the half sheet you have in front of you cut it in half again, then cut half of that in half.

Part 5) Now it is time to cut the sheets into strips for easier workability.
Try and aim for strips roughly 3" wide.
the long ones should be approximately 3"x14" and the short ones 3"x8"
After that stack them together

Part 6) Now take your piece (helmet in this case) and set it on your table.
Use some tape to make any nessecary adjustments

Comments

[xhonzi]

This step seems a little vague.  Am I just laying the fibreglass cloth on top of the resin, or is it supposed to set in at all?  Do I need to cover the entire thing with fibreglass, or just enough to support the Bondo used in the next step?

Is there a certain window of time I need to be in since the resin step?

Thanks!

[TryHonesty14]

Hello
First you need to cover the whole helmet with just the resin ca. three times (Add layers untill it is more solid). Then when the resin have dryed you can start to add the fiberglass mats on the inside of the helmet, ONLY ON THE INSIDE! or else you ruin the details on the helmet. Just soak small pieces of the mat and push it into place with a brush, and make sure it stayes... Do this on the whole insite of the helmet and youre done (With that step) :)
Good Luck!

Best Regards Michael

[Spartan3995]

Sorry Im really new to all this stuff. This will be my first project in this regard, but anyways. So do I only use the fiber glass cloth on the inside and I would just leave the resin itself on the outside? Then I put the Bondo on the outside after the resin dries? And by "soak" do you mean soak the fiber glass cloth in water and then stick it inside the helmet after the fiber glass dries? I apologize again for botherin ya.

[Hibatchi cow]

this may seem a little bit stupid, but just to make sure, WHEN YOU PUT THE MATT IN AND YOU ARE WAITING FOR IT TO DRY DONT FLIP IT RIGHT SIDE UP. it all fell out the bottom of the helmet.