Roman-esque soldier uniform - from cardboard!

Step 2 Start the Helmet

This was by far the most difficult part of the entire costume.

Headband

First, I molded a headband that fits around my head. I put a strap across the crest to keep it from slipping down over my eyes. After I was positive of a comfortable shape, I stapled it together.

This crest strap will hold all the sides of the shell to form the helmet shape. Also, the mohawk piece will glue on top of this piece.

Cheek flaps

These are supposed to tie under your chin, they're notched at the bottom to allow you to look down and not choke yourself, but I misjudged their length and cut them so they meet up with my chin.

I'd recommend making them longer. it's easy to see that these are cardboard from looking at the interior surface.

Comments

[Mothys]

yeah i get what you mean by pointy end of staples pionted outwards i found that out the hard way....

[slash123]

I realy like youre coatume because now iv got 1 the same

[laernmoer]

awesome! post some pics! Thanks for the compliment!