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volpin

Date Joined:Mar 13, 2009
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Hacking, electronic design, sculpting, painting, automobile restoration, videogames, podcasting

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Atlanta, GA, USA

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Volpin Props

Age: 30

Gender: GUY

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Creating Helmets and Armor from Videogames for Fun and Pr… by volpin

Building a Daft Punk helmet with programmable LED display by volpin

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» Urethane resin is remarkably resilient. You'd have to take a blow to the head with a ba…
» Just foam padding. The helmet fits very close to the wearer's head, so there isn't much…
» Nope! This was a project I made for my wife.
» Thanks - admittedly its a bit too regular, but I have another of these (male version) i…
» Home Depot or LOWES is your best bet
» I am a fan of the band, and I admire the design of the helmets. They aren't commerciall…
» Good point! I've added a section about that to step 16.
» Step 13, second link: "hardware and schematics"
» I think you should do some research on "LED multiplexing" - the intricacies of how this…
» Yes and no. Fiberglass is more brittle but also lighter and thinner. Urethane is less l…

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Nov 4, 2011. 5:40 AMorvis says:

Volpin, I just want to say that your work is seriously inspiring. I've been reading your updates on volpinprops for a long time now, and really appreciate your attention to detail—both in the props and the documentation. Thank you for sharing your skill with the rest of us.

If you don't mind my asking a professional question, you say that you're recently a prop maker by profession. How did that come about? Do you have any suggestions or thoughts on how to professionally enter such a field from a tangentially related one?

Nov 10, 2011. 12:39 AM

volpin (author) says:

Thanks for the compliments!

The transition to full-time was mostly based on the amount of positive feedback I've gotten over the past couple of years concerning my replica work. I spent a while working on props and such in the off-hours from my full time job. When I felt I had enough contacts and consistent requests, I made the switch!

I don't really have much more in the way of a formula than that...

Nov 14, 2011. 3:52 AMorvis says:

And also good luck on the Epilog challenge. I'm sure you would put it to excellent use.

Nov 14, 2011. 3:51 AMorvis says:

That makes sense: Hobby > Occasional Freelance > Job.

Congratulations on the switch; you really seem to enjoy it! I hope you continue to enjoy it the same.

(Thanks for taking the time to reply)