IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!
Okay, folks. James is steadily making his way to the end. Given all the time and work he is put thus far, and all the costs of materials that are just around the corner, he is asking for people to start making deposits. Basically it's going to work like this:
- Right now, with 11 "yes", and 7 "maybes", and a whole bunch of people who seem interested, it looks like we will hit the 15 mark for sure. If so, the price will be $450 + shipping (should be around $20 for people in the US). If we hit the 20 mark, then there will be a price reduction, and if we hit 25, then there will be another one. So hopefully any people on the fence will jump over it to our side real soon!
- As far as the deposit is concerned, it'll be $250 via paypal. Personal-message me when you are ready to pay, and I will give you his paypal address.
- FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. Meaning, those that put down their deposit sooner, will get their helmet earlier. James will be making them in batches (it will streamline the painting process for him), but of course he is not a machine (or cylon, muh haa haha), so some people will receive their helmets before others. If you want yours to be within the few first batches, put your deposit down now!
- ALL DEPOSITS ARE FULLY REFUNDABLE. If you put down a deposit, don't worry, you can still change your mind and back out.
As far as progress goes [From James]:
Here is the next set of update shots. Let the molding begin!! You'll notice that the sculpt is now black. I sprayed the gel coat on it for the texture. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to sand it because the gel coat would flake off the clay too easy so I will have to sand each piece after I pull them from the mold which is O.K.--I was going to have to sand them anyway for maximum paint adhesion. The texture is going to look great, it already has that rustic cast iron look to it, just a little soft till I sand the prop after each is made.
You'll also notice the clay walls and keys I made for the silicone. I don't know if you've ever seen a mold in progress, but this is how it begins.
Also, if you can let the viewers know to ignore the big drips and blobs of gel coat because they will be sanded flat and look as part of the texture and not so noticeable. I've done this technique before and the end result looks great.




