Making of PREDATOR Helmet

[zdawg123]

The making of my DOT approved Predator helmet. Yes, I'm a nerd and a long time Predator fan. Most people have Spiderman and Superman etc as there heroes; Predator has been mine since I was little. Even have a Predator tattoo on my back. Wanted to make a realistic helmet that I could wear while riding and still have all the safety features in case of an accident.

I sanded the helmet down and then used molding clay to shape the face plate. I'm about to start layering fiberglass onto it, then will use bondo to smooth it out, then time to paint! Should hopefully be done next week.

 

[Dogwood]

Not gonna lie, that's probably going to look sweet!

 

[Hammel13]

thats looking real good man

 

[McMurphy]

Sweet man, keep us updated.

 

[konarider94]

nice work so far

 

[Zeroflat24]

i have this horrible urge to yell "get to de choppa!"

 

[CowboyKS]

How do a get this image onto a helmet?
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/image...597/078/90415384_display_image.jpg?1293558006

 

[beaterbaja]

thats badass!

 

[onelogue]

Looks awesome! Curious to how the visor will fit.

 

[wolfo68]

now make it see night vision and you're set

 

[J_Undisputed]

When I read the title, I was expecting the silver mask the predator wore in the first one or second one and thought, that would really be cool on a modular flip down.
This looks good. What are you using for the extra material, Bondo? Are you worried about the added weight?

 

[Alfatango1]

That helmet of yours is way cool. This was my costume a couple of years ago. It's also got the helmet face plate that straps over it. Damn cool. A friend of mine who is the creative director for a huge costume company gave it to me. They have licensing rights to a lot movies and this year my girl is going to be Princess Leia in the slave girl costume and I'm going to be a Storm Trooper. She wanted me to be Jaba the Hut but I said no! I'm getting a bad ass Storm Trooper costume that retails for around $600 or more. Free

 

[Kuntreeboy]

Looks good cant wait to see the updates!

 

[xtremelow]

Also curious to the visor as well?

 

[rockerphotographer]

Helmet looks good. I've been a fan of Predator as well. Hope it doesn't tear off your head at interstate speeds

Maybe a permanently fixed visor... mirror tint of course.

 

[gtp3800]

just use boarding goggles, no need for a visor with a helmet like that haha

 

[MAGIC]

I love predator movies, as well as aliens. Wanna see the final effect. Good luck.

 

[zdawg123]

Wow, I'm surprised to see all the positive and interested comments! Glad to know I'm not the only Pred fan out there lol. If reincarnation were real, and it may be, I'm definitely asking God to come back as a Predator!

Onto the comments and questions:
I originally planned to use the old visor and just shave it down and blend it into the opening, but then it would be fixed and I wouldn't be able to put on my shades. So, I'm leaving it open in order to put my shades on and get a breeze since all the vents are now clogged.

Extra weight. Yes, that is also a concern of mine, especially since my Cr puts me out over the handle bars more than I'm used to with the Clubman bars. I really don't think it will be that bad. After the clay dried, it lightened up a little. I put the 1st layer of fiberglass on it today. Wow! People that are good at fiberglassing, my hat off to you. This is my 1st time to do it and it was tricky to get going. Took me a few tries to get a decent combo of resin and hardener without it hardening up within a few minutes. The recommended 10 drops of hardener per 1oz of resin was drying up way too quick for me. Went through a lot of paint brushes lol. Anyone who can give me some advice on this would be much appreciated! I got a good 1st layer on and will begin sanding it down tomorrow and apply the next couple coats. I tried it on a few minutes after coming home from work to get an idea how it will look and it didn't feel terribly heavy. IMHO, it does look pretty sweet, and I don't mean to boast lol. Either way, I'm a gym rat, so this is just a way to get a stronger neck! lol

I plan to use bondo over the fiberglass to smooth everything and give it some extra strength. I've never used it before either, so we'll see how that goes. After bondo, I'll shoot some different shades of gray and silver on it until I find a nice Predator shade. I'm going to mask off the back and paint the front and cheek areas with silver only and then shoot the rest black in order to give it a "face plate" look as the original Pred helmet. Remember, the helmet is only the front piece, not his entire head [up]

I will update pics after I finish the final fiberglass layer, another after the bondo, and then the final. Hope it turns out good!

 

[squidy]

dude thats sweet i wanna see pics of u riding down the road with the end result ,theres gonna be alot of attention coming ur way on the road

 

[zdawg123]

You bet squidly! I'll for sure take a couple highway shots.