How do I make globe helmets like in StarCraft pls?

[N1SB]

Hi Brothers. I take Warhammer seriously, I just don't take myself or my armies that seriously. Thus, my question, how do I change the helmet of these...

...to these?

Little balls of green stuff is the last resort. I was thinking of cutting up polystyrene balls but the curvature has to be an exact/really close fit.

Thanks in advance.

Edited September 16, 2020 by N1SB

[Brother Tyler]

I would have sworn that I saw a tutorial here where someone took a shoulder pad and trimmed it to fit like that. I'll have to look around.

 

Worst case scenario - you could take the Primaris Inceptors and use some green stuff to fill in the vision slit and sand down the seams for a smooth globular appearance. If you need more than 3 of the blast shield helmets, you can use green stuff molds to cast your own.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Also check out this thread - the OP used some 3rd party domes to get dome headed marines: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/365588-bubble-helmet-marines/

 

Not quite what you are going after, but a good start.

 

Another option would be to carve the appropriate sized depression around where the head is and use the desired size ball bearing, marble, or other round object.

Edited September 17, 2020 by Dr_Ruminahui

[Fajita Fan]

That would look awesome on Gravis armor!

[Lestat]

Maybe a metal or plastic ball bearing glued in place of the head would work?

[Mandragola]

4D model shop does transparent domes. https://modelshop.co.uk/Shop/Strip-Shape/Domes/Clear/Item/Hemisphere/ITM5920. The smallest they do is 9.5mm across, which might work ok. I think the thickness might be too much to have an actual marine's head inside.

[PeteySödes]

I think id approach it by sacrificing a torso (or at least risking one) so make a mold. Fill in the head cowl with greenstuff where you want the bubble to be but a bit deeper if that makes sense. Create a bluestuff mold and then another greenstuff "copy" off that. Then i would use some UV resin to to create the bubbles that fit over the cowl fittings.

 

It could be amazing, it could fail spectacularly but thats the way i like to roll. 

Edited September 17, 2020 by PeteySödes

[Lucerne]

Marbles?

[Jukkiz]

yeah, you could use glass bead as base of head and make "globe" part out of greenstuff before layering the visor and armor parts unto that

[Grotsmasha]

I did it with a shoulder pad with an Inceptor, should work with all the hooded Gravis stuff,

Edited October 1, 2020 by Grotsmasha