Glad you enjoyed my little video, and thanks for spreading the word about it :D Someday (soon I hope) I will make a steampunk-themed film, but I just don't have it all figured out yet. I'm sure I'll have something to get back to you about eventually.
How anyone could downvote this is beyond me. Excellent work. The footage at the end is hilarious. I was thinking about buying an authentic dive helmet, but those are heavy and expensive. Making one myself looks feasible. Do an Amazon search for 16-White-Acrylic-Globe-Neckless and you'll find a perfect match for this project for only $21.50.
Thanks! The garage sale terrestrial globe was a super-cheap solution. I have been casting my eye on different lamp shades other times when I had to build helmets and strange headpieces. Yes, the giant octopus is from this film. In the clip from "How To Make a Giant Octopus" where a part of the film is shown you can see the diver with this helmet fighting some tentacles in the background. Actually, I desperately tried not to be influenced by "Mysterious Island". I almost pulled it off.
You're ver welcome and thanks for your comment! This diver (being steampunk and all) was supposed to have a small backpack air supply. Daniel (the director) made the rest of the costume and I can't remember if he ever put one in.
@harpo103 Danny didn't want an air hose. The costume was supposed to have an air supply back pack. But I guess he didn't feel like making one in the end. Sorry; Only got one, and it's in my private museum of bad filmmaking.
Those helmets are incredibly expensive, even newly manufactured ones. That's why we had to build a cheap fake one. In our case it only had too look sort-of real and not be functional at all. It sounds like you have quite a project ahead of you, but a fun one! I wish you the best of luck, and I'm very happy if I inspired you.
That is really cool! After having this video I did with my Big Sister costume I thought about making more steampunk style costumes for any kind of convention events.
This reminds me of me ship mate Mako. An undead diver that sails with me and the lads that joined up several years ago during a struggle with Davy Jones himself. Now he be helping us with looting shipwrecks and heavy lifting around the ship.
Nay Jim Lad, he wears the suit cause it be more decent than an exposed rotting corpse. (Plus he smell better when he be wearing the suit.) He only takes his helmet off when he eats.
Thanks!! Well, there is more movie, but it's up to the guy who made it to post all of it. There are some more scenes in my clip "How to Make a Giant Octopus".
We thought it would be too expensive to buy a replica too. I figured it could surely make a fake one myself.Thanks for the Amazon tip! Yes; there we have diving helmets on parade!!
@alexecheverria So sorry for my late reply :( The suit and the rest of the diver's gear was put together by my friend Daniel Lenneer. I think he got his hands on some old stuff from the Swedish military. I know he didn't really have to change that much, just put the different parts together (belt, gloves and stuff).
@thebioshockguy1 Sorry for this late reply! There isn't any faceplate, actually, just a hole. People expect it to be a glass there, so we sort of went with that assumption and it seemed to have worked. But there are lens-shaped glass pieces for old clocks that I imagine would work very well. There should be supplies for putting together newly made versions of antique clocks.
@AddictedtoKanelsnegl When I had gathered all the stuff I needed to build the helmet, it probably took four days to put it together. I made an Ultracal 30 plaster mould over my clay sculpture. I removed the clay from the mould, and poured latex into it. I reinforced the latex skin with cotton dipped in more latex, which created a stronger, leathery feel.
@cyberlarry7 Thanks! When there's no money to be had, you can always raid some garage sales and probably get all the materials you need for your project. This helmet was actually used for a short-short version of 20,000 Leagues, so it's not likely I'll do any direct copies of the Disney versions. I will, however, do more steampunk stuff. My friend Danny Lenneer did all the compositing, and I'm not sure what software he used. Probably Keylight, which I use, and recommend.
Excellent job making the helmet , real ones cost a small fortune & are in high demand as display/cosplay pieces. You guys could easily make a side business producing these.
We actually first looked into buying a replicate of a diver's helmet, but they cost too much to warrant buying one and using it for just one project. Our fake helmet is still in one piece, and cost virtually nothing to make. Glad you like how it turned out :)
@Godzilla5alien Sorry for my incredibly late reply!! Yes; The Earth globe would make a good space helmet as well, unless you eant it to be absolutely clear and see-through.
@slimer720 The largest one I could find, which is, I think, the standard size. Don't know the exact measurements, but you have to be able to turn your head around inside of it.
@SailorAnna1 Thanks! I'm so glad if I manage to inspire others to build their own stuff. But it looks like you're already on your way with your own costumes :)
Nice job - exactly the way I would have approached it, with an existing round object for the basic shape. ( I used to buy hemispherical plastic lampshades from charity shops, and join two together.) I like the finish on it, it convinces me! Is the giant octopus going to be in the same film? I was half expecting the ammonite from Mysterious Island in the background of the undersea scene.
hi can you tell me what you made the port hole disc out of and how did you make the hinge so it opens and did you say you made the grates with cardboard strips I couldn't read it fast enough as my computer does not work the greatest please let me know thanks and great job on your helmet Richard
Hi! Sorry for my late reply, but here goes: The port hole discs were plastic platters, which you fill with water and put under potted plants. I bought them at a local grocery store, but you can find them at florist's shops, garden shops, etc. I just cut big holes in those platters. Then I cut strips of cardboard and glued those to the platters using hot melt glue to create the bars over the port holes. The carboard strips were then covered with epoxy clay, which you can find online or at well-stocked hobby shops.
Just try to get a globe that's big enough for a human head. The globe used here was one I bought for maybe $10 at a flea market. It just happened to be this size. Go look for globes at second hand shops, flea markets and trunk sales. I'm sure you'll find one that'll work out just great for you.
@feh2 Sorry; This helmet was put together using found junk that I could get my hands on at this time. I guess that it would be possible to find similar stuff, but I think it would take too much work to create a whole bunch of helmets.
Thank you! Well, my first sculpture was probably a diorama of Skull Island from "King Kong" that I did when I was six. That was the day efter watching it on TV. But I've been working with sculpting and casting stuff for the last 12 years or so.
Hi Remo! The suit is still pretty intact, except for that the helmet needs a bit of repair. The trouble is I live in Sweden, and the cost for sending the whole gear to the US (and then back) would be quite high. It would probably be a better solution for you to find a substitute within the US.
I'm afraid this old helmet is pretty beat up by now, and I believe it would cost a small fortune to ship it from my home in Sweden, and then back to it again.
A Big Daddy helmet should be bigger than this one, right? If I were to build a Big Daddy helmet I probably couldn't make it bigger than the usual earth globe. That's the first problem. The second problem is the shipping cost, which I think could be as big as $80-100! I live in Sweden, and for some reason it's insanely expensive to send big packages to the US. My fee for building the helmet would be $250. If you haven't fainted from shock, send a message to my inbox, and we'll talk further :)
It wasn't very hard making this helmet. If you don't want to make the neckpiece as a latex casting you can probably build that up in papier mache. If you need any advice just drop a mail in my inbox.
+Neil Crenshaw Actually, Daniel who ran the filming wanted a deep sea diver without the hose, having a small air tube on the diver's back instead. But I agree; it looks a bit off.
Is there any way at all can commission you to build one for me. need for Halloween want to be a big daddy when I pickup copy of bio shock infinite. how much would it be.
I love this! You did such a great job. I just posted this on our website so we could share your video with our Steampunk fans. You can view the post at ryu-kon (dot) com. If you have any other tips on Steampunk ideas, I would be happy to post them as well. Keep up the great work! - Bev with Ryu-Kon
