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Star Wars [inspired] Helmet

Star Wars [inspired] Helmet for a Full Suit.

Another update on the slow progress of this personal, in-house project at IDM Imagineering.

This full suit of Star Wars inspired Helmet for our Stormtrooper Armour is being printed on our Creality CR10-S4 and FormBOT TREX 3d Printers in white, recycled PLA Filament.

: Multi-part assembly of 3D Printed PLA

: Complete Storm Trooper Helmet Body

The hardest part has been keeping the print as clean and white as possible while we glue and sand and smooth the parts. The 3D prints were fantastically smooth to start with, but some of the curves always suffer from stepping layers in FDM 3D printing.

We have tried to keep to using metal files to sand/smooth, since sand comes off all sandpapers then discolours and embeds itself in the white PLA. A combination of filing, scraping, shaving and 3D-pen welding has gone into achieving a first-look great result!

: The Helmet fully Assembled

: The main Storm Trooper Helmet parts

: Closue up of Storm Trooper Helmet 3D Printed detail.

Next: onto the painting!..

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Harry Potter [inspired] Auror Badge

Auror Badge inspired by Harry Potter for COSplay

This is a 3D Print made in ABS-like Resin from our new resin printers and the detail is quite a change from our FDM printers, as is the time to print and cleanup.

The modelling was done by Adam using Cinema4D and cleanup was done via MeshLAB and processed on Prise Slicer and Chitubox before being output as a 3D Print at 0.05mm layers.

: Harry Potter inspired

: High resolution 3D Print in ABS-like Resin

: Auror Badge

Turning concepts from film and fiction into a reality, into something physical and memorable, is an integral part of what motivates us at IDM using 3D Print, Casting, machining or traditional model making crafts.

We are creative model makers based in Leeds (UK) with over 35 years experience using mixed media.

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Engineering using 3D Printing

3D Scanning for Reverse Engineering

3D scanning is a great asset to our design and imagination. At IDM, this process allows us to create complex shapes quickly into 3D CAD so that they can then be worked on from other creative software applications.

: Original

: 3D Scanning

: Reverse Engineering

We are looking forward to using our 3D scanners for body-sizing matching, weapon-grips, textures, creating props for film/tv production, cloning sculptured forms.
The possibilities are endless! for 3D Scannng.

Turning concepts from film and fiction into a reality, into something physical and memorable, is an integral part of what motivates us at IDM.

We are creative model makers based in Leeds (UK) with over 35 years experience using mixed media for individuals, organisations and global brands.

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