Making Helmets

We went to a local hardware store and bought three complete bins.We wanted to use bins to create the appearance of low budget. The shape with the sliding lids actually fitted our heads reasonably well whilst the lids enabled us to see whilst maintaning the effect of a fully enclosed helmet.

The first step was to cut the bins down to size. The bin heads on their own weren't big enough so we had to use the bottom half which also added as a futuristic neck brace and added to the humour. This was cut using a coping saw.

After all three had been cut we masked off the lids leaving just the 'visor' and sprayed it black to create the stereotypical astronaught look. We sprayed in a well ventilated area.

After they had dried we masked off the visors and added several coats of white to the lids and the tops of the bins. This to add to the cliche space effect.

finally we added our own designs to the helmets and finished the bottom of the bins with tin foil to add a humorous, low budget space feel to the helmets. Bellow is Sam's helmet with yellow trim and a 'damaged space' effect.