How To Make A Sheet Metal Spartan Helmet
Let s continue and finish the helmet.
How to make a sheet metal spartan helmet. Let us know in the comments if you liked the video and what we should do differently to make these videos better song. Studying the pictures of the spartan helmet you ll notice that the helmet has a rim at the back. How to make a spartan helmet out of cardboard and paper mache this spartan helmet is a nice little piece of medieval armor and it is made out of cereal boxes and paper mache. In this video we are making a spartan corinthian style helmet.
I love going to museum in my free time and thought maybe i should try and make a helmet from history. Our helmets are made from old swedish military helmets m 41 s 1 mm sheet steel and some forged parts. It is all put together using iron rivets. However having no armor i needed to make some.
This gave it a good height which meant that i could use two leather straps to create a form of suspension and make the helmet comfortable to wear. Get it as soon as thu jul 2. 4 2 out of 5 stars 41. You ve seen much of his armor in films and television including captain hook s hook and jack sparrow s sword and now he s teaching his skills to you.
This project is a little bit challenging and it does take a few days because you really should apply at least three coats of paper mache allowing time to dry between coats. Today i started to put together the helmet. I started with the helmet probably not the best idea because of it s relative difficulty then progressed on. Unique paracord knife beads custom paracord lanyard charms metal beard bead spartan helmet.
Free template at the bottom of this description. 4 8 out of 5 stars 62. The rim will go all the way around the back of the helmet stopping at the point where the front piece attaches. Build the rim using a strip of cardboard 2 inches wide that you attach to the back of the helmet.
If swedish surpluses are scarce old ww2 style american or even russian post war helmets will probably do just as. Like us on facebook to see what we are currently working on. I have been wanting to go larping live action role playing at shadowmoor a nearby larp. The romans would have used bronze or brass rivets but these are a bit expensive.
How to make a medieval helmet from sheet metal. Only 14 left in stock order soon. Free shipping on orders over 25 shipped by amazon. Watch as master smith tony swatton owner and founder of sword stone in burbank takes you through each metal forming step of recreating a 16th century closed helmet.