Tools and materials I propose:
Vallejo colors (I like to use the model air series)
The Corinthian type of helmet is the most common type of ancient Greek helmet. I used spruce and beech wood to make a similar mini helmet on the lathe.
I begun by turning the spruce piece true and making a tenon to fit my chuck.
I then drilled a starting hole on my piece. This also determined my depth.
Then using the hook tool I hollowed my piece. The hook tool, works really well on endgrain. At this point I also drilled the hole for the finial of the helmet.
I then designed the nose and the eyes of my helmet. I drilled the eye holes with a forstner bit. With a small saw I cut the straight parts off. I shaped the nose with a small carving knife.
Then I used a spindle gouge to shape the rest of the head. I parted the piece off using the skew chisel.
At this point I decided my head was too tall. So I cut a piece off on the table saw. Then I used a flat rasp and a flat file to re-shape it to my likeness.
I used the carving knife again to chamfer the edges a little bit.
I made the finial out of beech. This was mostly spindle turning work.
To make the head’s top I used a round piece of beech. I first drilled a pilot hole and then I used the skew chuck to mount it on the lathe. I used the bowl gouge to turn it true and flatten it. Then I did most of the shaping with parting tools.
I flipped the piece over on my bowl bottom cleaning jaws and did the back side.
Then I cut the shape I needed on the bandsaw. I used the first cut off piece as a template for the other side. Using a rotary tool I cleaned the bandsaw marks.
Then I glued all the parts of my helmet together.
I used the airbrush to paint my piece. I applied a coat of white as primer. I then Lightly sanded.
At this point I used knives, rasps, screws and whatever I could to make the piece look beat up. I did that after priming because I did not want the paint to cover the marks.
Next I covered the piece with metallic grey paint. Then I added a few light spots of other colors to make it look more real and rusty. At this point I sealed the colors with a coat of clear.
I made a black wash by thinning some paint. I applied the wash and then wiped off the excess. I repeated the process a few times until I was happy with the result. Finally I did some dry brushing with white paint to highlight the edges. I sealed the paint job with a coat of clear.
And that was it. I am really happy with the result. It was a really interesting project. But that was it. See you soon with a new project video.
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