3d modelling and 3d printers makes the process so much easier now. That's not to say the old way is any less valuable, I think it takes great skill to do it by hand.
@@ViewpointProd 3D modeling and printing allows more accurate positive to produce your bucks. You no longer have to sculpt by hand, which doesn't allow for the precision and exactness of a 3D printed positive mold. Then you vacuform using the master buck to replicate en masse for production. The process is nearly the same, but the sculpting is replaced with a much faster digital process. It also allows people who don't have sculpting capability to just download a model to use as a buck, or as a finished one-off piece; i.e. much more flexibility in the production process.
Combining the artistry and technical skill to achieve that way back in 76 is breath taking! Quite rightly the UK has a relatively short period of copyright for industrial design so creators like yourself can begin to receive some much deserved credit! Put it this way, that outfit certainly didn't look like one of the most iconic costumes of all time in the concept drawings! Thanks for the videos and info!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Ainsworth just the dude with the vacuum mold former, and the dude who pulled the formed pieces from the molds, which were made by Liz Moore?
It's great to see the master at work. Always wondered what the moulds looked like. I have the SDS stunt trooper helmet and will be adding the tie helmet in the new year (after Christmas bills paid). Keep up the good work.
If you search "vacuum forming" or "thermoforming" on youtube, they have tutorials on how to make your own with household items and a shop-vac. They're not as advanced as the one he used, but they'll do the job. :)
Sono rimasto sorpreso nel vedere con quanta passione e abilità si può con molta capacità, realizzare tanti bei modelli Sorprendente mi permetta di fare i miei migliori complimenti. Grazie e in bocca al Lupo. Dorino Bolzoni.
Inspiring! I'm going to do my first helmet using paper and fiberglass, but if I had access to a vacuforming machine I'd love to try out this technique. I downloaded the video for that reason. :)
Personally; I was out when you moved on to injection molding. Great video none the less. It's always good to see how something is created from start to end.
got a tip for ya. i seen many videos making helmets storm trooper. long long video showing all the work. then when it is done. 5 seconds to see final product and not even good angles or views. give the final product 30 seconds of love. show all angles. super close ups. viewers wait to see outcome then video over as soon as it is made.
that's so cool. in the movie the helmets look like bulletproof armor and they're made from the same stuff as masks from walmart are made of! lol! so cool.
The Hero and the Stunt are from the same mould. Its just how I finished them that changed and included the blister eyes in the Hero. You can make an infinite number of slightly different finished items from one mould... as indeed all 50 Stormtroopers were all diffrenet and the 6 Hero`s different again.
You can send it off to a recycler, but you can't reuse it yourself. The vaccuformer's rack is designed to hold a certain size piece and scrap pieces would fall through (not to mention you wouldn't be able to form a vaccum) That's why whenever possible you cast small pieces along with the big ones in a single sheet to get the best use of materials. Like you see at 9:37 with the face plate and the side accents.
you can buy them on his site, there are loads of sites which sell homemade ones. the EFX and MR ones (made by big companies) are mostly not film accurate, this one is.
This is a movie prop design, so "light and cheap" is a must. Especially when you have to make enough for an army of actors that will be wearing them for several hours at a time. If you want something heavier and more practical, you might try companies that makes custom motorcycle helmets. :)
its amazing when you think the original would have taken this long to do just one, imagine if they had to redo this with 1000 stormtroopers..... thank god for CGI
Andrew big fan of your work, I currently have a deluxe jango fett outfit I like to wear on special occasions however the outfit has too many complications and am considering getting your stormtrooper outfit for this Halloween and for personal display it's always been a boyhood dream of mine, would you know the best place to get a mannequin for displaying your outfits if I were to buy one later this year and when would be the best time to order one before the busy Halloween season comes along?
@neilus There was no time and anyway it was only meant to be a prototype.. I would have made it in a more sophisticated waym but I had no order and there is a limit to what you can do on aspeculative basis. Lucas accepted the item as it was in vac formed plastic and so I made the Stormtroopers up in an ABS with a high percentage of Butadine and so quite flexilble, otherwise they would all be walking around like 3Cpo The asymmetry never showed up on screen,and more sould that way
Maby he means that a single grain is lighter than air, but because they are in a bucket and stuff they cling together and become just a tad bit heavier than air, or something
i'm sorry but the helmet isn't screen accurate because of the bubbles on the sides. this hemet has four bubbles but in anh it had only three bubbles, and he need to paint one of them black, the stunt had four but he's making the hero which means that it is inaccurate
AW how it mocks me with its price tag..... Any hoo, i really liked it the way the guy doing all the works first expression during the whole 13:09 film is the smile at the end. :D
3d modelling and 3d printers makes the process so much easier now. That's not to say the old way is any less valuable, I think it takes great skill to do it by hand.
Without a doubt. now we can just make cooler shit faster, is all. its easier so more people can do it. that's it.
printing is garbage and dosent compare to the proper way to manufacture them
@@ViewpointProdthat is dumb....
@@ViewpointProd 3D modeling and printing allows more accurate positive to produce your bucks. You no longer have to sculpt by hand, which doesn't allow for the precision and exactness of a 3D printed positive mold. Then you vacuform using the master buck to replicate en masse for production. The process is nearly the same, but the sculpting is replaced with a much faster digital process. It also allows people who don't have sculpting capability to just download a model to use as a buck, or as a finished one-off piece; i.e. much more flexibility in the production process.
so he makes it out of cheese first
***** b0ss pls
Yep
Yes, but it only works with Red Leicester! DO NOT attempt this with BabyBel... Total bouncing waxy chaos.
Yeee what da fck
instablaster...
Not gonna lie, this video was my ASMR before there was ASMR. I used to put this video on to relax and fall asleep back in middle school.
That. Was. Fascinating! Seriously, the amount of skill it must have taken to get a model that accurate is totally amazing. Favouriting this.
Mmmm cheese from Cincinnati style chili at 2:02... lol
RIP Liz Moore, who sculpted the original helmet.
she died 42 years ago today
This video gives me a sense of calmness everytime I watched it. Great job!
Combining the artistry and technical skill to achieve that way back in 76 is breath taking! Quite rightly the UK has a relatively short period of copyright for industrial design so creators like yourself can begin to receive some much deserved credit!
Put it this way, that outfit certainly didn't look like one of the most iconic costumes of all time in the concept drawings! Thanks for the videos and info!
Kids if you want to fuck around with glass fiber and powder aluminium you want to wear a mask and gloves.
When i was really young, i used to use this video as ASMR. Before I even knew what ASMR was
Fascinating. I didn't realise they were so flimsy.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Ainsworth just the dude with the vacuum mold former, and the dude who pulled the formed pieces from the molds, which were made by Liz Moore?
It's great to see the master at work. Always wondered what the moulds looked like. I have the SDS stunt trooper helmet and will be adding the tie helmet in the new year (after Christmas bills paid). Keep up the good work.
I swear i thought this was some false advertising video, because at the beginning i thought you were cutting up some really hard ass cheese.
Fantastically amazing. Cheers. You're the heroes of the film.
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed... Thank you.
If you search "vacuum forming" or "thermoforming" on youtube, they have tutorials on how to make your own with household items and a shop-vac. They're not as advanced as the one he used, but they'll do the job. :)
this is so much work for something so easy to break.
Bob Ross of starwars.
Step one: Posses talent
Then...Now...Back into the Future.............and here I am 2021 (Awesome vid)
his smile at the end makes the video
I admire people who can craft things like this with their bare hands...
Fantastic video.
fantastic video
Good to see someone who still sculpts the old things :)
Sono rimasto sorpreso nel vedere con quanta passione e abilità si può con molta capacità, realizzare tanti bei modelli Sorprendente mi permetta di fare i miei migliori complimenti. Grazie e in bocca al Lupo. Dorino Bolzoni.
Speaking as a guy whose job it is to make helmets out of steel... I found this video incredibly satisfying, and frustrating! BRAVO sir.
Work of art
I can't describe how awesome this is!!!
I bet that paste concoction smells gorgeous.
Inspiring! I'm going to do my first helmet using paper and fiberglass, but if I had access to a vacuforming machine I'd love to try out this technique. I downloaded the video for that reason. :)
To Think... all of the original Star Wars helmets were originally sculpted using Cheddar Cheese! INCREDIBLE!
Hi, Jeff, yes we do, the links are in the description.
AA
Who else thought he was cutting cheese!?!?! haha
I did XD
If I tried this the result would be disfigured Stormtrooper.
Amazing. Talent.
if i had one, i would freakin sleep with it on
I'm amazed the effort gone into this
Personally; I was out when you moved on to injection molding.
Great video none the less.
It's always good to see how something is created from start to end.
I'm a massive star wars fan and I love storm troopers
All the moulds for the armour are made the same way as described on the dvd of making the hemet mould.
What a nice video! I'll be buying a stormtrooper set later this summer. Keep it up!
I am surprised that such a complicated and precise product could be made from this technique.
anyone else see the guy in the background at 1:22 ? BTW, awesome video, Andrew, I admire your speed and effeciency! :D
got a tip for ya. i seen many videos making helmets storm trooper. long long video showing all the work. then when it is done. 5 seconds to see final product and not even good angles or views. give the final product 30 seconds of love. show all angles. super close ups. viewers wait to see outcome then video over as soon as it is made.
Lol my first thought was cheese?????
that's so cool. in the movie the helmets look like bulletproof armor and they're made from the same stuff as masks from walmart are made of! lol! so cool.
Now that we know how the helmets are made, 199 pounds seems to be a little overpriced IMO.
i bet all the kids in his family always have the best costumes for halloween.
This is very cool! It does look easy for him. I wonder how many he made back in the 70s?
The Hero and the Stunt are from the same mould.
Its just how I finished them that changed and included the blister eyes in the Hero.
You can make an infinite number of slightly different finished items from one mould... as indeed all 50 Stormtroopers were all diffrenet and the 6 Hero`s different again.
Your plastic sci-fi shaping machine object.. whatever to call it - IS AWESOME!
Good to know Alan.
that one machine is so cool!
when he was scraping the thing, why did that look so delicious
You can send it off to a recycler, but you can't reuse it yourself. The vaccuformer's rack is designed to hold a certain size piece and scrap pieces would fall through (not to mention you wouldn't be able to form a vaccum) That's why whenever possible you cast small pieces along with the big ones in a single sheet to get the best use of materials. Like you see at 9:37 with the face plate and the side accents.
OMG! At the beginning! That would make one hell of a birthday cake!!! (Infact I'd buy the cake even if it wasn't my birthday!!!)
Something tells me that the Ainsworth's kids always had the best costumes for Halloween.
you can buy them on his site, there are loads of sites which sell homemade ones. the EFX and MR ones (made by big companies) are mostly not film accurate, this one is.
want one sooooo bad!!!!! Love the Stormtrooper characters the most
Sir you are created sculpting genious!
MUST....HAVE...ONE!!!
This guy should make his own "build it yourself" kit for the helmet.
This is a movie prop design, so "light and cheap" is a must. Especially when you have to make enough for an army of actors that will be wearing them for several hours at a time. If you want something heavier and more practical, you might try companies that makes custom motorcycle helmets. :)
Dad what's for dinner tonight??? Ah my specialty, grated stormtrooper helmet!!!
Working with fiberglass and aluminum "dust" without an inhalation protection pretty much explains the coughing at 3:14 while handling it.
What an awesome skill you have!
They look so light while he's making them. The actors in the film made it look like it had mor weight.
This man is awesome
He didnt even sculpt the original himself. It was made by Liz Moore not Andrew Ainsworth
I would go insane try to sculpt on a table that wobbly.
There was nothing between the initial sculpting and secondary? Looked like a lot happened off camera.
felicitaciones por el trabajo!!! todo un experto!!!unico!!!
Hello Andrew my name is Kevin and I just want to say you make brilliant storm trooper helmets really really cool I want to work along side you.
its amazing when you think the original would have taken this long to do just one, imagine if they had to redo this with 1000 stormtroopers..... thank god for CGI
For the Endor scene, they didn't use cgi for the troopers.
Andrew big fan of your work, I currently have a deluxe jango fett outfit I like to wear on special occasions however the outfit has too many complications and am considering getting your stormtrooper outfit for this Halloween and for personal display it's always been a boyhood dream of mine, would you know the best place to get a mannequin for displaying your outfits if I were to buy one later this year and when would be the best time to order one before the busy Halloween season comes along?
You my friend are a master
@neilus
There was no time and anyway it was only meant to be a prototype..
I would have made it in a more sophisticated waym but I had no order and there is a limit to what you can do on aspeculative basis.
Lucas accepted the item as it was in vac formed plastic and so I made the Stormtroopers up in an ABS with a high percentage of Butadine and so quite flexilble, otherwise they would all be walking around like 3Cpo
The asymmetry never showed up on screen,and more sould that way
Beautiful
Awesome work.. big Respect
I believe he's the guy who first made the helmets for the original star wars, he's got his own website where he makes and sells trooper helmets!
Not wearing a mask when hes sanding that metal, glass, and resin mix is wild
artist.
I want one of these so bad but they are so much money !
They're basically based on a novel called "Imperial Commando: 501st" and apparently there's a game called "Star Wars Republic Commando."
Now I'm hungry for cheese!!!
You are awesome.I wish i could have your skills.. :p
you are very talented
awesome artwork! the glossy plastic stuff is probably expensive acrylic or something
High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) in Gloss White.
felicidades,wowww todo un sueño tu mascara, gracias por tu video
saltillo,coahuila,mexico
Maby he means that a single grain is lighter than air, but because they are in a bucket and stuff they cling together and become just a tad bit heavier than air, or something
12:55 LIKE A BOSS ! YOU ARE MY HERO
Man, that's awesome. I love it
ITS KRAZY HOW HE DOES IT WITH EASE!!
i'm sorry but the helmet isn't screen accurate because of the bubbles on the sides. this hemet has four bubbles but in anh it had only three bubbles, and he need to paint one of them black, the stunt had four but he's making the hero which means that it is inaccurate
Thats so cool!
very cool video. are the helmets used for costume groups like the 501st this, uhm, flimsy, or do they use a thicker plastic?
i think lucas art made some out of iron or steel and some strange looking equipment inside , for museum purpose i think
GENIUS
@NewerUker thats his table but yea it sounds a lot like it.
AW how it mocks me with its price tag.....
Any hoo, i really liked it the way the guy doing all the works first expression during the whole 13:09 film is the smile at the end. :D