Madmartigan Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Thinking of putting together a foamtrooper Halloween costume for my 2 year old, who is obsessed with my RS helmet. But I don't feel like trying to craft the helmet out of foam and the masks out there are crap. Thinking this might be a pretty good alternative once chopped up a bit and altered: ------------ It's the Disney vinyl bank, and it measures about 10 inches tall by 8 inches wide. Seems like a fairly decent size. Cut out and replace eyes, frown, open up the neck, fill the coin slot, maybe add real Hovi's and repaint. If I really wanted to go nuts, you could probably even totally butcher one and add/touch up to make vacuforming bucks. Would be much easier than sculpting from scratch. Anyone have one of these and can comment on scale? C Edited April 11, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn[TK] Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Such a great idea with vac-forming . I really want to see someone to pull off that idea. Well done for a great find Sent from Commodore 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper18938 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Last year I modded this bank into a practical helmet. Cut out eyes and teeth, green lens, yellow foam, painted mouth and trap detail lines, cut out bottom and added black trim, then sprayed w/ clearcoat. Ill try to post up pics later today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmartigan Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Cool! Looking forward to the pics! Last year I modded this bank into a practical helmet. Cut out eyes and teeth, green lens, yellow foam, painted mouth and trap detail lines, cut out bottom and added black trim, then sprayed w/ clearcoat. Ill try to post up pics later today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 For the size it looks quite accurate. When I look at the ears,it reminds me of a shrunk down EFX (MR) one. Why can't we in Europe have the cool stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt[501st] Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Cuz you have warm beer:-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Cuz you have warm beer:-P Nope, the warm beer is in the UK We have ice-cold, golden brown lager; we invented the stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt[501st] Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Nope, the warm beer is in the UK We have ice-cold, golden brown lager; we invented the stuff! .....fosters....can opener....good beer....sorry thought you were one of them england guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt[501st] Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 hey chris.. the bank came in...to shall for my kids...ages 4 and 6...may work for a 2 yesr old......so i cut it upgoing to make it longer and wider, had to open up the tubes and remove the mic tips...the top i will have to make the front longer and open the rear tubes...make mic tips and try a pull....want pics???'''ps..i tryed to pm you over ot ctg dont know if it went to you...i did not get the message sent....it was pics of my kids as jawas for appv...let me know on that and if you got the pms..if you did ...sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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