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!
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.
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?
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.
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.
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. :)
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. :)
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.
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.
hello good afternoon I admire your work, I also made a vacuum forming table and I want to start a business, my question is what size of styrene we use, 1, 2, 3 or 6 mm
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.
You've probably found an answer by now, but it was probably styrene of some sort... HIPS (High impact polystyrene) is often used in vacuforming, but people also use ABS
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
Incredible! I have two questions which I hope you find the time to answer, please. How did you originally get into this line of work and what's the best way to start a career in prop making? Secondly how many of these were you originally commissioned to make? Did you make any props for Red Dwarf? (I realise that's actually 5 questions!)
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...
Mmmm cheese from Cincinnati style chili at 2:02... lol
RIP Liz Moore, who sculpted the original helmet.
she died 42 years ago today
Fascinating. I didn't realise they were so flimsy.
That. Was. Fascinating! Seriously, the amount of skill it must have taken to get a model that accurate is totally amazing. Favouriting this.
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!
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.
Kids if you want to fuck around with glass fiber and powder aluminium you want to wear a mask and gloves.
Fantastically amazing. Cheers. You're the heroes of the film.
When i was really young, i used to use this video as ASMR. Before I even knew what ASMR was
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.
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?
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.
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed... Thank you.
this is so much work for something so easy to break.
Good to see someone who still sculpts the old things :)
Step one: Posses talent
I can't describe how awesome this is!!!
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.
What a nice video! I'll be buying a stormtrooper set later this summer. Keep it up!
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.
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. :)
Bob Ross of starwars.
Work of art
I admire people who can craft things like this with their bare hands...
Then...Now...Back into the Future.............and here I am 2021 (Awesome vid)
felicitaciones por el trabajo!!! todo un experto!!!unico!!!
his smile at the end makes the video
What an awesome skill you have!
Fantastic video.
fantastic video
I bet that paste concoction smells gorgeous.
Awesome work.. big Respect
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. :)
Amazing. Talent.
want one sooooo bad!!!!! Love the Stormtrooper characters the most
Sir you are created sculpting genious!
Good to know Alan.
Speaking as a guy whose job it is to make helmets out of steel... I found this video incredibly satisfying, and frustrating! BRAVO sir.
This is very cool! It does look easy for him. I wonder how many he made back in the 70s?
I'm a massive star wars fan and I love storm troopers
Beautiful
Man, that's awesome. I love it
amazing work
that one machine is so cool!
Thats so cool!
This man is awesome
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.
well done..good job..love it!
anyone else see the guy in the background at 1:22 ? BTW, awesome video, Andrew, I admire your speed and effeciency! :D
You my friend are a master
Brilliant and informative, thank you!
Great job!!!
I am surprised that such a complicated and precise product could be made from this technique.
Your plastic sci-fi shaping machine object.. whatever to call it - IS AWESOME!
This is amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing. : P
Who else thought he was cutting cheese!?!?! haha
I did XD
you are very talented
To Think... all of the original Star Wars helmets were originally sculpted using Cheddar Cheese! INCREDIBLE!
If I tried this the result would be disfigured Stormtrooper.
nice job!!!
felicidades,wowww todo un sueño tu mascara, gracias por tu video
saltillo,coahuila,mexico
when he was scraping the thing, why did that look so delicious
if i had one, i would freakin sleep with it on
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!!!)
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.
MUST....HAVE...ONE!!!
GENIUS
Lol my first thought was cheese?????
good job!!!!!!
You are awesome.I wish i could have your skills.. :p
I want me one!!
Nice video man:-D
Dad what's for dinner tonight??? Ah my specialty, grated stormtrooper helmet!!!
12:55 LIKE A BOSS ! YOU ARE MY HERO
Pretty cool
hello good afternoon I admire your work, I also made a vacuum forming table and I want to start a business, my question is what size of styrene we use, 1, 2, 3 or 6 mm
artist.
Hi, Jeff, yes we do, the links are in the description.
AA
Great video! :)
I would go insane try to sculpt on a table that wobbly.
ITS KRAZY HOW HE DOES IT WITH EASE!!
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.
i bet all the kids in his family always have the best costumes for halloween.
great work, but is it strong enough ?
Two thumbs up!
Esto es arte...
does it stop air soft pellets from siginal shot to semi to full auto?
me gustaria saber que espesor tiene la placa de estyrene en mm? para termoformar el casco.Thanks
someone PLEASE tell me the name of the white plastic used to vac-form the helmet !
You've probably found an answer by now, but it was probably styrene of some sort... HIPS (High impact polystyrene) is often used in vacuforming, but people also use ABS
very nice video
Can I use gypsum instead of those other products?
wow great!!!
what is the plastic sheet and the sculpting material?
awesome artwork! the glossy plastic stuff is probably expensive acrylic or something
High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) in Gloss White.
How do you make a mold for this type costume? How much does it cost to make a tie costume
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.
where can you buy the equipment?
Incredible! I have two questions which I hope you find the time to answer, please. How did you originally get into this line of work and what's the best way to start a career in prop making? Secondly how many of these were you originally commissioned to make? Did you make any props for Red Dwarf? (I realise that's actually 5 questions!)
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.