How I made my #starwars Captain Rex Helmet from Rebels

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Published 2023-09-08

There are a lot of 3d helmet files out there to choose from. Choose wisely! I got mine off Etsy before I realized a few things I should have noticed before I was done printing. This helmet is missing the cheek marks (which I may add with paint later) and the stalk is not as accurate as I would have liked. Again, fixable at a later date but its more Boba Fett/Mandalorian than Clone Trooper. That being said, the print itself came out great and only required one modification before printing to ensure it would fit. Join me as I show how I paint and weather to get the finished helmet!

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All Comments (3)

@davestinyworkshopotherprojects 9 months ago

That came out great, well done. I'm using layer size of 2.0 for my Storm Trooper costume, and I'm running my filament at anywhere from 105 to 110% feed rate to minimise layer shrinkage and separation, which plagued me earlier in the project (probably because of the near-equatorial climate that I live in). Where I have encountered shrinkage/separation I've used a 3D pen to fill in the gaps. Not really welding, I'm using ABS for the costume, but I have a heap of PLA for the pen that I just want to use up, so it's just being used as a gap filler, and it's working really well for that task. I did some final sanding today on almost all the torso and arm parts and painted them with a white interior/exterior emulsion paint, two coats, and that has produced a nice finish that I can sand back ready for proper painting. Thanks for sharing this video, it's helped me to refine my thinking for the next step of the process for my own costume.
@contirossini 6 months ago

Rebels Rex has a completely different helmet. This one looks much more a realistic model, as it's also different compared to clone wars helmet.