Copper sci-fi/post apocalyptic Costume Visor

Avadon · Post by **Avadon** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:17 pm

So here is a Visor I made for a costume i'm building from something I saw in an anime picture. It is basically just a headband made from .025 copper. Even though it's a simple in shape piece it still had some design challenges like keeping it as flat as possible so it didn't become unfomfortable to wear. I also double grated (by placing them perpendicular) the vent areas to make them look a little more techie.

All those anvil stakes I made came in really handy. I didn't braze anything on this, although I am a braze master, I just didn't want to risk the mess around that tiny copper mesh, it's just to fragile so I used cold weld to hold in the grated area and then used 3M high strength adhesive to back the whole thing with a piece of thin vinyl. I scratch made the clips using my Tig on either side, that was kinda a job. The rolled edges I made to hold the clips I made using the help I got from here. I got the band from a pair of goggles and cut and sewed it onto this.

Kinda cybery/sci-fi

I've got more jewelry/armour i'll be posting soon.

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Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:22 pm

Would expect to see it on Dolph Lundgrens big forehead in some post apocalyptic film he likes doing.

Good looking work!

Avadon · Post by **Avadon** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:30 pm

Stephen wrote:Would expect to see it on Dolph Lundgrens big forehead in some post apocalyptic film he likes doing.

Good looking work!

hahaha True that!

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:40 pm

HA! shows how medievally minded I am. I read the title and thought a "visor" like the visor on a Sallet. Then I saw the 1st picture and thought "how do you see through that? The holes are really small and there is not cutout for the nose!"

then I saw the pic with it on.....

Ingvarr · Post by **Ingvarr** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:53 pm

I can beat you. I saw the picture and wondered why he had it up on his forehead.

It is nice though Avadon

Avadon · Post by **Avadon** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:02 pm

haha it doesnt really have a word for it, so I just called it a visor.

One thing I learned is that patina-ing copper is a tricky business. Using Jax you have to apply it and move it quickly otherwise the patina will make dark droplets in one area. Bath's work fairly well but they use up a lot of patina, but then again you can dilute some patinas.

I've learned that working with copper sure is easy for prototyping but as for finished effect and look in a reddish metal, I think I want to move to bronze armor :twisted:

Avadon · Post by **Avadon** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:05 pm

Actually you can use this over your eyes, that way you only have to peek at the startling cost of gas prices :shock:

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:25 pm

You think gas it bad now? It appears to be alot more money and alot more dangerous to get gas in post apocalyptic periods!

"Just give us the Gas!"

Avadon · Post by **Avadon** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:31 pm

Stephen wrote:You think gas it bad now? It appears to be alot more money and alot more dangerous to get gas in post apocalyptic periods!

"Just give us the Gas!"

and that's why I got the visor. ROFL

My mom saw this visor and said "Does that protect you from seeing the Holy Spirit?" (she's Mormon, i'm an Atheist) I just rolled my eyes at her.

Ceadda · Post by **Ceadda** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:37 pm

So when the world does go to shit and all technology is gone, will the SCAdians assemble on the Pennsic field and combine our efforts to build our new Society with all of our spiffy medievally skills?

Tiberius Iulius Rufus · Thu May 08, 2008 5:06 pm

Crim:

S.M. Sterling - the local Shire members are trading his books around - they're hooked.

Galvyn Lockhart · Post by **Galvyn Lockhart** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:47 pm

Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:So when the world does go to shit and all technology is gone, will the SCAdians assemble on the Pennsic field and combine our efforts to build our new Society with all of our spiffy medievally skills?

Yeah, but when the beer runs out and the home brewers can't keep up w/ the demand, it'll be chaos. :lol:

And I think they'd have to change the rules of crown tourney to submission, otherwise the rhinohiding would be ridiculous.

Okay, I'll stop now.

losthelm · Post by **losthelm** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:58 pm

don't for get John Ringo likes that kind of thing also read "there will be dragons"

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:32 pm

Very cool, I like copper but bronze is much better.
Thanks for the pics, glad you got to use your tools.
I have had a hankering to mess around some weekend and play with my tools.
I once made a headband for a movie.
Next time I will make a softer inside lining.

Wondered what ya had been up to.

Hal

Avadon · Post by **Avadon** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:11 pm

Halberds wrote:Very cool, I like copper but bronze is much better.
Thanks for the pics, glad you got to use your tools.
I have had a hankering to mess around some weekend and play with my tools.
I once made a headband for a movie.
Next time I will make a softer inside lining.

Wondered what ya had been up to.

Hal

wait till you see what i've really been working on

it's even more impractical. Hehe.. but soon i'll be starting some more serious armour projects.

Paul the Small · Post by **Paul the Small** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:04 am

Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:So when the world does go to shit and all technology is gone, will the SCAdians assemble on the Pennsic field and combine our efforts to build our new Society with all of our spiffy medievally skills?

No, not all of us. It's a little too far for some of us. But I could see the large post apocalyptic towns of Pensic, Gulf Wars, Estrella, etc...