Building a Replica of the War Machine Helmet from Ironman 2

A while back I made a pretty decent Ironman costume.  You can read about it here: LINK.  Along the way, I got pretty well and thoroughly sidetracked when I decided to start making some of the many other helmets that show up in the films such as the Mk39 "Gemini" helmet and the Mk33 "Silver Centurion" helmet.

While I was pretty happy with all of them, the one that I've wanted to have more than any of them was this one:

I was hoping that somewhere along the way I'd come across someone who'd already made one and would be willing to trade me for a raw cast.  But alas, it was not to be.

Instead, I ended up making my own.  Here's the finished product:


For details on how it was made, read on...

Clone Wars Mandalorian Costumes Part 8: the Jetpack

This is the eighth article in the series detailing the building of a whole bunch of Death Watch and Night Owl Mandalorians from the Clone Wars animated series in preparation for Star Wars Celebration: Anaheim. If you're just now tuning in to this project, be sure to check out the previous parts:

Part1: the Death Watch Helmets

Part 2: the Night Owl Helmets

Part 3: the Armor

Part 4: the Soft Parts

Part 5: the Blaster Pistols

Part 6: the Nite Owl Armor

Part 7: the Gauntlets and Knees

Those parts were fun, but nothing compared to making the jetpack:

Not to mention making over a dozen of them:

If you want to know how they were made, read on...