Baseball Helmet update:

EDIT: Added pics of the printed part. I'm happy with the quality- on par with (or maybe even better than) the football helmets. The supports came off cleaner and easier and the areas that were supported look good and the top swirls are in a reasonable location. Anyway, next step is getting the first team logo on there and I have to start with my most local team.... KC Royals!

I finally have the baseball helmet modeled and the first prototype is printing now.

This has been a lot of work to get to this point. It’s not 100% finished yet — I still need to add the mouth guard holes and finalize the display stand solution — but the heavy lifting is done. Geometry-wise, it’s very, very close to the real thing. Authenticity was the priority, as always.

Print Details (Blank Helmet)

• Scaled the same as my football helmets

• Fits on the Bambu A1 Mini

• 7% gyroid infill

• Oriented tilted straight forward (not left/right)

• Tree supports

• Print time: 4 hours 52 minutes

I leaned the helmet forward rather than sideways so it doesn’t appear asymmetrical at the crown. Most of the visible features are now printed on vertical walls, which improves surface quality. The convergence at the top (least visible area and well away from logo placement) takes the overhang load instead.

This orientation reduced support usage compared to upright and brought the print time under five hours. It may actually be worth testing this approach on the football helmets as well.

I haven’t done heavy tuning yet — most settings are the same as my football helmet profiles, just switched to gyroid infill.

Keep in mind:
Blank helmet time is 4h 52m. Logos will significantly increase print time, especially on single-nozzle printers.

Plan is the same as the football lineup — major teams available free, and I’ll offer custom work for local teams or special requests.

I’m not opening orders just yet. I want to proof a couple more details first, but this shouldn’t take more than a day or two.

More updates soon.