MG Mando helmet
Ok, so as many of you know, my table is always full of random stuff I’m tinkering with. This one was kind of an impulse project.
I stumbled across a “concept” for the upcoming Mandalorian & Grogu… turns out it was just an AI image. But by that time, I was already halfway in, so I thought: why not finish it, add my own twist, and wrap it up?
So here it is — I present to you the new MG Helmet.
The original concept had this red/silver-grayish brushed and weathered look. The idea wasn’t dents or battle damage, but rather paint that looked scraped and torn away. I tried to replicate that — made a 3D render to give you a reference/template for painting when you build the model.
And since I’m on a roll with new things, I also included the 2D visor cutout templates so you can test them out on your laser/Cricut cutters or similar machines. This one also comes with a moveable visor — it’s not motorized, but it uses magnets that let the stalk go up and down, similar to my Crosshair solution.
As always, you’ll get:
split versions (2-part and 4-part) with my assembly pin slots
solid helmet version
3MF version (Bambu slicer X1C type machines) with supports, orientation & print info
a little 360° animation template
the new visor 2D cutout template
moveable rangefinder/stalk
Hope you like this little surprise project !
Comments (12)
Do you happen to have a file or link for the assembly pins to print for this? I cant seem to find anything. I was making my son a custom Mando from this and printed it at 90% scale. Fits perfect, but not sure about pinning it together. Thanks.
yeah its 5x5 pins , they are standard and can be found in any project folder, so sometimes i forget to add it :D , i added it to the STL folder of this helmet as well, just download, scale them down same % as the helmet and tahts it :)
Looking forward to printing this helmet!
2 things... Is there a way you could add a brace at the bottom of the t visor area that would go behind the visor to stabilize the front lower part of the helmet? And what about some clips or tabs to help hold the visors in place
designed in tabs have problems with scaling and requre more supports , so its more negatives than positives. unless you have an example of those tabs that are not affected by scale and ruin the prints with tons of supports. i will gladly take a look and see what can be done :) the brace was not needed in my opinion here, i aded it in some previous helmets, but if you want a quick fix, just add a cube in slicer and position it where you want and click "slice", its faster, easier and more customizable than making a new model :)
Omg I love it! This was kinda like what ive been looking for for my own cosplay Mandalorian character! You've just saved me a ton of work!
very very very happy to hear :) cant wait to see it all done :)
Love it!!!
thank you so much Julian :)
Yes!!
Dang it!!! I keep getting ideas for new kits every time you come out with a new helmet design. Just from the pics i came up with a whole character and cosplay idea instantly. Thank you for all your work!! I feel that my pateron membership is well worth the price of admission!!!
haha tahts whats its all about :D gets our creative juices flowing :D and i do appreciate the very nice words, that means allot :)