Make your own Stormtrooper helmet

Make your own Stormtrooper helmet:

One white bin, electrical tape, black paper, double sided sticky tape, sheer determination.

I made this helmet for a school event.  I had a student that said that he could lend me his costume but at the last minute realised that he no longer had it.  In a mad panic I had to create my own.  I stumbled upon a little white rubbish bin near my office and it looked kinda head size.  The rest was pure inspiration.  I think I like this more than if someone had given me one.  It now sits in pride of place in my lounge room.

Hope you like it.

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~ by scudamor on October 22, 2010.

18 Responses to “Make your own Stormtrooper helmet”

  1. How do you see out of it?

  2. Wow, what a great design… is it all Sharpie? I wonder how you see out of it, but really, it looks so cool you could just stand still and bask in the adulation

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  4. I thought the design worked so well that I couldn’t bring myself to cut holes in it. Posing for photos was most difficult as I couldn’t tell when the picture had been taken. I regret nothing :)

  5. Fantastic! And if you can’t see you’re more likely to bang your head on a sliding door like that Storm Trooper did…

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  10. You actually went into public like that!? Trust me they were laughing at you not with you.

  11. It was for a high school event for the students. Thanks for your concern :)

  12. It looks great, reminds me of Lego Star Wars.

  13. OMG that’s hilarious!!! What’s the rest of the outfit made from? White tights? hotpants?

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  16. looks more like a lego-starwars stormtrooper helmet :D

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