How To Make a Steampunk Diving Helmet

[SailorAnna1]

That is really cool! After having this video I did with my Big Sister costume I thought about making more steampunk style costumes for any kind of convention events.

[bluworm]

@SailorAnna1  Thanks! I'm so glad if I manage to inspire others to build their own stuff. But it looks like you're already on your way with your own costumes :)

[nerdizzle1111]

very creative. big thumbs up!

[slimer720]

what size of globe did you use



[bluworm]

@slimer720 The largest one I could find, which is, I think, the standard size. Don't know the exact measurements, but you have to be able to turn your head around inside of it.

[feh2]

Can you just sell these?

[bluworm]

@feh2 Sorry; This helmet was put together using found junk that I could get my hands on at this time. I guess that it would be possible to find similar stuff, but I think it would take too much work to create a whole bunch of helmets.

[feh2]

@bluworm

I would happily buy one btw.

[lollolgman]

fago-deluxe

[alexecheverria]

Great work! Can you tell about the suit if you made it? The gloves and belt?

[bluworm]

@alexecheverria So sorry for my late reply :( The suit and the rest of the diver's gear was put together by my friend Daniel Lenneer. I think he got his hands on some old stuff from the Swedish military. I know he didn't really have to change that much, just put the different parts together (belt, gloves and stuff).

[bluworm]

@GothickWarrior Thanks!

[RowanTaylor]

that's absolutely beautiful dude!

[bluworm]

@RowanTaylor Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. It was great fun putting together.

[cyberlarry7]

What you did was superb! Just wonderful. Have you ever thought of shooting one of these How-to-make videos on How To Make A Disney 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Diving Helmet? That would be sooooo cool! BTW - what software/compositing program did you use for the final shots of you walking underwater? Fine, fine work! Congratulations on an Excellent video!

[bluworm]

@cyberlarry7 Thanks! When there's no money to be had, you can always raid some garage sales and probably get all the materials you need for your project. This helmet was actually used for a short-short version of 20,000 Leagues, so it's not likely I'll do any direct copies of the Disney versions. I will, however, do more steampunk stuff. My friend Danny Lenneer did all the compositing, and I'm not sure what software he used. Probably Keylight, which I use, and recommend.

[Cheesewookie]

magnificent

[Sin1fist]

SWEET

[harpo103]

Hey, Diver Dan, wheres your airhose?

Still, pretty cool!

Can I have one?

[bluworm]

@harpo103 Danny didn't want an air hose. The costume was supposed to have an air supply back pack. But I guess he didn't feel like making one in the end.

Sorry; Only got one, and it's in my private museum of bad filmmaking.

[DragoonDragonFan]

Big Daddy! Bioshock Rlz!

[strike2121]

thank you!

[bluworm]

@strike2121 My pleasure!

[thebioshockguy1]

where did you get the faceplate for helmet? not the bars but the glass.

[bluworm]

@thebioshockguy1 Sorry for this late reply! There isn't any faceplate, actually, just a hole. People expect it to be a glass there, so we sort of went with that assumption and it seemed to have worked. But there are lens-shaped glass pieces for old clocks that I imagine would work very well. There should be supplies for putting together newly made versions of antique clocks.

[Godzilla5alien]

cool! i was making a astrounut helmet for a project i was working on, do you think it would work like that?

[bluworm]

@Godzilla5alien Sorry for my incredibly late reply!! Yes; The Earth globe would make a good space helmet as well, unless you eant it to be absolutely clear and see-through.

[xINVISIGOTHx]

the helmet and suit look really nice, but I never imagined a globe would be made out of clear plastic!

[neonsamurai73]

very nicely done... add a sculpted backpack for scuba gear or a length of garden hose for supplied air line, and it will be great... maybe add a head lamp (look up the props from 20,000 leagues under the sea... the old Disney version)

[devastatorXblackoutX]

you look like something from bioshock

[novatron11]

Bioshock, LOL!

[rediwsCp]

is that the "nautilus" in the background?

[HelfordExpeditions]

brilliantly clever!

[bluworm]

Thanks! When you haven't got a budget you have to be clever instead.

[captainwren]

Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! It's either this or paper mache... I think if I can find a globe I'll be set for sure!! ^_^

[bluworm]

It wasn't very hard making this helmet. If you don't want to make the neckpiece as a latex casting you can probably build that up in papier mache. If you need any advice just drop a mail in my inbox.

[Tacoon395]

Very good.I would love to make those things,except i have no supplies.

[bluworm]

Thanks! This helmet was mostly made out of old scraps and stuff bought at flea markets. You can do it too.

[adfdasfadfdaaaa]

This is what I call creativity. Perfect! So bad, that the final movie was so short... Cheers from Czech republic:)

[bluworm]

Thanks!! Well, there is more movie, but it's up to the guy who made it to post all of it. There are some more scenes in my clip "How to Make a Giant Octopus".

[PaleMagnolia]

Amazing! I would have never though about using a globe! So creative, I love it!

[bluworm]

Thanks! Well, it was quite a bit of work piecing everything together, but it turned out well enough in the end.

[DrSparrowShrike]

now that good sir is something els. EPICATHON

[bluworm]

I try to make the best of nothing ( or very little)!

[enganear]

Great techniques, thanks for sharing.

[bluworm]

My pleasure! Thanks for stopping by!

[17hmr243]

dam u good

[bluworm]

Lovely comment! Thanks!!

[luc444]

Thank you very much for sharing you techniques.

The helmet looks perfect.

I even liked when it was clear. Looked like underwater astronaut. :)

One thing I noticed in you film. He had no air hose.

[bluworm]

You're ver welcome and thanks for your comment!

This diver (being steampunk and all) was supposed to have a small backpack air supply. Daniel (the director) made the rest of the costume and I can't remember if he ever put one in.

[cocoajava]

Fascinating. I love watching such projects come together out of all the random bits. I'm inspired to go attack my own craft workshop again very soon!

[bluworm]

Thanks! I'm happy if I managed to inspire!

[StopmoNick]

Nice job - exactly the way I would have approached it, with an existing round object for the basic shape. ( I used to buy hemispherical plastic lampshades from charity shops, and join two together.) I like the finish on it, it convinces me!

Is the giant octopus going to be in the same film? I was half expecting the ammonite from Mysterious Island in the background of the undersea scene.

[bluworm]

Thanks! The garage sale terrestrial globe was a super-cheap solution. I have been casting my eye on different lamp shades other times when I had to build helmets and strange headpieces.

Yes, the giant octopus is from this film. In the clip from "How To Make a Giant Octopus" where a part of the film is shown you can see the diver with this helmet fighting some tentacles in the background.

Actually, I desperately tried not to be influenced by "Mysterious Island". I almost pulled it off.

[castlegardener]

you are a terrific prop maker....well done, and hats off to you...

[bluworm]

Thanks! Helmets off, you mean..? ;D

[artguy53]

Great job. Looks like the real thing. Thanks for posting. How long have you been doing sculpture?

[bluworm]

Thank you!

Well, my first sculpture was probably a diorama of Skull Island from "King Kong" that I did when I was six. That was the day efter watching it on TV. But I've been working with sculpting and casting stuff for the last 12 years or so.