Friday, January 23, 2015

Helm of Theoden

Mike Iverson has a detailed build log for his recreation of Theoden's helm from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.  Based on the final product you would never guess it started life as a cardboard pepakura form.  The decorative details were built up using bondo and cast resin pieces. 


1 comment:

CoastConFan said...

In a way it reminds me of Prince Valiant’s helmet form the Hal Foster strips. Papier-mâché has come a long way. Some of this 3d computer sculpting has really changed prop making and the build log is really helpful. Keep up the good work.

http://www.princevaliant.org/figures.html

Some nice Viking helmets such as the Sutton Hoo burial http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/h/helmet_from_sutton_hoo.aspx

A few modern metal repros, which with a bit of work could be dolled up nicely: http://www.darkknightarmoury.com/c-82-viking-helmets.aspx

My personal favorite, but I suspect my cat wouldn’t wear it https://www.etsy.com/listing/194722699/viking-helmet-for-cats-viking-cat-hat