i normally dont like videos where people are making things but dont explain what their doing but this is well put together with no slow dragging sequences so it gets my seal of approval.
Gotta love how ignorant people are, "Make a foam cutter" - "You should use a foam cutter" - Jimmy is a Master Craftsmen, like he doesn't know whats best for the job for fuck sake.
DOOMGUY aparrently he didn't knew what was best. Hate to burst your bubble but jimmy is good with wood and metal, not with foam. Everytime he uses foam his projects are mediocre at best. And this piece just proofs that he is simply not good at this.
I know I'm late to the party, and that most comments criticizing the piece were made months ago, but I'd just like to say, I do not understand why no one gets that the reason Jimmy didn't go ham on this piece and make it perfect is because he didn't want to. Everything else he makes always has a practical purpose and so he puts all the time and effort in the world into them because he wants to. This Stormtrooper helmet was most likely made a a fun side project that he obviously is not going to use for more than a week out of the year, and so he didn't spend hours upon hours perfecting the design and painting and finishing and all that. It just wasn't a priority. So all you saying that he ruined the piece and that its his worst, or that he could have made it better, no, he made it exactly how he wanted it. Could he have made it better? Absolutely, Diresta could have made it better than anyone, but the fact is, he just didn't want to. Theres nothing wrong with what he made.
I hear ya! It was a Halloween costume, not meant to be a working replica. I'm sure if he was going to make it with a more practical purpose in mind such as making an actual helmet with an air filter built in, then this would have been a lot more involved and it would have been a lot more polished at the end. :)
I've been watching your videos for a while and now i am 1000% convinced that there is nothing that you cant manufacture!!!you are trully awesome!!!thanks fir sharing with us your amazing talent!!!
Awesome craftsman. He edits his videos good as well. In one of his videos he's cutting a grip of logs and uses a saw. He clearly has modern tools, but chooses to use throwbacks..i think thats coo!
now this is probly some of the best ' on the fly ' work i have seen yet matt ! im a HUGE star wars fan, i love it ! wasnt totally accurate but an awesome job just the same !
you Sir do my dad justice ( he was one of the Troopers in the films WAYYY back in the day) and seeing that being built made me cry now I want to build one I must find out how...
I can smell that blue foam from here. Anyone who's ever spent any time messing with that stuff can easily get a mental whiff of it when you see it. HAHA!
Just google XPS Foam and see what pops up locally for you. It's not something that's readily available where I'm at, so I have to special order it in. Other locales have it right in Lowes and Home Depot.
Wow amazing job, especially free hand with a kitchen knife! A little slap dash for my taste (but I am an OCD perfectionist), but great for Halloween, certainly considering how crap the costumes you can buy are (and extortionate prices!).
Looks cool, but i think he left it in half assed state and could done proper job with finishing. Also i though that this was only going to be peace where fiber class mold was made and then proper fiber class version of it, but yeah nice video how to make pre mold^^
It was for a Halloween costume. He probably could have done a better job but I think the purpose of this video was to show people how quick and easy you can make a costume helmet using a few simple tools over a short amount of time. It certainly won't win prizes for being 'movie accurate' but would look great out on the street or at a party at Halloween.
Zaeed Massani Well your right on that, but i felt that he could showed that yes here its ready fast and furious style and after that continue video like... "ok heres how it looks like if used some more time fine tuning" Sorry but i'm bit perfectionist my self so i demand all most perfect results(with knowledge and ability you got as limiter) from my self and some what people around me. Doing something half assed is worst that never doing it at all. Also in DiResta case i have seen about all hes videos and he does amazing work, so seeing half done helmet like this was disappointing..:/
what all the nay sayers fail to realize is that Jimmy is an artsit first and then a craftsman and he creates as he sees it and not how it is to be, so to his eye its perfect because thats what he sees
+Jimmy Diresta, It's been years that you made that Stormtrooper Helmet.. Is it possible for you to make the Darth Vader Helmet since this year?? I would love to see you make one before the premiere of the new Star Wars movie!!
Thanks for sharing your process. Acetone is great for melting away white EPS Foam. Not sure if it would work on the blue insulation foam. It might help with dissolving the little bits of foam inside. CHEERS!
It works on blue foam but it's quite messy. You get a syrupy, sticky ooze, but patience will get you there. Anyone trying it should wear a properly filtered mask. Quite Noxious as you know.
for my storm trooper helmet I sculpted in out of clean clay, the plaster wrapped it to make an inverse mould. then I coated the inside with fibre glass and pulled it out. the whole thing is only 5mm thick.
Very impressive, considering he has done it purely by hand. My approach would be to create a 3D model from pictures, then mill it in a CNC mill. But whatever tickles your fancy!
Hey Jimmy, I think your work is incredible. I'm trying to make a Puppet theater and wanted to get some advice. I don't want to use the typical PVC and fabric route so l'm making the theater out of Plywood, foam and other misc. stuff. I'm looking for a way to make the styrofoam smoother and more durable. Thanks for keeping us inspired!
Hmmmm. Shouldnt have done the shading and left parts of the helmet with jetblack paint instead of greyish patch-like paint. It has good ergonomics tho;)
Hey I've watched almost every single one of your builds and I have to say you are a god when it comes to making just about anything! I was wondering if you could possibly make a brother hood of steel helmet from fallout new Vegas for me out of the same material in this video! It would be a blessing if you could do that for me! Thank you and keep up on the amazing work!
i normally dont like videos where people are making things but dont explain what their doing but this is well put together with no slow dragging sequences so it gets my seal of approval.
That moment when you hit pay dirt and realize that there is a whole slew of DiResta videos you haven't seen.
+lilturk726 ha ha thats how I ended up back here.
could barely hear you working with the foam and it still sent shivers down my spine.. lol I could never handle that
This guy can literally make anything out of anything with anything made out of anything using any kind of tool ever invented in anyway possible
Jimmy, you have talent that words can't even describe. Your videos really do inspire me!
Cutting that foam looks so satisfying
2 years ago this was the first video I watched of you and here I am still enjoying them great vids man keep it up
Gotta love how ignorant people are,
"Make a foam cutter" - "You should use a foam cutter" - Jimmy is a Master Craftsmen, like he doesn't know whats best for the job for fuck sake.
DOOMGUY aparrently he didn't knew what was best. Hate to burst your bubble but jimmy is good with wood and metal, not with foam. Everytime he uses foam his projects are mediocre at best.
And this piece just proofs that he is simply not good at this.
I'm a little disappointed that he didn't just use a solvent like acetone to dissolve out the polystyrene...
+EngineerGunter He needed some Polystyrene to fit his head perfectly.Without any polystyrene it would wiggle allot.
Where would be the fun in that?
I know I'm late to the party, and that most comments criticizing the piece were made months ago, but I'd just like to say, I do not understand why no one gets that the reason Jimmy didn't go ham on this piece and make it perfect is because he didn't want to. Everything else he makes always has a practical purpose and so he puts all the time and effort in the world into them because he wants to. This Stormtrooper helmet was most likely made a a fun side project that he obviously is not going to use for more than a week out of the year, and so he didn't spend hours upon hours perfecting the design and painting and finishing and all that. It just wasn't a priority. So all you saying that he ruined the piece and that its his worst, or that he could have made it better, no, he made it exactly how he wanted it. Could he have made it better? Absolutely, Diresta could have made it better than anyone, but the fact is, he just didn't want to. Theres nothing wrong with what he made.
I hear ya! It was a Halloween costume, not meant to be a working replica. I'm sure if he was going to make it with a more practical purpose in mind such as making an actual helmet with an air filter built in, then this would have been a lot more involved and it would have been a lot more polished at the end. :)
I personally would've put a lot more time into the whole smoothing/sanding aspect of things, but that's totally just my own preference.
DemonWeasel1990 you should make a video of you making one!
mike gager I should! After my other 9 commissions are done mayhaps.
We should have a stormtrooper headbutting fight
I always love watching the transition from nothing to something, great work as usual!
bruh, I need this kind of dedication in life
I've been watching your videos for a while and now i am 1000% convinced that there is nothing that you cant manufacture!!!you are trully awesome!!!thanks fir sharing with us your amazing talent!!!
This is awesome!!! I love your videos, and I love Star Wars, nothing better than putting them together.
It was sad that it was filled with glue and to this day Jimmy still has it on his head.
Is there anything you can not make? Incredible!
I'm convinced this man is a wizard.
you sir are an artist in the true sense of the word!
Awesome craftsman. He edits his videos good as well. In one of his videos he's cutting a grip of logs and uses a saw. He clearly has modern tools, but chooses to use throwbacks..i think thats coo!
The force is with you DiResta
Imagine what he does for Halloween
Super cool as always. Electric carving knives work great on foam.
Once seen, it can never be unseen!
Jack of all trades. Master of all too. Great job
well this guy is a true artist
Ridiculously talented
now this is probly some of the best ' on the fly ' work i have seen yet matt ! im a HUGE star wars fan, i love it ! wasnt totally accurate but an awesome job just the same !
was totally sucked in...you're an artist!
you Sir do my dad justice ( he was one of the Troopers in the films WAYYY back in the day) and seeing that being built made me cry now I want to build one I must find out how...
That's ridiculous!!!! Very cool, Great job!!!!
I love these DiResta videos
Jimmy you are an amazing artist
That's what you call talent/ nice workmanship
The Force is strong with this one.
Amazing. And fun. With sound on this is just fun to watch and hear.
I can smell that blue foam from here. Anyone who's ever spent any time messing with that stuff can easily get a mental whiff of it when you see it. HAHA!
+TheBikerScout Would you mind telling me a good place to get it for cheap ?
Just google XPS Foam and see what pops up locally for you. It's not something that's readily available where I'm at, so I have to special order it in. Other locales have it right in Lowes and Home Depot.
Thanks man ! been wanting to do this for so long but had no idea where to get the foam large enough to make it :D
+TheRubberMeep good luck man..I've done this project before.I spent about 4 days making storm trooper helmet
diresta, my favorite asmr
his art is awesome
Wow that was hypnotic.. great work too!
You are one of the best "Makers" that I follow... Very good at the small details. Due to your potential I think that you can do better...
DUDE!!! HE'S A PROFESSIONAL!!!!
i watch all of his videos in 2x speed
+zxana thats actually super smart tho
Wow amazing job, especially free hand with a kitchen knife! A little slap dash for my taste (but I am an OCD perfectionist), but great for Halloween, certainly considering how crap the costumes you can buy are (and extortionate prices!).
That's so awesome cant wait to try it!
Looks cool, but i think he left it in half assed state and could done proper job with finishing. Also i though that this was only going to be peace where fiber class mold was made and then proper fiber class version of it, but yeah nice video how to make pre mold^^
It was for a Halloween costume. He probably could have done a better job but I think the purpose of this video was to show people how quick and easy you can make a costume helmet using a few simple tools over a short amount of time. It certainly won't win prizes for being 'movie accurate' but would look great out on the street or at a party at Halloween.
Zaeed Massani Well your right on that, but i felt that he could showed that yes here its ready fast and furious style and after that continue video like... "ok heres how it looks like if used some more time fine tuning"
Sorry but i'm bit perfectionist my self so i demand all most perfect results(with knowledge and ability you got as limiter) from my self and some what people around me. Doing something half assed is worst that never doing it at all. Also in DiResta case i have seen about all hes videos and he does amazing work, so seeing half done helmet like this was disappointing..:/
what all the nay sayers fail to realize is that Jimmy is an artsit first and then a craftsman and he creates as he sees it and not how it is to be, so to his eye its perfect because thats what he sees
Actually this looks better then the ones that are sold in the market
You gave me a great idea for making "bucks" for my vacuum former. Thanks!
Good work! Highly recomend micro planes, the work way better than surform.
I know that it is far from accurate but honestly it still pretty cool in my opinion
i like to imagine he made that in 7 minutes and the video is in real time.. is that just me?
so that's what their armor's made of! It all makes sense now!
+Jimmy Diresta, It's been years that you made that Stormtrooper Helmet.. Is it possible for you to make the Darth Vader Helmet since this year?? I would love to see you make one before the premiere of the new Star Wars movie!!
+airwolf28 hell no, darth vader sucks... he should make a jar jar binks mask lol
i can feel the foam bits going everywhere
ah, the comments that say he doesnt know what hes doing. LOOK UP DIRTY MONEY....hes got more tools than your house is worth. hes a BEAST!
Thanks for sharing your process. Acetone is great for melting away white EPS Foam. Not sure if it would work on the blue insulation foam. It might help with dissolving the little bits of foam inside. CHEERS!
It works on blue foam but it's quite messy. You get a syrupy, sticky ooze, but patience will get you there. Anyone trying it should wear a properly filtered mask. Quite Noxious as you know.
must be stress relieving, just slicing things up like that
this has inspired me...thank you
While the final product may slightly resemble a white-washed Jabba the Hutt, this is still impressive. Most impressive indeed.
there is... he can never fail
Sounds even better, ty.
This is amazing. Just love it.
That was really entertaining to watch
i would fuck this up on so many steps of the way
i watched the whole thing just for the fast motion knife skills
This is just crazy amazing.
this guy is a champ
for my storm trooper helmet I sculpted in out of clean clay, the plaster wrapped it to make an inverse mould. then I coated the inside with fibre glass and pulled it out. the whole thing is only 5mm thick.
That's awesome! Do you think you could pre-slice the foam before you put the paste on to make it all come out easier in the end?
Thats cool keep up the good work mate
damn .. that was so nice work
wow this is amazing
Wow!!!! Great Job!!!
Great job!
very skilled sculptor.
I am sure he works for the Empire!
I've looked for so long, and I can't find that insulation foam anywhere in Sydney.
Well done!
so awesome dude u did a great job
Very impressive, considering he has done it purely by hand.
My approach would be to create a 3D model from pictures, then mill it in a CNC mill.
But whatever tickles your fancy!
Impressive... MOST Impressive!
Hey Jimmy,
I think your work is incredible. I'm trying to make a Puppet theater and wanted to get some advice. I don't want to use the typical PVC and fabric route so l'm making the theater out of Plywood, foam and other misc. stuff. I'm looking for a way to make the styrofoam smoother and more durable. Thanks for keeping us inspired!
you could overlay the styrofoam with clay and sand it smooth, that way you have a nice surface and its quite a bit more rigid than without it
I saw this video for 12times!
who needs tools when you have a kitchen's knife?
Out of all the tools you have which cant you stand but need to use it
How much planning do YOU put into a project like this?
Hmmmm. Shouldnt have done the shading and left parts of the helmet with jetblack paint instead of greyish patch-like paint. It has good ergonomics tho;)
That is so cool!
nice work!
what are the materials please?
thanks
can you translate in french please
Incredible
who do you reckon gets handed the knife when i comes to carving the turkey?
this guy has mad sculpting skills
Tool for all your carving needs - a big ass knife XD
When you find out this is not sped up and he works this fast 😂
Man, I want one
What did he use for the eyes again? Was it sort of a mesh sheet?
That is so cool!!!
wow! Never in all of my watchings on youtube have I seen styrofoam be created into something as magnificent as this! Nice work, Jimmy! :)
Awesome!!👍🏻👍🏻
Hey I've watched almost every single one of your builds and I have to say you are a god when it comes to making just about anything! I was wondering if you could possibly make a brother hood of steel helmet from fallout new Vegas for me out of the same material in this video! It would be a blessing if you could do that for me! Thank you and keep up on the amazing work!