HT GA Cap Museum Head Project

So guys, I've been trying to make some sort of "mannequin" head for the upcoming HT GA Captain America (as shown below) and thought I should share it. If this belongs in another place, mods feel free to move it to the right place.



First off, I needed a head to work with and decided to use one that was one piece with the neck post. The only such head I had was the Mark VII's Tony sculpt.

I made a mold box out of Legos, a trick I learned from my Gunpla days, and made a mold with silicone and modellers clay.



Bottom of the mold finished


And after I was finished with the mold, poured white resin in and voila! A Tony Head for me to destroy


Did some shaving down of details recently and so far im liking the results.


I still need to shave the area that used to be his hair so I can fit a modded TFA helmet on it and shave down the nose since it seems like its protruding

Any comments and crit is welcomed and thanks for viewing

That's a really neat project

The Lego idea is great

Is it really that easy ? Lol

You're copy of the tony stark is better than the finished HT product!

Thanks guys, this is a really fun side project to be going thru.

Thought I would post more pics of the finished mold


And inside


Also I just realized when my spare TFA head + neck post came in that the necks on these Cap figures are usually the longer ones.


Its an easy fix but I'll show that in a future post

Also shown was my first attempt at modding TFA helmet. In the end I rushed it and ended up drilling out a whole in the back of it. That's why I have the new one to have another go.

THANKS TO BARRY/USERNAME FOR SHARING HIS MODDING TECHNIQUE.

Really liking that moulding technique... never thought of it... and is it really that easy!? haha

Nice idea by the way!

Cool!

Very cool! This is an idea I may use on a upcoming project!
Ahh the classic Lego trick works wonders. And yea guys it really is that easy as long as you do your research and be patient! I'm about to cast a set of hands for my current project.

Wow great work.

When you used the silicone did you had any problem to clean it from the original HT head?

And if you could do a step by step post.\\

Thank you!

Looks great. I look forward to seeing your progress and final. Great job again!

david83ec said:

Wow great work.

When you used the silicone did you had any problem to clean it from the original HT head?

And if you could do a step by step post.\\

Thank you!

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Sure man, when I get some free time I wouldn't mind showing the molding technique i use

Awesome idea man

If I had a spare GA Cap I would do this

Did a little work and was able to get the helm onto the head. Took a lot more shaving.




Basic shaving using a rotary tool, dremel in my case and this sand paper spinning thingy


I'm happy with it. Maybe use epoxy to hold it in place on the final piece, it has a tendency to lift backwards due to the shape of the head



Its pretty ugly underneath but hey, no ones gonna see it right?

Great job! Impressive sir

Wow, that's a great idea! Lovin what I'm seeing so far!
Do you plan on doing the whole team (Howling Commandos) or just Cap?

thedopefreshness said:

Wow, that's a great idea! Lovin what I'm seeing so far!
Do you plan on doing the whole team (Howling Commandos) or just Cap?

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Hey thanks,

I was actually thinking about it at one point, would be easy since I wouldnt have to hunt down headsculpts. I'll do research into it if i can find their uniforms

Great work!
Looking forward to seeing this finalised!
Did you see the empty GA Cap helmet that Kit Chen is selling?

Username said:

Great work!
Looking forward to seeing this finalised!
Did you see the empty GA Cap helmet that Kit Chen is selling?

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Hey thanks Bar,

I was actually thinking about picking one up. Just wondering if i could mod it into slipping over a HS.

bransen2099 said:

Hey thanks Bar,

I was actually thinking about picking one up. Just wondering if i could mod it into slipping over a HS.

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Probably. If there is ever a bootleg of the Strike helmeted sculpt, that might be a better option. Fill in the textured part of the helmet and cover the ears.