This year I son decided to be Marshmello. He informed me that we all needed to be DJs and challenged me to make Daft Punk Helmets.

Supplies

A reference photo of Daft Punk and 3 months to figure it out.

Step 1:

I started off with a balloon and a contraption to hold it in position for paper mache.

Step 2:

After a couple layers of paper mache, I sketched the basic shape of the helmet. I then made templets out of paper and cut the pieces from craft foam. I attached the foam to the paper mache with glue.

Step 3:

I cut out the excess paper mache from the form and then ran a couple more layers of paper mache over the craft foam. At this point the shape was really coming together.

Step 4:

I then set the first one aside and repeated the process with the second helmet. (And made sure it fit my husband's head. LOL)

Step 5:

Wallace was eager to model the helmets.

Step 6:

Now it was time to figure out how to achieve the shapes on the sides of the helmet. I settled on a soda can and craft foam. I put on another layer of paper mache and then used wall spackle to smooth it out. I need to find a better way to do that... It's really messy and dusty, but it worked! I painted and then added more spackle and sanded as needed.

Step 7:

On to the visor! I hated this part... I took a layer of window film and covered it with a black sticky film meant for window tenting. I made a template with paper and it took me three visor attempts to get this right. I forgot to take a picture of how I did the lights. I took a strip of battery LED lights and hot glued them to craft foam to attach from the inside.

Daft Punk Costme - Step #7
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Step 8:

Moving back to mine, I repeated the spackle, sanding and painting. I used lids from a metal tin for the sides and LED lights for the visor. These were tricky to position. I ended up attaching them to craft foam and then attaching the foam inside the helmet. I used sponges to pad the inside for my head.