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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Step 3: Joining the helmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Step 4: Crack filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Step 5: Surface finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Step 6: Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Step 7: Helmet wire-plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 8: Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Step 9: LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Step 10: Creating the visor mould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Step 11: Sanding the visor mould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Step 12: Vacuum forming and tinting the visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Step 13: Attaching the visor, and finishing touches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Step 14: Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Guy-Manuel Daft Punk Helmet with Programmable LED Lightingby Helpsey on May 28, 2015

Table of Contents

Guy-Manuel Daft Punk Helmet with Programmable LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro:   Guy-Manuel Daft Punk Helmet with Programmable LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1:   Parts and tools list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 2:   3D printed part files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Step 3:   Joining the helmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 4:   Crack filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 5:   Surface finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 6:   Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 7:   Helmet wire-plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Step 8:   Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 9:   LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Step 10:   Creating the visor mould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Step 11:   Sanding the visor mould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Step 12:   Vacuum forming and tinting the visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Step 13:   Attaching the visor, and finishing touches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Step 14:   Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Intro:  Guy-Manuel Daft Punk Helmet with Programmable LED LightingIn this Instructable, you will be building a Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Daft Punk Helmet with programmable LED lighting. It's a long project that will take several tensof hours of work. Areas of expertise which will help with this build include: 3D printing, prop work, laser cutting, soldering, circuit board building and Arduino coding,although descriptions will be full and detailed so please don't feel discouraged if you have experience in none of these fields.

The Helmet itself is comprised of a 3D printed chassis, vacuum formed visor and LED lighting system controlled by an Arudino Uno. I originally build the helmet in 2013to take to Glastonbury Festival and provided files and instructions at that time on Thingiverse and my blog, however now I am rewriting the build in greater detail forInstructables.

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Step 1: Parts and tools listRequired Parts

3D printed parts in white PLA3D printed parts in natural PLA (translucent)A selection of M3 nuts and boltsModelling clayCar body filler e.g. Isopon P38White surface primer spray paintMetallic gold spray paintBlack spray paintThick equipment wire in green, white and red (I purchased 5 m of 24/0.2 mm 18-19 AWG of each colour)Plenty of standard equipment wire (7/0.2 mm)1 x Arudino Uno5 mm LEDs

6 red6 orange6 yellow6 green6 blue6 pink

6 x 2.2 k? resistors3 x 330 ? resistors3 x 120 ? resistors6 x 2N2222 transistorssmall piece of stripboard (at least 20 x 9 holes)1 x 8 AA battery holder8 x AA batteries1 x 2.1 mm male power plug1 x 10k? potentiometer1 x SPST switch2 x 800 by 500 pieces of 6 mm thick MDF1 x 300 mm long 6 mm diameter wooden dowel1 x 0.5 mm A3 piece of PETGVHT NiteshadesSelf adhesive foam rollCable wrap

Required tools

Access to a 3D printer, or you can have all the parts printed for you using the "Print with 3D Hubs!" button.A hot melt glue gun and plenty of glue sticksModelling claySand paper and sanding blockRecommended: A power sander such as the Black & Decker Mouse SanderSafety gogglesDust maskElectric drillA soldering iron and solderUSB type-A to USB type-B cableAccess to a laser cutter OR a CNC wood routerAccess to a vacuum formerCraft knife or sharp scissors

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Step 2: 3D printed part filesSome parts will require rotation and/or support material. You will require the following parts in white PLA:

1 x Case1 x CaseLid1 x HelmetBack1 x HelmetFront1 x HelmetLeftBottom1 x HelmetLeftTop1 x HelmetRightBottom1 x HelmetRightTop1 x HelmetTop1 x HelmetWirePlate12 x LEDBank

You will also require the following parts in natural (translucent) PLA:

1 x LEDDiffuserLeft1 x LEDDiffuserRight

The Helmet and Diffuser parts may need scaling if your head is significantly larger or smaller than mine. For comparison, the circumference of my head is 55 cm.

File Downloads

Case.stl (40 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'Case.stl']

CaseLid.stl (29 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'CaseLid.stl']

HelmetBack.stl (204 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'HelmetBack.stl']

HelmetFront.stl (284 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'HelmetFront.stl']

HelmetLeftBottom.stl (460 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'HelmetLeftBottom.stl']

HelmetLeftTop.stl (349 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'HelmetLeftTop.stl']

HelmetRightBottom.stl (455 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'HelmetRightBottom.stl']

HelmetRightTop.stl (344 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'HelmetRightTop.stl']

HelmetTop.stl (177 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'HelmetTop.stl']

HelmetWireplate.stl (19 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'HelmetWireplate.stl']

LEDBank.stl (34 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'LEDBank.stl']

LEDDiffuserLeft.stl (12 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'LEDDiffuserLeft.stl']

LEDDiffuserRight.stl (12 KB)

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[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'LEDDiffuserRight.stl']

Step 3: Joining the helmetOnce you have all the 3D printed helmet parts, you will need to join them together to form the complete helmet. Using M3 nuts and bolts and a generous amount of hotmelt glue, join:

HelmetBackHelmetFrontHelmetLeftBottomHelmetLeftTopHelmetRightBottomHelmetRightTopHelmetTop

Now would be a good time to check that the helmet fits over your head well. Ensure that there is plenty of space!

Image Notes1. M3 nuts and bolts

Step 4: Crack fillingThe smoother the finish of the helmet before it's painted, the better it will look. The first step to achieving this smoothness is to fill in any cracks or blemishes post-print.Push modelling clay into all gaps, and sand with sand paper or your power sander until smooth.

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Image Notes1. Modelling clay

Image Notes1. Sand until smooth

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Step 5: Surface finishingPrior to painting the helmet, you will need to ensure a super smooth surface finish so that when painted it shines like the real thing. Coat the helmet with car body filler,and wait for it to dry.

You may want to avoid detail sections such as below the earpieces if you don't want to spend a long time sanding intricate holes with a needle file or rotary tool.

You'll then need to sand the helmet a lot. It's recommenced that you use a power sander to speed up this sanding. Start with a coarse grit and gradually move towardsfiner grit sand papers to get maximum smoothness.Be sure to do this work in a well ventilated area and wear safety goggles and a dust mask for your own protection.

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Image Notes1. Sand until smooth

Step 6: PaintingYou should first spray paint the helmet with a few coats of white surface primer, before applying the metallic gold. Be sure to leave plenty of time for the paint to properlydry, and do spray paint in a well ventilated area.If you don't have experience spray painting, I recommend doing a little research on the internet to learn proper spray painting technique - it will make a lot of difference tothe final appearance of your helmet.

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Step 7: Helmet wire-plateThe final part of the basic helmet is the back wire-plate.

To build this, first take the 3D printed HelmetWirePlate part and liberally apply black spray paint (again, in a well ventilated area).Next, take your thick equipment wire and attach it in strips to the wire-plate using hot melt glue. The finished wire-plate should pop neatly inside the helmet, and should besecured with additional hot melt glue.

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Step 8: ElectronicsNext, you will need to build the electronics which interface between the Arduino Uno and the LED lights. Included is a circuit diagram of the completed helmet and controlbox.

You will use the Digital pins 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11, since these pins are able to be used in PWM mode which lets you dim the LEDs, rather than simply switch them on andoff. Each pin is attached to a 2.2k ? resistor and then the base pin of a 2N2222 transistor. When an Arduino pin is switched on, it opens the transistor it is attached to, andpower flows from the battery pack, through the LEDs, through a resistor, through the transistor (from the collector to the emitter) and back to ground.

Note that the 330 and 120 ? resistors were chosen based upon the maximum currents of the LEDs I purchased. You may want to check what resistors are required foryour LEDs using an online LED calculator such as the one at led.linear1.org/led.wiz.

The second two diagrams show how to mount the resistors and transistors to your stripboard which will connect from the Arduino Uno to the LEDs in your helmet. Notethe orientation of the 2N222 transistors, since they will not work if they are the other way around. Also note the Xs - here you should use an electric drill and small drill bitto gently remove the tracks on the underside of the stripboard, so that current cannot flow across this area of the board.Once you have properly connected all of the components shown on the circuit diagram, you can assemble them inside the 3D printed case using the parts Case andCaseLid, and some M3 nuts and bolts.

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Image Notes1. Note the orientation of the 2N2222 transistors

Image Notes1. On/off switch.2. Potentiometer.

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Image Notes1. Tracks removed with drill bit

Step 9: LED LightingIn this step, you will attach the LED lighting to your helmet.First, take your 12 3D printed LEDBank parts, and embed three LEDs of the same colour into each. Join the legs of each triplet of LEDs so that they are connected inseries (be sure to get them the right way round - polarity is important for LEDs).

Solder some long leads onto the ends of each triplet, and join the positive and negative leads of each same-coloured triplet so that they are wired up in parallel.

It's then time to use your hot-melt glue gun to attach each LEDBank onto the 3D printed LEDDiffuserLeft and LEDDiffuserRight parts. The LEDDiffuserLeft andLEDDiffuserRight parts should then be attached to the helmet using hot melt glue.

All of the positive leads can be joined together to a main power supply lead, which should be long enough to reach the control box (1 - 2 m). The negative leads of eachpair of same-coloured triplets should each have a long wire (again, 1 - 2 m long) and should be wired to the appropriate points on your stripboard (refer to the earlierdiagrams).

Now would be a good time to upload the control code to the Arduino and test the electronics. First, you will need to download the Arduino software from the Arduinowebsite. Then, with the 8 AA battery pack unattached, connect your Arduino Uno to your computer using a USB type-A to USB type-B cable. Open the Arduino software,open the attached FullControl.ino, and upload the code to your Arduino. The lights should begin to animate - check that the potentiometer can be turned to adjust theanimation speed and that the on/off switch can be used to enable and disable the lighting. Next, unplug the Arduino from your computer and power it using the 8 AAbattery pack, and perform the same checks. If it's all working, you're good to go. If not, check your wiring and refer to the earlier diagrams.

Feel free to modify the code to add, remove or change animations (or re-write the code entirely!) for your helmet.

Using your hot-melt glue gun, organise the wires and glue them inside the earpieces and around to the back of the helmet so that they do not snag on your head whenwearing the helmet.

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FullControl.ino (16 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'FullControl.ino']

Step 10: Creating the visor mouldYou will be making the visor for the helmet using a vacuum former, so you require a mould over which to stretch the PETG.

If you have access to a CNC wood router, you can create the mould directly from a block of wood. The attached VisorMould.stl can be used for this (please note thatVisorMould.stl should not be 3D printed as it would likely not be appropriate for vacuum forming if manufactured in this way).If you do not have access to a CNC wood router, you will be creating the mould the slow way, using a laser cutter.You may be able to join a local hackspace or workshop to get access to a CNC wood router or laser cutter.

Using the two attached .dxf files and a laser cutter, cut the 19 mould slices out of 6 mm thick MDF. Check that they stack properly. Saw the 300 mm long 6 mm diameterwooden dowel into two roughly equal pieces and use them to align the slices.Disassemble the mould and begin to rebuild it, this time generously applying wood glue between each layer. Once the entire mould has been assembled, apply weightand leave to dry.

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VisorMould.stl (558 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'VisorMould.stl']

VisorMouldSliced6mm1.dxf (468 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'VisorMouldSliced6mm1.dxf']

VisorMouldSliced6mm2.dxf (509 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'VisorMouldSliced6mm2.dxf']

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Step 11: Sanding the visor mouldIf you were able to create the mould using a CNC wood router, you can skip this step.

If not, you've got a lot of sanding on your hands. Without a power sander, this step could take a very long time.

You'll want to use the coarsest grit sand paper you can find for the majority of this step. Keep sanding until the ridges between each slice are no longer visible. Try toensure that the mould retains a smooth curve all over (see pictures).

Once the ridges are no longer visible, use progressively finer grit sand papers to get a good surface finish.

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Step 12: Vacuum forming and tinting the visorNext, it is time to vacuum form the PETG over the mould to form the visor. As with the spray painting, I recommend you do some research on best vacuum formingpractices. If you don't have direct access to a vacuum former you may be able to join a local hackspace or workshop to gain access to one.Once you have formed the visor, carefully cut it to out using a craft knife or sharp scissors. Leave plenty of space as you will need to trim the visor in the next step so thatit fits the helmet correctly.

To tint the visor, you will use VHT Niteshades. Spray very thin coats across the inside of the visor from a reasonable distance - do not spray close to the visor or you willend up with a blotchy tint. Spray only in a well ventilated area. Use several coats, and allow the visor to dry between coatings.After each coat, have a look through the inside of the visor from close up and stop when it's sufficiently dark - you want to be able to see out of your helmet!

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Step 13: Attaching the visor, and finishing touchesAttach the visor to the helmet using hot-melt glue - be aware that the visor will probably need some trimming to fit the helmet.If you like, you can take a fine paintbrush and some black paint and paint over the hot melt glue to obscure the seam where the visor meets the helmet.Finally, cut out some self-adhesive foam roll and attach it to the back of the wire-plate and the inside of the LED diffusers, to maximise comfort when wearing the helmet.The glue on the self-adhesive foam roll may not be strong enough, in which case use more hot-melt.

It's a good idea to strengthen anywhere where the cables might be bent around a lot with hot-melt glue, otherwise the wires may break.You may also want to wrap the cable which connects the helmet with the control box with cable wrap to protect it.

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Step 14: CompleteCongratulations on completing your Guy Manuel Daft Punk helmet! You are now the coolest robot in your neighborhood.

If you would like to make the pictured gloves, you can find the necessary files on my Thingiverse here: http://www.thingiverse.com/KingHelps.

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 jberrones1 says:  Jun 2, 2015. 9:06 PM  REPLYThis is my goal in life.

 push_reset says:  Jun 2, 2015. 8:10 PM  REPLYGreat job! I really like the process vid and the cost of materials is much lower than I expected.

 CurtosNoirDesign says:  Jun 2, 2015. 2:30 PM  REPLYOh man I have been wanting to make one of these since I saw Interstella 5555. Excellent detailed instructable.

 amberrayh says:  Jun 2, 2015. 10:13 AM  REPLYThe helmet looks amazing! Great job with the LEDs. Thank you for sharing!

 Helpsey says:  Jun 2, 2015. 10:48 AM  REPLYThanks! Glad you like it :)