The Breast Plate.

I have decided to make the bonnet using the lathe after researching different methods available to me. To do this I need a light weight foam to compensate for a large overhang. While I am waiting for the delivery of the foam I shall begin to make the breastplate.



Above is an image of a breast plate mould for a real diving helmet. As you can see it is a metal former, which is used to form the shape of the breastlate. To make my breastplate I have decided to use clay. To do this I needed to create a plywood former of my own. Using the rhino drawings I cut out the shape of the shoulders in mdf and then pinned plywood to the shape. I can now spend time sculpting the breastplate shape.