After a few days with some humid air the glue from the tape being used let go and parts of the foam shifted loosing the main structure until finally it collapsed under its own weight. While an inconvenience it was a learning experience.
So now we needed to find something to leave the helmet on so it would support itself and keep its shape. We thought about using a wig head, but don't have a wig head the right size to leave the helmet on so we thought why not use a balloon? Since the shape is already figured out and after redoing the tape we got the helmet back the way we wanted it, a balloon would be a great way to hold the weight properly. Since balloons inflate to the confines of the helmet it sits very similar to how my head will when I'm wearing the final product.
Learning that the tape I was using wouldn't hold I covered the entire helmet in masking tape and over lapped the layers.
My next thought is to cover this layer in cling wrap and then paper mache over that so this can be used as a base for multiple helmets.
The eyes are still empty and we're looking at options on what to do with them.
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