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Daft Punk Inspired Helmet Build

For Halloween 2012 I wanted to go as something different. I have already gone as goth kid and Lady Gaga so I wanted to something completely different. I have recently gotten into daft punk and I thought going as one of those guys would be cool. Looking online I found several people who went to the trouble to cast their own replicas. I didn’t have 17 months on my hands so I went the cheater route. I used my motorcycle helmet as a base and created light cells made out of card stock, LEDs, electrical tape, and photographer’s gels.

Light cells opened up.
I made the light cells out of card stock lines with foil.
The completed light cells lined up.
The completed light cells lined up.
Arranged to fit in my helmet with electrical tape
Arranged to fit in my helmet with electrical tape
I soldered the resistors into the positive lead wires.
I soldered the resistors into the positive lead wires.
Ribbon cable provides a home run from each LED to the control board.
Ribbon cable provides a home run from each LED to the control board.
Light cells in the helmet, partially lit up
Light cells in the helmet, partially lit up
All light cells on, mounted in helmet
All light cells on, mounted in helmet
Bad picture, but this is the control pad. Each button fires a different pattern.
Bad picture, but this is the control pad. Each button fires a different pattern.
Inside the control pad. We used a rabbit mini core RCM5700.
Inside the control pad. We used a rabbit mini core RCM5700.

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