Anleitung: Astronauten-Helm
Instructions No. 1363Material:
- 10 sheets fibre silk, white
- 1 balloon
- 2 decorative cardboard boxes (diameter approx. 5 cm)
- Handicraft paint, white
- Hot glue gun
- Double page Adhesive tape
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Waterproof Marker
- 2 bowls (for paste and for the balloon to hold)
- Pencil
- 1 household sponge or painting sponge
- 1 packet of wallpaper paste
- Newsprint
- Roll of aluminium foil
- Stirring tool
- Measuring jugs
- Water
- White plastic bag or white fabric
And it's that easy:
Take a large bowl and place the balloon on it so that it cannot roll away. Place the balloon in the lower part with Permanent marker mark (approximately from the point where it tapers). Now tear the fibre silk into medium sized pieces. Next, rub the balloon with the paste and place the pieces of straw silk directly on it and smooth it down with your fingers. Make sure that the pieces overlap slightly and that you slightly exceed the mark only .
Allow the first layer or, if desired, the first two layers to dry well overnight or in a warm place. Next, apply 2 layers of newspaper and allow to dry. Now concentrate the paste a little bit more and apply again 2 layers of fibre silk and let it dry. Now tear the newsprint into large pieces and apply the same. Apply 2 more layers of fibre silk, alternating with a layer of newspaper. Allow the individual layers to dry well in between and always make sure that any unevenness is evened out.
Cut the knot on the balloon and remove the remains. Color the helmet with Handicraft paint and sponge and let it dry.
Paint the round boxes white and let them dry. Then glue them with the glue gun on the right and left
Cut 6 strips from the aluminium foil: two strips measuring approx. 2 cm x 19 cm, two strips measuring approx. 2 cm x 9 cm and two strips measuring approx. 2 cm x 30 cm.
Stick double-sided Adhesive tape on the visor edge and stick aluminium foil strips(the strips with the dimensions 2 cm x 19 for the long sides, those with the dimensions 2cm x 9cm for the short sides). It is best to start on the front side and let it protrude 1 cm. Make small cuts at the back with a distance of about 2 cm (so that the Paper fits better) and stick them on as well. Glue the remaining strips to the neckline.
To make the helmet look even more authentic, you can stick a piece of white fabric or a white plastic bag around the neckline. When doing so, fold the fabric slightly and apply it with the hot glue.