DiResta: Stormtrooper Helmet

In this special Halloween episode of DiResta, Jimmy wields a slasher-worthy kitchen knife and goes all Norman Bates on a block of styro. When the carnage is over, he emerges with a sweet Star Wars stormtrooper helmet for Halloween. We suggest you might want to employ a slightly less murderous carving tool.
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta ("Dirty Money," "Hammered," "Against the Grain," "Trash for Cash") lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy.
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[@lilturk726]

That moment when you hit pay dirt and realize that there is a whole slew of DiResta videos you haven't seen.

[@AndrewEames8]

+lilturk726 ha ha thats how I ended up back here.

[@castro1780]

i normally dont like videos where people are making things but dont explain what their doing but this is well put together with no slow dragging sequences so it gets my seal of approval.

[@SERI0USB33F]

Gotta love how ignorant people are, "Make a foam cutter" - "You should use a foam cutter" - Jimmy is a Master Craftsmen, like he doesn't know whats best for the job for fuck sake.

[@wupme]

DOOMGUY aparrently he didn't knew what was best. Hate to burst your bubble but jimmy is good with wood and metal, not with foam. Everytime he uses foam his projects are mediocre at best. And this piece just proofs that he is simply not good at this.

[@TheDutyPaid]

It was sad that it was filled with glue and to this day Jimmy still has it on his head.

[@ElectricPizu]

Cutting that foam looks so satisfying

[@Fabian7024]

This guy can literally make anything out of anything with anything made out of anything using any kind of tool ever invented in anyway possible

[@Grizzydan]

could barely hear you working with the foam and it still sent shivers down my spine.. lol I could never handle that

[@Hexlattice]

I'm a little disappointed that he didn't just use a solvent like acetone to dissolve out the polystyrene...

[@jonathanlourador3521]

+EngineerGunter He needed some Polystyrene to fit his head perfectly.Without any polystyrene it would wiggle allot.

[@TremendouslyAngryRon]

Where would be the fun in that?

[@IceDragon978]

I'm convinced this man is a wizard.

[@aquamarine3038]

bruh, I need this kind of dedication in life

[@lewisnunn2093]

Imagine what he does for Halloween

[@mikyonmars]

i would fuck this up on so many steps of the way

[@priority2]

Is there anything you can not make? Incredible!

[@Iliasgk]

I've been watching your videos for a while and now i am 1000% convinced that there is nothing that you cant manufacture!!!you are trully awesome!!!thanks fir sharing with us your amazing talent!!!

[@MrLargeWalrus]

I know I'm late to the party, and that most comments criticizing the piece were made months ago, but I'd just like to say, I do not understand why no one gets that the reason Jimmy didn't go ham on this piece and make it perfect is because he didn't want to. Everything else he makes always has a practical purpose and so he puts all the time and effort in the world into them because he wants to. This Stormtrooper helmet was most likely made a a fun side project that he obviously is not going to use for more than a week out of the year, and so he didn't spend hours upon hours perfecting the design and painting and finishing and all that. It just wasn't a priority. So all you saying that he ruined the piece and that its his worst, or that he could have made it better, no, he made it exactly how he wanted it. Could he have made it better? Absolutely, Diresta could have made it better than anyone, but the fact is, he just didn't want to. Theres nothing wrong with what he made.

[@kedwa30]

I hear ya! It was a Halloween costume, not meant to be a working replica. I'm sure if he was going to make it with a more practical purpose in mind such as making an actual helmet with an air filter built in, then this would have been a lot more involved and it would have been a lot more polished at the end. :)

[@gizmoffm]

The force is with you DiResta

[@TheJunkernaut]

I always love watching the transition from nothing to something, great work as usual!

[@zxana]

i watch all of his videos in 2x speed

[@rayd.5929]

+zxana thats actually super smart tho

[@mitchellbarnhill1219]

2 years ago this was the first video I watched of you and here I am still enjoying them great vids man keep it up

[@Solly-ow4od]

Jimmy, you have talent that words can't even describe. Your videos really do inspire me!

[@brianleonard838]

you sir are an artist in the true sense of the word!

[@robfall2159]

i like to imagine he made that in 7 minutes and the video is in real time.. is that just me?

[@frehleycomet]

Jack of all trades. Master of all too. Great job

[@scottmcfall4561]

Once seen, it can never be unseen!

[@NoCPU]

Ridiculously talented

[@razorpayne13]

Awesome craftsman. He edits his videos good as well. In one of his videos he's cutting a grip of logs and uses a saw. He clearly has modern tools, but chooses to use throwbacks..i think thats coo!

[@mcorrade]

Jimmy you are an amazing artist

[@TheBikerScout]

I can smell that blue foam from here. Anyone who's ever spent any time messing with that stuff can easily get a mental whiff of it when you see it. HAHA!

[@therubbermeep7456]

+TheBikerScout Would you mind telling me a good place to get it for cheap ?

[@TheBikerScout]

Just google XPS Foam and see what pops up locally for you. It's not something that's readily available where I'm at, so I have to special order it in. Other locales have it right in Lowes and Home Depot.

[@therubbermeep7456]

Thanks man ! been wanting to do this for so long but had no idea where to get the foam large enough to make it :D

[@ltblake6095]

+TheRubberMeep good luck man..I've done this project before.I spent about 4 days making storm trooper helmet

[@blackysalamanka]

who needs tools when you have a kitchen's knife?

[@sparkcruz3319]

was totally sucked in...you're an artist!

[@thedraphter]

I love these DiResta videos

[@andreibarra2451]

well this guy is a true artist

[@OLDPANTHER72]

That's ridiculous!!!! Very cool, Great job!!!!

[@nigeq]

Wow that was hypnotic.. great work too!

[@ThatOneKidr]

That's so awesome cant wait to try it!

[@MrXerax300]

DUDE!!! HE'S A PROFESSIONAL!!!!

[@torrimac]

This is awesome!!! I love your videos, and I love Star Wars, nothing better than putting them together.

[@BunnySk8rProductions]

i can feel the foam bits going everywhere

[@JoshWalkerGraphics]

Tool for all your carving needs - a big ass knife XD

[@activeeq]

Super cool as always. Electric carving knives work great on foam.

[@The4Beatlesrock]

That's what you call talent/ nice workmanship

[@alexsalgado317]

his art is awesome

[@SamnissArandeen]

The Force is strong with this one.

[@Malivictus]

you Sir do my dad justice ( he was one of the Troopers in the films WAYYY back in the day) and seeing that being built made me cry now I want to build one I must find out how...

[@flashchrome]

Amazing. And fun. With sound on this is just fun to watch and hear.

[@Andyrob323]

This is just crazy amazing.

[@kikemartinez1267]

diresta, my favorite asmr

[@onehitwarrior1708]

When you find out this is not sped up and he works this fast 😂

[@grenater]

so awesome dude u did a great job

[@sirjoeweed6611]

Great job!

[@johnalves9125]

You gave me a great idea for making "bucks" for my vacuum former. Thanks!

[@naquaiya]

This is amazing. Just love it.

[@motazmustafa3997]

damn .. that was so nice work

[@gasser5001]

ah, the comments that say he doesnt know what hes doing. LOOK UP DIRTY MONEY....hes got more tools than your house is worth. hes a BEAST!

[@TheNbuzz]

While the final product may slightly resemble a white-washed Jabba the Hutt, this is still impressive. Most impressive indeed.

[@sebao_o7620]

Thats cool keep up the good work mate

[@masloo.9342]

2:22 look at him, he is sad

[@dingwon]

must be stress relieving, just slicing things up like that

[@the555deal1]

wow this is amazing

[@miniman0094]

That was really entertaining to watch

[@Zaheem02]

Incredible

[@malsypright]

so that's what their armor's made of! It all makes sense now!

[@jiuxianghou5411]

Sounds even better, ty.

[@user-km8ii2rw6b]

Actually this looks better then the ones that are sold in the market

[@bkboggy]

Well done!

[@Thedarcyboys]

This video felt so manly

[@DaedalusProps]

I personally would've put a lot more time into the whole smoothing/sanding aspect of things, but that's totally just my own preference.

[@mikegager]

DemonWeasel1990 you should make a video of you making one!

[@DaedalusProps]

mike gager I should! After my other 9 commissions are done mayhaps.

[@rangerclose9114]

We should have a stormtrooper headbutting fight

[@kerryward6896]

now this is probly some of the best ' on the fly ' work i have seen yet matt ! im a HUGE star wars fan, i love it ! wasnt totally accurate but an awesome job just the same !

[@KonarkMarwaha]

Awesome!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@Jico762]

That is so cool!

[@RJJSINC]

Wow!!!! Great Job!!!

[@Zerot2009]

I am sure he works for the Empire!

[@MatiPryjomko]

Now he just has to make the rest of the Empire.

[@DoctorBlankenstein]

Impressive... MOST Impressive!

[@CptJakeSpearow]

this has inspired me...thank you

[@tylerdowd]

this guy is a champ

[@slump9340]

That is so cool!!!

[@wizwazzle]

very skilled sculptor.

[@MegaBenj10]

so good

[@BunnySk8rProductions]

i watched the whole thing just for the fast motion knife skills

[@christiandelcid3508]

I know that it is far from accurate but honestly it still pretty cool in my opinion

[@Cancun771]

I was waiting for the 'Vader' theme at the end there ;-)

[@vgullotta]

That's awesome! Do you think you could pre-slice the foam before you put the paste on to make it all come out easier in the end?

[@PrimalEdge]

very cool

[@liamdefreitas1584]

amazing !!!!!!!!!!

[@TheJacklamb]

what all the nay sayers fail to realize is that Jimmy is an artsit first and then a craftsman and he creates as he sees it and not how it is to be, so to his eye its perfect because thats what he sees

[@konradkrawczyk4409]

EPIC!!!

[@Fernic48]

Fantastic,

[@FLaMaBLe1121]

there is... he can never fail

[@craiganater3]

I've looked for so long, and I can't find that insulation foam anywhere in Sydney.

[@user-vd2ub3hg4h]

I saw this video for 12times!

[@billsmith8397]

Now make an entire iron man suit from metal in a 10 minute video!!!

[@ozzman39]

pretty Awesome!

[@vkiperman]

awesome.

[@AlwayzPr0]

awesome

[@Alcamprieto]

You are one of the best "Makers" that I follow... Very good at the small details. Due to your potential I think that you can do better...

[@RSM_1]

this guy is a...!!NINJA!!!

[@Painless61]

Awesome ....

[@Wackywoodworks]

He's no Jedi... Oh wait maybe he is... :-)

[@Robotg295]

you're a genius!