I Electroplated a 3D Printed Iron Man Helmet and it's out of this World!

[@malcolmden3357]

Mate, who cares about delervering content FASTER, it's the end result that truly speaks out. Truly amazing and I wish I had talent like you ❤

[@JoanHeller-qe8dg]

Avbb😊🎉❤😅

[@JoanHeller-qe8dg]

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[@trotyl1432]

He makes this look so easy and yet it's so hard😭

[@fernandop1]

*I think it would be less of a hassle to actually make it of metal*

[@ALEXLAB]

Hold my beer

[@hen3drik]

This video was an homage 😉

[@dustinwestglow]

HELD

[@IsaacsWorld-eo9fg]

Haha man you’re a legend Alex ur actual gonna be iron man bro I’m counting on it 😎 🎉🎉🎉🎉👊

[@Readstoner]

Accually a legend

[@UncleJessy]

This is mind blowing. Seriously amazing! And that hair!!!

[@hen3drik]

😅 that hair! Btw, are you at the RMRRF? You could witness it there 🥳

[@GeekDetour]

Hi there @UncleJessy - yeah! It blew my mind too! You know when I am going to do something electroplated? Never! Ha ha ha. But it looks awesome!

[@AsimPaints]

I'm really hoping a company tries to make a electroplating kit for 3D prints to increase the accessability to the consumer market. Once it's readily available and easier to use, there's so much that can be done with it! From metal plating gundam frames to making truly metal feeling cosplay like this! Great videos.

[@Starganderfish]

It's tricky. A lot of the chemicals used in electroplating are toxic, quite expensive and there can be shipping restrictions. Additionally, companies with expertise use proprietary brightener formulas to get optimal results and they are very secretive about them. This means they can charge a lot. The stuff that Hen3Drik uses is from Tifoo which is a brand only available in the EU and is incredibly cheap and seemingly high quality compared to what we get in other countries. Here in Australia, there's a company called Caswell that sells a bunch of different Electroplating kits - one for Copper, one for Nickle, ones for Brass or Chrome etc. They're REALLY expensive. You can also DIY solutions yourself at least up to a point - for Copper, you need Copper Sulfate crystals (which is a topical medicine used with horses and can be acquired really cheap from equestrian or rural supply stores) and Sulphuric Acid (often sold as a paving cleaner or pool acid, but very quite dangerous to ship). Likewise you can make Nickle baths using NIckel Sulfate and acid. The tricky components are the brighteners and additives to make a really clean finish, these are the proprietary chemicals. There are some online recipes to make your own brightener or sometimes the electroplating companies sell the brightener separately - so you can save cash by DIY'ing the bulk copper or nickel solution and just paying for the brighteners. There's heaps of info online about this, a lot of DIY videos and plenty of advice. But the process is tricky, there's often a lot of trial and error around getting good results and doing large pieces like Hen3drik does takes a lot of experience and expertise and a lot of expensive electroplating solutions!!

[@AwestrikeFearofGods]

“Accessibility to the consumer market” is a recipe for disaster. This is some industrial-accident grade shit.

[@AsimPaints]

@@AwestrikeFearofGods eh, resin 3d printers were only realistically commercially available until the technology caught up. Hoping some innovation could do the same for this.

[@amgadgamal1384]

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[@Replied_ByMeatr1der5]

​@@StarganderfishThanks for the info mate

[@leesmithsworkshop]

Outstanding work, please don't rush videos trying to make more these clearly take a lot of time to be this good it's worth the wait.

[@hen3drik]

I‘ll do! 🫡

[@MakersMashup]

Do you have a link to the lights you used? I would love to explore those for another project.

[@QuintBUILDs]

Your attention to detail is impressive! I may need to make some 3D prints conductive soon so I watched this and learned so much more than expected!

[@sunilpermaul7876]

Your specific talk about PPE makes me so happy. Safety is so important no matter what you do and I appreciate you taking a moment to emphasize it.

[@hen3drik]

Thank you. I can see in analytics that viewers attention drops hard when I come up with this. Nevertheless I’ll keep saying it again and again. 😊

[@ZontarDow]

These projects always stun me what people can recreationally do now with off the shelf equipment, we should be ina golden age for practical effects in movies yet everyone uses CGI.

[@hen3drik]

💯

[@KarriKoivusalo]

Those two go together like a fish and a motorbike.

[@taylor92493]

@@KarriKoivusalooff the shelf equipment and practical effects?

[@typistkid9012]

Neither CGI nor practical effects are superior, both are good. CGI is not "easier" than practical effects, in the background you have a ton of overworked artists making the CGI work. The fault of CGI's bad rep comes down to bad management and or direction, imo.

[@inoob26]

CGI is more commonly used because changes can and WILL be done in post

[@bestbreakfast]

Spectacular result and an amazing walk through. It does NOT Look easier than it is...the parts that you had to fabricate for all the holding/plating are so complex and well thought out on their own! Thank you for this great watch and appreciate both the audible narration and captioning as my husband can only listen to videos and I can only read !

[@hen3drik]

Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate that!

[@AwestrikeFearofGods]

Amazing work! Can you elaborate on the selection of palladium vs. alternatives?

[@doltishiowa8577]

What type of degreaser did you use? I know you use a galvanic degreaser, but I’m having a hard time finding a product labeled as such.

[@mpoxDE]

Wahnsinn was man mit viel Wissen, Leidenschaft und Spaß alles so in den eigenen vier Wänden hinbekommt. Tolles Video, hat Spaß gemacht. Und es juckt schon in den Fingern sowas mal selbst auszuprobieren. Natürlich im deutlich kleineren Stil. Vielleicht eine Münze oder so. Ich wühle mich mal durch deinen Kanal und erwähnten Tutorials!

[@hen3drik]

God speed! Danke für das Lob, ich wünsche viel Erfolg! 😃

[@RonaldFinger]

Insanely cool process and the results are great!

[@DTRedmond]

Fantastic build and a criminally underrated channel! Nice to see yourself and AlexLab cross-promoting each other’s work.

[@offearth3d]

Every project is a level up from the last. It’s such a joy watching you work. Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@hen3drik]

Thank you, I’m thrilled what you’ll do with the magneto x!!

[@zumuvtuber]

Beautiful results! I'm always amazed at how stunning your electroplating projects turn out. You make it look so easy! Incredible work as always 🙌

[@hen3drik]

I can tell you long stories of failure and mistakes ☺️.

[@MattSimmonsSysAdmin]

wow, super impressive results, and a tremendous amount of work. Thanks for posting!

[@KleineKassiopeia]

This looks absolutely insane. The whole process looks really involved but turned out amazing

[@RuthlessMojo]

This is the best electroplating video I’ve ever seen. You can’t argue with the results. Absolutely stunning.

[@hen3drik]

Thank you very much 🥰

[@rev66]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. It blew my mind. I'll never go to these lengths, but I like it a lot.

[@SuperMakeSomething]

I have no comment except that the result is just beautiful. The helmet turned out amazing!

[@hen3drik]

Danke, Alex!!

[@CardboardManpropsDIY]

Great video!! I really want to try it out, thanks for sharing!!

[@agepbiz]

You never cease to amaze me. Great work as always!

[@hen3drik]

Thank you! 😃

[@MichaelsCrazy]

I used what I learned from your electroplating videos to plate a few prints. My first projects were going for oxidized copper or bronze patina, so mistakes were "on purpose". I used scrap copper wire for the anode. I found more predictable results with bottled or distilled water. Thanks so much!

[@colinthain4731]

Thanks!

[@hen3drik]

Thank you, too.

[@ryanpooley]

This looks incredible!!! I commend you for working with those acids!

[@pabloszulder4481]

all that hard work dude! you rock... amazing what you have created!!!

[@jafjay6024]

Wow that end result is beautiful!

[@kevinjiang9980]

this man is truly a man of talent well done my man!

[@daveb9067]

Another amazing creation, congratulations, all that hard work you are doing is creating some great results. Please keep posting, it’s always wonderful seeing your work.

[@hen3drik]

Thanks

Stunning work! Thank you so very much for sharing your plating process with us. That helmet is a masterpiece!

[@tatecheddar]

It would take such an incredible amount of work, but imagine printing and plating the entire suit. That would be crazy. You could win every Halloween costume contest everywhere. lol

[@majorredbeard]

Wow, what an amazing job! Thanks for showing the process of doing this, and I don't think I even start to understand how long this would take. I think I will likely stick to metallic looking paint myself :D Kudos, though! I can tell you put a TON of work into not only your manufacturing, but also your videos.

[@hen3drik]

Thank you for these nice words

[@VikingFireProject]

I've made this suggestion a few times, I don't mean to spam you, wont bug you again about it! But man, it would be amazing to see a Gold plated Adeptus Custodes, maybe even collaborate with a Warhammer KZbinr, Squidmar would be a good fit. You plate it, they paint it. It would be huge.

[@hen3drik]

Hi, i never missed your post. I actually look it up once in a while considering whether to do it or not. Give me time😉

[@VikingFireProject]

It does seem like it would be particularly difficult to execute, but I have faith in your skills! Thanks Hendrix!

[@axelb.5000]

Hallo, ich habe Warhammer Orks bemalt. Wenn Sie möchten vergolde ich dir eine Figur.

[@ulaB]

No mortal human can have the amount of patience and diligence to sand something like this as smooth as you did.

[@hen3drik]

😅 Do I see you at RMRRF?

[@ulaB]

@@hen3drik Sadly no, it's just too far for me - and I already have a US trip planned in summer for Flite Fest.

[@logcabingaming3710]

Incredible work - you can tell that was a labour of love - it must have taken AGES to complete. That end result is jist superb though - like STRAIGHT out of the movie. Incredible work, will def share this with my friends

[@hen3drik]

Thank you very much!

[@mtsa_lekod]

Electroplating is really cool and your work is amazing!!

[@tommyowens7293]

Wow you’re a genius, this is incredible!

[@billverine765]

Awesome work my friend. Your attention to detail is amazing. I do have a tip on the primer sanding step though. If you use a contrasting color of primer and put a very light dusting coat over the grey, it will show you all the low spots and scratches because they stay the contrast color as you sand until they are actually gone. This is an old body shop trick called Tracer coat, or guide coat. It will enable you to get a perfect finish and those scratches and low spots can't hide from you. This also works with wet sanding as well, which is my preferred way to sand parts. Less mess and the slurry helps the process.

[@hen3drik]

I use this technique for evenness now. It’s working so good, thank you.

[@billverine765]

@@hen3drik Glad it helped your process. Nothing is foolproof, but this is almost. 👍

[@MarcoNoPolo]

You should use a guide coat between each sanding grit. It makes it much easier to see where you haven't sanded or what needs to be sanded more.

[@Godric_71]

I've known what electroplating was but never knew the materials and process. It's fantastic.

[@JanosKehl]

As always. Geiles Projekt. Super Arbeit!

[@hen3drik]

Danke ✌

[@xugans99]

Downright gorgeous. Don't worry about trying to make content faster, I love seeing the results that you get from taking your time

[@i_am_not_a_pro_but_lets_try]

stunning result - i've had the idea to do something similar since I first found your videos and started learning how to electroplate.

[@popixel]

The final results are breathtaking.

[@lertsek101]

Immer wieder faszinierend, wie gut das aussieht !

[@qftsjustin]

I love that you electro plate things goes to show old tricks from our past still stay relevant

[@zakaer_prime]

🤓actually, thats the mark II helmet model, The red and gold helmets doesn't have all that screw holes. anyway, it still being a very nice job

[@davesenor3146]

Amazing results....as usual!! Alway fun to watch a master at work. Thanks for sharing!!

[@hen3drik]

Thanks!

[@horstseher2953]

I was looking for this in exactly this level of detail and explanation, thanks.

[@Leap24]

Another awesome video, thank you. Can you post a link to the electroplating brushes and cotton sleeves please?

[@hen3drik]

www.ebay.de/itm/302626327305?itmmeta=01HVBRPFRYB59EF3PN8C83KSA0&hash=item4675ef4b09:g:uQ8AAOSwcplmA-Ca and search for the corresponding pens.

[@Leap24]

@@hen3drik Brilliant. Thank you!

[@hazzael]

Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷! Amazing result! I've been learning with you! Thanks!

[@GamersComputer]

I recently got into electroplating thanks to you. I've plated 5 copper rings so far and looking into moving into palladium and gold. I wasn't able to buy nickel so would have to stick with pen plating for palladium and gold

[@scienceofart9121]

This is a masterpiece. Thank you so much for sharing this with us much appreaciated!

[@hen3drik]

Thank you for your nice words

[@EarthStory]

Fantastic tutorial! Saving my life with a project coming up.

[@aronjaeger]

i love the fact, that you actually used gold and palladium for it.

[@grimmx]

Wow that looks great, thanks for the walk through!

[@conor418]

Looks amazing! You can get flexible LED eyes so you don't need to hit them with the heat gun. Makes that bit a lot easier

[@curtisdarst5623]

That benchy pin on your lab coat was a nice touch :)

[@marshallerickson493]

This was amazing, I’m glad Alex Labs posted a link, I’m 100% subscribing

[@army310]

yo that was realy cool of you to call out other youtubers in your video. I have been asking frank to do this for ayear or so but you did a great job!! well do bro.

[@Cherokeeseeker]

That finish is fire

[@handznet]

I found your channel week ago and wow, electroplating at hom is my new dream!

[@woofguy]

One for your best and most enjoyable videos sir! ❤

[@bobgreen9980]

*I'm beginning to think every German household has a 3D printer.*

[@robertmanning9902]

Seriously awesome work

[@wagnersarto7994]

very good! Which sound app did you show at 2:45?

[@SpeedstersUnited]

The finished piece looks beautiful! And I'm sure I don't need to say it, but this is actually what they did for the Lightsaber hilt props in the Star Wars Prequels, unlike the Original Trilogy hilts that were made from real world parts, the prequel trilogy props were either machined from metal or made from resin and chromeplated. Whilst not exactly electroplating, I imagine it was a somewhat similar process.

[@DryerFryer]

Wow this was amazing. I wanna try this! Even though you said it's harder than it looks, you broke it down so well it feels way more approachable than when I looked into it before

[@hen3drik]

Thanks!

[@pgabrieli]

amazing results!! btw, could you please post the link to those LEDs you used for the lenses? thanks!

[@hen3drik]

amzn.to/3I1Hgf8

[@pgabrieli]

@@hen3drik thanks!

[@theawesomer]

Incredible work! Amazing you can do this with equipment that anyone can buy.

[@Titian083]

FranklyBuilt taught me 3D printing. its so cool to see him getting recognized and called out in other channels. awesome video. Do you have a recommendation for doing electroplating and getting a black color?

[@JosephO1968]

Very awesome process. I used to do quite a lot of brass and stainless steel photoetching, but the chemical waste was very hard to deal with. Here in the US, the toxic byproducts are not easily disposed of.

[@ericbynum9724]

Do you have a video on how to build your parts spinner?

[@MarkusMahlberg]

Wow, just wow! I might start electroplating my prototypes as well... Cheers, mate!

[@jeremypalmer9028]

The LEDs you used for the light up eyes, do you have a link for them? Looks fantastic by the way!

[@hen3drik]

Thanks, it‘s this: amzn.to/4bj9Wfw

[@jeremypalmer9028]

@@hen3drik Thanks

[@bzqp2]

Have you tried vacuum metallization? Could that be used to achieve see-through metalized vizors?

[@hen3drik]

No, yes probably 😃

[@clarkso65]

Wow, that's awesome!!!

[@Tarex_]

Awesome stuff as always! You've optimized your methods for perfect results, but wouldn't a slip ring for the turning jig be a practical addition? So after a few hours it doesn't wrap the wire all the way

[@JustGee3D]

YAY...Now do the whole suit!!! 🤣 Great video as always ✌

[@LotoTheHero]

That helmet looks amazing! :O

[@mvadu]

That's one museum worthy prop!

[@mirozen_]

Beautiful work! Well done! 👍

[@RETINA8719]

I am curious how would you go about doing a brass metal colour?

[@waldo6347]

Awesome stuff once again. Congrats, man!

[@hen3drik]

Thank you, Waldo!!

[@That_Stinger_GT5]

This came out amazing!!!!

[@Lemming1970]

Looks amazing. Fantastic job.

[@hen3drik]

Thank you!😊

[@onlineshaman]

Sehr schön und informativ, danke!

[@yvonnestein8398]

wow this is so awesome i wanna see a full titanium with gold plating to combat the icing problem :)

[@dodobarbar]

Top notch! Subscribed! Though, could you tell us what kind of LED you used for eyes? I love them!

[@hen3drik]

Thanks, Can’t remember the name but there were from adafruit.

[@TrọngNghĩaTrần-q7w]

Can you explain more clearly about the step of washing oil the product after copper plating? I have watched all your videos but there is no specific step in that step.

[@lucyferror82]

That's such an impressive work

[@ChaseMavrick]

It sucks that you don’t show the products that are needed in the process

[@mrb2917]

probably thinks they need to pay him if they want advertising 🙄

[@miguellopez3392]

This isn't a tutorial, its a walk through.

[@McNuggets924]

Whomp womp

[@hen3drik]

EU law. We have many surreptitious advertising laws here 😉. I usually tag them in the description.

[@Davedarko]

any plans on presenting stuff at the Hannover Maker Faire? would be awesome :)

[@lightchallenger8205]

You should totally electroplating master chiefs spartan helmet! That would be so sweet.

[@BobDunlock]

This is really incredible! Does electroplating increase durability? Also, you say it takes a long time, can you throw out an approximate number of hours?

[@mattnelson1366]

Curious as well as to the durability. Is this something that you can do and use with cosplay, or only for display due to durability being higher/lower than painted approaches.

[@sundance2005]

Is it possible to plate in silver and use some kind of transparent Gold paint to get a Gold look to save $$$$$?

[@hen3drik]

There is even a cheaper method. I’ll show soon.

[@chazj1976]

Amazing finish. I've been developing my techniques for electroplating. For your copper conductive paint what airbrush nozzle size are you using. Mine seem to clog and ended up going for HVEC spray gun