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😭

[@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 😎 🎉🎉🎉🎉👊

[@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! 🫡

[@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

[@fernandop1]

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

[@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!

[@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. 😊

[@MattSimmonsSysAdmin]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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 ☺️.

[@DTRedmond]

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

[@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.

[@RonaldFinger]

Insanely cool process and the results are great!

[@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

[@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!

[@KleineKassiopeia]

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

[@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!!!

[@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!

[@kevinjiang9980]

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

[@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 🥰

[@jafjay6024]

Wow that end result is beautiful!

[@qftsjustin]

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

[@AwestrikeFearofGods]

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

[@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

[@SuperMakeSomething]

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

[@hen3drik]

Danke, Alex!!

[@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.

[@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

[@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! 😃

[@lertsek101]

Immer wieder faszinierend, wie gut das aussieht !

[@JanosKehl]

As always. Geiles Projekt. Super Arbeit!

[@hen3drik]

Danke ✌

[@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.

[@MakersMashup]

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

[@mtsa_lekod]

Electroplating is really cool and your work is amazing!!

[@xugans99]

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

[@tommyowens7293]

Wow you’re a genius, this is incredible!

[@lightchallenger8205]

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

[@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!

[@agepbiz]

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

[@hen3drik]

Thank you! 😃

[@handznet]

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

[@Godric_71]

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

[@aronjaeger]

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

[@JustGee3D]

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

[@curtisdarst5623]

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

[@perkulant4629]

It’s like the difference from the cartoons to the films.

[@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.

[@davesenor3146]

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

[@hen3drik]

Thanks!

[@CardboardManpropsDIY]

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

[@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.

[@woofguy]

One for your best and most enjoyable videos sir! ❤

[@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

[@marshallerickson493]

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

[@popixel]

The final results are breathtaking.

[@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

[@hazzael]

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

[@scienceofart9121]

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

[@hen3drik]

Thank you for your nice words

[@horstseher2953]

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

[@clarkso65]

Wow, that's awesome!!!

[@theawesomer]

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

[@EarthStory]

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

[@MarkusMahlberg]

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

[@bobgreen9980]

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

[@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.

[@zerokewl88]

This is epic ! Doesn't look too difficult to do - thank you for sharing

[@grimmx]

Wow that looks great, thanks for the walk through!

[@mvadu]

That's one museum worthy prop!

[@JinnDuceau]

WHATTT.....a Hello Kitty Clone helmet? :) nice!

[@onlineshaman]

Sehr schön und informativ, danke!

[@tamalghosh7974]

This is out of this world this is just another level creation. This is creation like you think is this even possible but after how see you say how is that possible. The things you create is mind blowing and stunning. By the way can you make Captain America shield next time

[@justinchamberlin4195]

Wow...the eyes really put this helmet over the top.

[@Doctor677productions]

wow this is awesome man

[@waldo6347]

Awesome stuff once again. Congrats, man!

[@hen3drik]

Thank you, Waldo!!

[@yvonnestein8398]

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

[@LotoTheHero]

That helmet looks amazing! :O

[@lucyferror82]

That's such an impressive work

[@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!

[@mirozen_]

Beautiful work! Well done! 👍

[@That_Stinger_GT5]

This came out amazing!!!!

[@WhereNerdyisCool]

That's it. I am sending your my 3D printed Threepio parts!

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

Oh wow, launched today. Thanks! Nice tutorial👍🏻

[@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. 👍

[@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.

[@bruceyoung1343]

Iron Man helmet is beautiful. Great job.

[@WF3D]

Absolutely crazy!!! 🎉 This is outstanding and I can't comprehend how much time you have spent on that 💪

[@hen3drik]

Thank you for your kind words, Werner!

[@Cherokeeseeker]

That finish is fire

[@willieow3298]

Simply amazing !!!!

[@rensocruz1866]

This project turned out very good 👍

[@robertmanning9902]

Seriously awesome work

[@HawtDawg420]

Very satisfying. Nice voice, too! :)

[@matthewkaiser7803]

Suggestion? Increase your joint's strength with automotive aluminium bumper staples. A join with metal wires is far stronger.

[@lucifermorningstar9458]

love that he shouted out my boy frank

[@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.

[@yennickdegroof2628]

Damn dude here are no words for how beautiful this is wauw❤

[@chriscross7805]

Nice work.❤

[@moviereplicars2533]

You guys are just amazing and talented

[@Roland3ld]

Got here from Alex Lab, thanks for the great video.

[@Lemming1970]

Looks amazing. Fantastic job.

[@hen3drik]

Thank you!😊