Odin Makes: Professor Xavier's Cerebro Helmet from X-Men: House of X

I make the new walkaround Cerebro helmet, as seen on Professor Charles Xavier in the new X-Men comics House of X and Power of X.
Cerebro Helmet Pattern: tinyurl.com/OM-Cerebro
Basic Under Helmet Pattern: bit.ly/omBasicHelm
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Materials used in this build:
HD Foam sheets and dowels
Hardware store:
1/4" clear tubing
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Plastic sheet supply:
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[@TheZippingMeteor]

As someone who spent nearly two years trying to make a functional and accurate Killing Joke version of Red Hood, I know your struggle with the mirror film. Even Bill Doran of Punished Props couldn't help me figure it out. What I ended up learning is that the film will only stick to glass and will always peel up in time on all plastics. What I ended up doing was sandwiching the film between the acrylic tube and a 1mm thick sheet of plexiglass curved into a cylinder. Once everything was as tight as possible, I glued the plexiglass to itself then glued at the very edge where the plexiglass and acrylic tube met.

[@TheZippingMeteor]

@@lemonferret I did. It took a lot of trial and error learning that glue wasn't the answer. Other than everything being red, I had perfect vision even without eye holes.

[@rainwalkerstudios3388]

You actually kind of look like how professor X was drawn in the comic. Like the way your face is. That enhances it quite a bit.

[@alexlemonds2838]

Reminds me of that X shaped visor Cyclops adopted for awhile.

[@JarJarBinksStan]

Alex Lemonds Do u mean the one from new xavier school

[@joshchambers5976]

I love Scotts Black and Red costume!

[@Bonzulac]

I still have no idea how that was supposed to work.

[@06stangsc]

Dryer sheet and heat gun to form tint on a round surface

[@sirenofthesea7802]

Simple & effective. Nice man. 😎

[@stellarremnant3597]

Professor X’s new look is something that I’m obsessed with. Your design looks amazing!!

[@aaronzachary3979]

Dr Xavier was looking good.

[@dannyfinnz8385]

Looking at this, I was wondering if you could make the mask from Dredd.

[@OdinMakes]

I was thinking that too. Not sure if I can frown that much... :)

[@rileyfinn6437]

Please make judge dredds mask from 2000ad

[@thevaultofgehenna]

i was thinking the same thing

[@skillet2198]

I could've sworn he's made judge dredd mask before. Not sure though.

[@rpg4264]

@@OdinMakes LOL

[@Numbuh1NerdX]

Ooo, yes! Please do more of comic stuff! Maybe a classic Eye of Agamotto that opens, or Booster Gold’s little robot friend, Skeets?

[@MichaelKieweg]

Please do the classic Mysterio Outfit.

[@Jonty_Lambeth]

Or the fish bowl helmet

[@williepirie5329]

Stunning work sir by far the best version I’ve seen of this helmet

[@OdinMakes]

Thank you!

[@aaronzachary3979]

The 🏠 of x in the new comic.

[@Jay-Da-Giant]

Hey Odin, that Cerebro was awesome! I hope you can make more X-Men props like Cyclops visor, Wolverine’s claws, Professor X’s wheelchair, Magneto’s helmet, Juggernaut’s helmet, and so much more X-Men props.

[@OdinMakes]

Gambit's playing card! :)

[@Jay-Da-Giant]

Odin Makes ok that’s a great idea 💡.

[@mrsclctx]

Xieng prod has made a Magneto helmet.

[@aaronzachary3979]

So so so so so so so so much more of x men.

[@aaronzachary3979]

The new mutant is on waiting for in theaters.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

"This is a lot like working on an oversized Gundam kit." Odin, please make a Gundam helmet.

[@SilverBack_Props]

I love that Odin show his mistakes and how he corrects them , he is not afraid to show failure. The helmet is amazing !!

[@KingJake-om7yq]

"It's like making a giant gundam kit" F O R E S H A D O W I N G

[@kylelewis91kl]

I'd love to see how odin would make a gundam

[@kylevalenzuela8268]

My cerebro helmet turned out like a gundam hahah

[@leyenda6149]

Language!

[@huybii3021]

For the visor I would suggest using something like Krylon silver looking glass spray paint. If you dust it on lightly, it looks reflective and gives you around sunglasses-quality vision.

[@jacobaobert]

about time we saw colored acrylic back on the show. i love seeing it used for cosplay

[@flimflammer2395]

Marvel is eyeballing Liam Neeson to play Galactus; do Galactus's helmet!!

[@mcubrobrian693]

That would be immensely awesome for sure.

[@flimflammer2395]

@Literally Cthulhu wegotthiscovered.com/movies/liam-neeson-eyed-play-mcus-galactus/

[@robfromaz1977]

I love watching you make props. They never disappoint.

[@stoogeslap]

Odin, thanks for the shout-out (Stoogeslap)!!! I've always wanted to one of the iconic "Sword of Dungeons & Dragons" from Magic: the Gathering (or for a simpler build if there is a time constraint, either Sword of Light & Shadow from Modern Masters or Sword of Truth & Justice from Modern Horizons). But really, any cool, iconic weapon from Magic would be so cool to do again [I do remember you making Bone-Splitter, a very cool creation].

[@ronfucamus]

This is the best version of that helmet I've seen yet

[@Jack-yl9qh]

Can you please make a prop building 101/ basics videos showing where to find all the things, how to make the patterns from online photos, and cutting straight or on an angle.

[@UncleJessy]

Oh heck yes!!!!

[@isaaco3466]

Incredible man! You done did it again Odin!

[@TheBigGSN5]

Really cool. Gotta love to see things from the page come to life.

[@chrishernandez8768]

Glad seeing you step up your game in the past couple vids👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@vmarsilli]

The best prop version I've ever seen!!

[@comic5333]

These videos truly inspire me

[@The_Lekar]

For my Mysterio dome, I took a clear acrylic dome for lighting, and sprayed the interior with Krylon Looking Glass. I have about the same visibility as you probably do in this piece. Though, you did give me an idea on how to improve on the design! 👌👍 looks amazing!! 🤘

[@kylevalenzuela8268]

You did this so much better than my helmet. Great work as always good sir!

[@axeldaval3410]

The end is sooo cool :D

[@justjes1518]

I think I like your helmet builds the best, but the weapon builds are a close second. Great vid!

[@RamboRaptor92]

The helmet looks amazing

[@aaronzachary3979]

Coolest helmet i ever seen.

[@cori0420]

As always, Excelsior! I love it!

[@OdinMakes]

Thank you!

[@IAMTHESTARMAN]

Duuuuuude. As an Xavier fanatic, this got me hyped. Looks so good! Followed!

[@ricardomartinezrodriguez1633]

El de los cómics !!!! Con ganas!!!

[@adeebhasanaayan7592]

This is amazing

[@lordmcustudios9430]

Please make Rescue's helmet from Avengers Endgame.

[@mikewebink]

This is one of my favorite you e done so far

[@iLoveLucy420]

You are a legend.by far my favorite prop maker

[@mauchk78]

Loves to see you make the mandalorian helmet from the show

[@Daantjuh1818]

House of X! :D Amazing build, would love to see more comic inspired projects in the future

[@trevorstockwell8290]

Keep up the great work odin

[@abelhart5510]

That's really cool. Nice comic telepaths speech bubble at the end, that was pretty funny.

[@alansmithy85]

Kyrlon mirror effect spray would work. I think the automotive store has several mirrored paint options too.

[@diogocolares7626]

Awesome! In a next project you could try "spaz stix mirror chrome" on the visor. Punished Props made a Samus Helmet once with this technic, worked really nice!

[@robschaffer2189]

Hey Odin, heat gun on the tint will allow it to curve. I've tinted 50s cars with wrap-around glass using this method. It takes a gentle touch so you don't melt through the tint but it works.

[@dethrugg3734]

That helmet would be a fantastic looking VR helm

[@beckymurphy4714]

Using those mesh tubes was brilliant! Bill Doran of Punished Props has a video on dying visors - he used Rit dye for synthetics.

[@OdinMakes]

The plastic was blue when I bought it, I was trying to get a mirror finish. Thank you though, Bill is great!

[@sub0sandwich32]

The fact that Odin keeps bringing up Gundam kits makes me happy.

[@C2D2.]

I am always happy when I watch your video 😁

[@OdinMakes]

Thanks!

[@selendia12345]

Wow, your work is incredible! I will be very happy if you make props which are easy for beginners. Greetings from Poland 😀

[@shadowmergence]

I'd really like to know about the visor too as I'm thinking of doing a Cyclops with a similar look...

[@DCReviews4]

DUDE YES we never get comic builds this made me so happy!

[@anjiibezuidenhout707]

Looms AMAZING!!!! as always heheh

[@OdinMakes]

Thank you!

[@cmdrdarklight]

Try alclad chrome for the back of the visor😉👍

[@remyQuillmeister]

Maybe, if you apply the window tint to the inside while it's flat, you could heat form it all at once?

[@ImmortalReaver]

For the tint you can airbrush alclad-107 on the inside or pick up a can of spazstix chrome and spray that.

[@JGDeRuvo]

Great build! Still would love to see you do the Martian EVA suit. Or at least the helmet!

[@maddi5920]

Yesssss

[@TABdaNERD]

Love you props and the way you execute them so easily!! Can you make either Magneto's helmet or Cyclop's visor?

[@raimiallpowerful2020]

there's something called perforated vinyl, people use it in spider-man lenses, so for the x, if you want it to be visible it's a great option

[@Justin_Time_TOIT]

Use Krylon Looking Glass Silver, a couple really light coats on the inside of the visor, it produces almost perfect two way mirror effect.

[@ADR69]

Tint could work if you used the tint that requires a heat gun to finish it and grounded the acrylic to get rid of static electricity

[@williamvouk2911]

I had no idea how badly I wanted this

[@RedVelvetUnderground333]

This one is so cool Half way thru construction looks like starscreams head

[@Plastic_Spaceman]

Krylon "Looking Glass" spray paint would probably work for the visor. I know a lot of Halo guys use that and it's what I used for my Mysterio costume. It's not as opaque from the wearer's side as normal spray paint, and is completely convincing from the outside.

[@RemyXAnarchy]

Could you add the film before shaping the visor or would the heat be too much for it

[@gchavsg1905]

Can you make a wolverine Claw's , you're great Mr Odin!!

[@khaosproduction1645]

In light of the Disney+ launch. We can now enjoy nostalgic films and one that is under appreciated. Treasure Planet. Odin should make the orb map and captain Flint's costume and his iconic skull.

[@jonathancabrera993]

Use alclad to make two way mirror visor, aply with airbrush

[@LeonardoLacerda]

Make Ronin sword from Avengers Endgame pls

[@maxelliott5305]

Awsome vid and helmat

[@gavinyoder6694]

You should make a comic hellboy mask/helmet next!!!

[@Killroy133]

give me more of this sweet comic goodness MMMM

[@christaylor3951]

Id love to see some props form the 60s batman tv show!

[@aaronzachary3979]

It's my favorite show ever.

[@thelarpchannel]

I like this. I still remember the cerebro helmet from the early 90's X-Men cartoon. That would be a cool build too. Still waiting to see a Megaman Blaster. Lol

[@ShiryouOni]

I wonder if you buffed the back of the x near your eyes if you could see better? Either way another great video!

[@mooneyes2k478]

Hmmm....how about window-tint in between two layers, would that work? Putting it on the outside of one piece, which would allow you to squeegee it out, and then covering it with another piece?

[@CMonster0125]

I've used Vans 110ML JDM Lens Blue Tint Head Tail Fog Bumper Light Painter Paint Spray (it's from Japan) to great effect for making acrylic blue and translucent. It's available from Amazon.

[@OdinMakes]

The plastic was translucent blue to start with, getting a metallic translucent blue was the problem...

[@CMonster0125]

@@OdinMakes You could use Rust-Oleum Specialty Mirror spray. I've used to to make mirrored visors (and you can see thru it, but it is a little dim). I haven't tried making the visor colored as well, but if you're starting out with a blue surface to begin with, it should work.

[@_oldscool_]

window tint definitely works on a compound curve. you have to heat and shrink it on the edges to conform to the curve. its how automotive windows are tinted. none of them are actually flat. If you really want that thing chrome tinted I could do it no problem. feel free to reach out and let me know

[@batboy62]

awesome helmet. just wondering if you could have put the tint on the mask when it was flat and formed the mask with the tint already applied.

[@krono_saurus]

So Odin, as you were wondering, the stuff Halo Spartan cosplayers use in the visor to make it one way and metallic is chrome paint, and they spray it on the back of the visor with an airbrush in thin coats. Trust me, I'm a total Halo nerd, just look at my profile picture. Also I love ur vids!

[@Ranger7Studios]

I forget what it is called, but I read once that there was an automotive tint spray you could buy for tinting visors. I'll have to see if I can find what it was called. I did see it on the RPF though in an old thread.

[@majedabdullah4519]

Hello Odin. This nice design of helmet reminded me of Robocop helmet. It is nice to design a Robocop helmet in one of your shows.

[@andysimmons2438]

Could you apply the tint before cutting and heat shaping, or would the heat gun bubble up the tint?

[@KhaiJbach]

just to note, (hope Odin sees this), the basic black inner is perfect as a Timelord Skull Cap (nailed the shape right off)... add the Collar and you'd have it perfect...

[@greenwillow13]

The back of the helmet really reminds me of something and I'm gonna suggest it... Could you make ED-E from Fallout: New Vegas?

[@PaulGallianoChannel]

Love your builds! How about try 1 of the Ian Mckellen Magneto helmets from either "X-Men" or "X2: X-Men United"? 👍👍

[@aaronzachary3979]

I like all of them the x men 🎥.

[@aaronzachary3979]

Awesome 🎥 gusted what a new 🎥 is the new mutants.

[@Znobishtucon]

@ 8:55 the thought balloon above Odin's head says "WTF this better turn out right or I go back to parting out scrap droids for Imperial credits".

[@dullahanblack3090]

Beautiful!, please do more comic builds! I recommend Dreams helm from Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Dark Wolverines glowing claws ( I think Wolverines do now to, idk haven't read that yet),

[@coffeetheif6887]

Did you try using soapy water between the tint and glass then squeezing out the bubble and soap. That’s one way to help get a curve shape done smoothly

[@lilrobi45xxx42]

Love the helmet. Since you made this helmet can you make a phase 2 clone trooper helmet? No one has made a good foam one.

[@nickdelrio2024]

Wowsers! 😯😱👏

[@sethstrattan7380]

Can you make zangetsu please? I just love comic and manga props and x men nostalgic for me since I love the 90s show and x men evolution

[@aaronzachary3979]

💘 this part of these shows.

[@Th0r2814]

what spray did you use for the visor?? because another thing you could've tried with the visor is spray the inside with mirrored spray paint. the back would've been fairly see-through and the front side would've had a great mirrored effect.

[@OdinMakes]

Just blue, and silver. I was running out of time and needed it to be finished!

[@Th0r2814]

Odin Makes okay. I know from some of what I’ve seen and tried, prop makers have used a mirror spray on the insides of visors. The mirror appearance shows through the front and remains relatively clear in the back. Should be able to get it at relatively any craft or hardware store.

[@grotgrusson5124]

Regarding the window film, -what would have happened if you stuck it on before that you curved the plastic? It must have been much easier to glue it down to a flat surface, but would it have cracked or even peeled off during the bending part?

[@MikeHunt-qu6ef]

Damn Oden sick job next time for tint use the heat gun on low to heat shrink to get rid of those fingers (rinkles)

[@THectOrtiz]

First time I didn’t skip the ad. Thirdlove bras. Anyway, is that really Xavier though?

[@saskawatch]

I know I used to sell a spray tint at Canadian tire but it was black VHT made it. Nite Shade black? I don't know if they have more colors.

[@lordgiantsbane]

What if you applied the tint first then molded it to shape? Would the heat be too much ?

[@nikko125]

you mentioned gundam, would nice to see you build one :)