More helmet fitting — and starting goggle design
The sides of Rocky’s aviator cap were a bit poofy when I was done, so I obsessively picked out about 5 inches of each (double stitched) seam and adjusted them. The fit is much nicer now.
Goggle Design — patterning
Rocky’s goggles are more of a suggestion than functional — they never move from the top of his cap — but I still want to do a nice job on them.
For lenses, I’m using polycarbonate 90mm Petri dishes — which are actually about 85mm in diameter and 15mm tall (the lids are close to the actual 90mm). I used my Alibre CAD software to create a subtle slightly conical shape and flatterned it into a pattern I can use to cut the leather
My CAD software can do lofted sheet metal flanges — which are great for designing costume conical bits
Here’s the isomorphic view
here’s the head-on orthographic view
And then I can tell it to flatten it out and make a drawing of the final shape — aka a pattern!
90mm plastic Petri dishes for goggles lenses
These are the perfect size for Rocky’s goggles. They’re about 15mm deep
Mock-up of the goggles frame to check the size.
