This Galactus-Themed 3D-Printed Helmet Boasts a Working Raspberry Pi-Powered Livesream Camera
3D-printed then decorated with upcycled parts and an array of LEDs, this livestreaming helmet is sure to be the talk of the con.
A trio of makers has put together an unusual helmet, themed around the comic book planet-eater Galactus, with a surprising bonus feature: a camera that streams live video to a display on the rear.
"A buddy that was going to Baltimore Comic-Con […] asked me if I could throw a couple LEDs on it," the pseudonymous "amishjim" explains of the eye-catching helmet's origins. "Yes, I can. On the left side is blacklight [ultraviolet] LEDs, as he has some blacklight art. A lit-up green pickle by the mouth, there is a small lightbulb in the flash area in the vintage camera mounted on the forehead, and finally some random LEDs on the right antenna. All powered by a USB brick and 12V RC car battery in his pocket."
The helmet, designed to roughly mimic that of Marvel's Galactus, has a hidden bonus feature beyond the LEDs, though: "The vintage camera has a pinhole camera attached to a Raspberry Pi that is mounted on the rear," amishjim explains. "It has a touchscreen mounted on it, and displays what is seen by the pinhole camera on the forehead. Like you are seeing through him." Better still: The Raspberry Pi hosts a Wi-Fi hotspot for live streaming.
The helmet itself, meanwhile, was designed by Dave Waugh and 3D-printed by the pseudonymous "Darth Cleavage." A range of decorations have been added, using upcycled parts — from the vintage camera chassis at the front to a sticker suggesting the bulk has been built from an old RCA cathode-ray tube.
A video of the helmet in action is available on amishjim's Instagram page.
