Storm-trooper helmet tiki torch

Premise: Use cement casting to make a storm-trooper helmet tiki torch…

Inspiration

(while drinking beers with Crayonfou at Focal Point) Remember that scene in Return of the Jedi where the Ewoks put storm-trooper helmets on a sticks? Actually we could not find it, although there was one where they play the helmets as drums/marimbas. (But there is a scene of storm-trooper helmets on sticks in the Mandalorian).

Some nerds have made versions of the helmets-on-sticks for Halloween decorations, but I want something more whimsical: A tiki torch! To do this, we would need to cast the helmets out of a flame-resistant material…how about cement? Well, just that morning I saw a hackaday thread on printing molds out of TPU to do cement casting. Perfect!

Resources/Questions

Stormtrooper helmet model on printables – can fit this at 60% scale on a Prusa MK3S+

Design questions:

• Should flame be visible through the eyes (i.e., partially hollow interior cavity) or flame emerging from top of head? (solid head, paint the eye holds). No clear opinion.

Status:

• Unlikely to do implement, as I do not have a backyard and open flames are forbidden on the roof

Some mockups with Dall-E-3

ServiceExecute["OpenAI", "ImageCreate", 
    {"Prompt" -> "A Star Wars stormtrooper helmut on a stick, in the form of a tiki torch", "Model" -> "dall-e-3"}]

ServiceExecute["OpenAI", "ImageCreate", 
    {"Prompt" -> "A clearing with people having a tiki party.  The tiki torches that are in the background and foreground are clearly Star Wars stormtrooper helmets on sticks, and have flames visible.", "Model" -> "dall-e-3"}]

ServiceExecute["OpenAI", "ImageCreate", 
    {"Prompt" -> "A tiki party scene. The tiki torches have flames visible from the top and are shaped like star wars stormtrooper helmets.", "Model" -> "dall-e-3"}]

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