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NACA - Redesign Racing

This is NACA's Le Castellet, a premium bike helmet, made out of carbon-fiber and Nomex, a meta-aramid. It's the lightest and smallest full motorbike helmet on the market. I was tasked with refreshing the design without having to renew the very costly homologations. So just add-ons on the outside, and a new paint-scheme.
For this I worked with the model I made previously, which is used on the 3D online configurator : https://nacahelmet.com/en/products/configurateur-naca-moto-integral

I made 85 quick renders for this task. Adding an excess of grunge on the texture made the helmet feel real very quickly, a neat tip.

I made 85 quick renders for this task. Adding an excess of grunge on the texture made the helmet feel real very quickly, a neat tip.

3dscan by 3Dscanstore.com The spoiler show here is a simple thermoformed sheet of PS.

3dscan by 3Dscanstore.com
The spoiler show here is a simple thermoformed sheet of PS.

Gradients are a nice way to add interest to any concept. It's a bit irrealistic for this helmet, but it can always spark a new idea.

Gradients are a nice way to add interest to any concept. It's a bit irrealistic for this helmet, but it can always spark a new idea.

I really liked the black-back. It created a nice diagonal on the helmet.

I really liked the black-back. It created a nice diagonal on the helmet.

A less protuberant spoiler was created. It's important to be excessive during the design phase, you can always tone it down, it's harder to tone it up.

A less protuberant spoiler was created.
It's important to be excessive during the design phase, you can always tone it down, it's harder to tone it up.

A more classic NACA airduct, to be glued on the carbon-fiber shell.

A more classic NACA airduct, to be glued on the carbon-fiber shell.

Or screwed on ?

Or screwed on ?

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