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WilliamsSkeletor
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Well fellas,
Thought it was time for a quick update. The helmet is painted, vinyl-stickered, and almost ready to go. The painting was a huge pain in my butt, but MAN did I enjoy it. This meticulous stuff zones me right out. Fun distraction. It's missing, of course, mic tips (which are currently in transit from the UK
), and the rubber trim around the neck of the helmet (anybody have a source, or better yet got any leftover?). I was able to close the gaps between the earcaps and the "tubes" near as close to flush as I could get 'em. Lemme know what you fellas think. BTW, was there ever any screen/mesh behind the teeth in the movies? When Luke takes off his helmet in ANH (in the Leia's cell), you can clearly see that there's no mesh at all. You can see Mark Hamill's nose right through the teeth holes. I have molded, charcoal-colored fiberglass screen (for screen doors) in place behind the teeth, but it's held on with duct-tape (nice and temporary). AND, man, does Novus work great on this ABS. Shiny, shiny, shiny... So again, lemme know what you guys think, and thanks to Wackchimp for hosting the pics...
CHEERS.
-Roger
Thought it was time for a quick update. The helmet is painted, vinyl-stickered, and almost ready to go. The painting was a huge pain in my butt, but MAN did I enjoy it. This meticulous stuff zones me right out. Fun distraction. It's missing, of course, mic tips (which are currently in transit from the UK
), and the rubber trim around the neck of the helmet (anybody have a source, or better yet got any leftover?). I was able to close the gaps between the earcaps and the "tubes" near as close to flush as I could get 'em. Lemme know what you fellas think. BTW, was there ever any screen/mesh behind the teeth in the movies? When Luke takes off his helmet in ANH (in the Leia's cell), you can clearly see that there's no mesh at all. You can see Mark Hamill's nose right through the teeth holes. I have molded, charcoal-colored fiberglass screen (for screen doors) in place behind the teeth, but it's held on with duct-tape (nice and temporary). AND, man, does Novus work great on this ABS. Shiny, shiny, shiny... So again, lemme know what you guys think, and thanks to Wackchimp for hosting the pics...
CHEERS.
-Roger
KevVader
Sr Member
Nice job. Great paintwork on the vocoder as well.
I'm pretty sure there wasn't any mesh in the film used lids....but I do like the look of it and will be putting some in my helmet. However, the typical door screen doesn't look that great IMO. I like the perforated mesh used the the VD cut-away helmet. Anyone know a source?
I'm pretty sure there wasn't any mesh in the film used lids....but I do like the look of it and will be putting some in my helmet. However, the typical door screen doesn't look that great IMO. I like the perforated mesh used the the VD cut-away helmet. Anyone know a source?
Looks smashing. For the correct trim, go here:
http://www.rpf.invisionzone.com/index.php?...&hl=sealsdirect
You should probably replace the brow trim as well with more accurate stuff.
http://www.rpf.invisionzone.com/index.php?...&hl=sealsdirect
You should probably replace the brow trim as well with more accurate stuff.
WilliamsSkeletor
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Thanks for the kind words, fellas. Hey, clutch. I didn't realize the brow trim the kit came with was inaccurate. And as for the neck trim, I'd already taken a look at that same archived thread, but the profile of the SWR150 is an "S" curve. Is that correct? I figured it'd be more like the brow trim... a "C," or "U" I guess you could call it. I've never seen this stuff in person, so it's all new to me. Again, thanks for the kind words and many thanks for the advice, clutch.
CHEERS. :thumbsup
-Roger
Thanks for the kind words, fellas. Hey, clutch. I didn't realize the brow trim the kit came with was inaccurate. And as for the neck trim, I'd already taken a look at that same archived thread, but the profile of the SWR150 is an "S" curve. Is that correct? I figured it'd be more like the brow trim... a "C," or "U" I guess you could call it. I've never seen this stuff in person, so it's all new to me. Again, thanks for the kind words and many thanks for the advice, clutch.
CHEERS. :thumbsup
-Roger
The originals had the 'S' trim. When put on properly, you can't see the extra material, but it seems like the fit is a little tighter and bunched up. I have found that if you cut the top part of the 'S' off, it fits like a glove around your helmet. You also can't see where you cut it because it will be on the inside of the helmet. They may be doing more accurate brow trim now, I know my GF trim was a little thicker than it should be.
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