russellsch
Master Member
This is a spectacular piece, & it's not even finished yet!! 
I love it!!!
I love it!!!
Rebel Trooper Helmet
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This is a spectacular piece, & it's not even finished yet!!
I love it!!!
Thanks Russ
Combox progress - hand carved the lines and filled the ends..
Might have this done by the end of the weekend!
Might have this done by the end of the weekend!
I found a snap cap that's very close to the dishwasher thermostat piece on the combox and thought I use two allen heads for the buttons with some Bondo work! I bent the snap tangs down to give the epoxy a little something to grab on to. It's coming along
Needs some spot putty, more sanding, and more primer, but it's working out!
Needs some spot putty, more sanding, and more primer, but it's working out!
I haven't worked on this in quite some time, but I gave it a go Saturday and Sunday! My master carpenter buddy loaned me a really cool ball end carving motor and a table belt sander. So I radiuses the backside to a close contour of the helmet and then bored out the backside of the radio box, taped off the helmet, mixed up some Bondo, added the Bodo and pressed it in place! Messy, but it worked pretty well!
After the first round of sanding - the pre fit
Ugly backside
Added lightweight filler to fill the gaps so it's really easy to sand
I'll sand it up today and see where I'm at!
After the first round of sanding - the pre fit
Ugly backside
Added lightweight filler to fill the gaps so it's really easy to sand
I'll sand it up today and see where I'm at!
The lightweight filler didn't work, so back to Bondo I went
Worked on the radio detail - dishwasher thermostat piece. I used Manny from Portumac Prop Studio's pieces and filed off the nipples. I think once painted up this will do the job!
Unscathed helmet after all the Bondo casts LOL
Worked on the radio detail - dishwasher thermostat piece. I used Manny from Portumac Prop Studio's pieces and filed off the nipples. I think once painted up this will do the job!
Unscathed helmet after all the Bondo casts LOL
Made some more progress on the radio box details - I love Bondo!
Happy with the box and how it fits to the helmet
Ugly from black caulking but it starting to look like a radio box LOL
Need to epoxy the allen heads and caulk the details in a few more times. I floated the allen heads and the disc off the box in an attempt to have them look more "vac-formed", we'll see how this turns out....
Happy with the box and how it fits to the helmet
Ugly from black caulking but it starting to look like a radio box LOL
Need to epoxy the allen heads and caulk the details in a few more times. I floated the allen heads and the disc off the box in an attempt to have them look more "vac-formed", we'll see how this turns out....
russellsch
Master Member
I love work in progress updates
This helmet is gonna be AAAWWEEEsome!!!
This helmet is gonna be AAAWWEEEsome!!!
Finally got the radio box finished up and painted white after drilling and chamfering the hole for the mounting screw. Need to shoot it with clear and mount it!
The rear swoop had a little run, so I sanded it out and re-shot it white. I decided to re-clear the whole helmet before assembly
The rear swoop had a little run, so I sanded it out and re-shot it white. I decided to re-clear the whole helmet before assembly
Got the large rear swoop glossed today and it turned out perfect! Hit the radio box and the front pre visor too. My satin white rattle can was sputtering on my test spray so I need to get more. Noway am I risking this getting messed up again! Here so progress pics!
All I need to do is reshoot the actual helmet, gloss coat, and assemble. I decided to pick up some original type yellow foam and do the star pattern instead of the hard hat liner I originally tried. More accurate!
All I need to do is reshoot the actual helmet, gloss coat, and assemble. I decided to pick up some original type yellow foam and do the star pattern instead of the hard hat liner I originally tried. More accurate!
russellsch
Master Member
Oh I can not WAIT to see this baby all assembled!!!
It's looking amazing my friend!
It's looking amazing my friend!
Friendly flyer
Well-Known Member
I really like your com-box!
One thing: The original helmets was put together in Britain in the 1970s, which means the screws would have been slot-headed screws rather than Philips-heads. For a "what the helmet should have looked like"-build that won't matter of course.
One thing: The original helmets was put together in Britain in the 1970s, which means the screws would have been slot-headed screws rather than Philips-heads. For a "what the helmet should have looked like"-build that won't matter of course.
Thanks you sir! Point well taken, I have this on the final assembly like of items to pick up!
So so pissed off
russellsch
Master Member
That sssssuuuuuucks!!!!!
I’m out of town tomorrow through Sunday, I’ll sand it up Monday and see what I have to do. New rule - wait one week between coats!
Well I sanded it all out and I’m “thinking” maybe I’ll shoot it satin white tomorrow.....thoughts?
russellsch
Master Member
Sounds good. But then wait a week before doing anything else to it!
3rd or 5th or whatever we're on now's the charm, on this baby.
3rd or 5th or whatever we're on now's the charm, on this baby.
I re-shot the satin white without any issues this past Tuesday....next Wednesday I will shoot a second coat of white. #longestsimplebuildever
Found the correct slotted screws for the assembly. I'm happy with how the radio box came out!
If I can get the main helmet paint to come out as nice as the rest of the parts, this helmet will be worth all the effort. I'll shoot this a second coat when I get home from work today, fingers crossed!
If I can get the main helmet paint to come out as nice as the rest of the parts, this helmet will be worth all the effort. I'll shoot this a second coat when I get home from work today, fingers crossed!
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