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I messed up my first one too. The problem here really is the lousy instructions that come with the kit. I wouldnt use half that instruction manual to put together that armor. Rip out the velcro section entirely.

I think its Humbrol midnight blue, but I havent touched it in a while.... I will look when I get home tonight. And Just so everyone is aware... I figured out that there is no testors satin black in the bottle anywhere.... What I used in the tutorial was basically any satin black ENAMEL. No water based stuff either. I will take a pic of what I used when I get home.

Try this too possibly. I have taken a small 1x1 inch square of t-shirt material and soaked it good with super glue. Then just spread it over the back of the cracked area and work out the bubbles. In about 5-10 minutes it will be rock solid. I call it miniature fiberglass repair dont get that stuff on your fingers though!!!!

Try this too possibly. I have taken a small 1x1 inch square of t-shirt material and soaked it good with super glue. Then just spread it over the back of the cracked area and work out the bubbles. In about 5 minutes it will be rock solid. I call it miniature fiberglass repair dont get that stuff on your fingers though!!!!

Once you pop rivet the helmet together the parts will be a little bit tighter. The ears also take up the slack in this area too. trim the front of the ears pretty much by following the lines. Test fit as you go. The back of the ears are a different story. They need to be rounded off a bit more. Check out the tutorial I did and look at the back of the ears. As far as the left eye goes.... The inner part needs to be closer cut I think... Thew bottom a bit too. Mostly I noticed that the inner part needs a bit of meat taken off... Just a LITTLE. I could put it together for you for a small fee

That left eye could be cut a bit closer around the hump and on the inside a bit, but otherwise it looks good. Humbrol Ad Grey 5 but you can also use Testors grey #1138

Thats thee spirit Matt!

I think they just threw the green stuff in there and paid little attention to anything more than covering the eyes. I have seen pictures of helmets where the acetate was just a narrow strip and I have seen pics where it seems like they just cut a big chunk to fit in there. Seems pretty random.

I dont have an amp, but I would have to get a decent bucket first. Then I would get the effects going...

I agree with seth and think someone else is incorrect....

I got them from the website <a href="http://www.looksirdroids.com" target="_blank">http://www.looksirdroids.com</a>. On that site Gino compared a helmet he built with the dave m helmet. I really wanted to build the brian r helmet, but nobody has any good pics that I could find. The brian r helmet is THE actual helmet matt used for casting the TE and TE2 I believe. Did I confuse you more?

FOR NOW ITS DONE:)

Press down on the stickers firmly and make them come up with the clear part. They are just a little difficult to transfer to the clear, but it will work...

Oooooooh, That is looking very nice there buddy!!!

Worth more?? Hmmm. Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder here. I prefer to have my buckets as accurate as possible without sacrificing function and over all look. If you cant wear it cause all it has is an uncomfortable chunk of foam in it, well then you may want to reconsider. I prefer the absolute genuineness (is that a word?) for a display. for trooping you need to be practical too. For trooping I would put in a hard hat liner, black fabric material to back the frown so the kids cant see your mouth, cutter shield lenses so that the eyes dont show in pics. That would probably be it. No fans, no mics, no speakers. From what I have seen the mics and speakers are lame anyway. The speakers are never loud enough and the mic gets feedback if not done just so. I did install a fan for the rose parade though. I knew I would need that for sure.. I REALLY like what Rocko is doing with his build. He is trying to emulate the screen used look on his bucket to a hole nuvva level. I did that on my sandy too and it really looked nice. A good example of what I prefer in looks is the Gino v2. He did a great job capturing all the little details. He hand painted everything and his patience really shows in the bucket. I would strive for that.

You know.... If they would have painted the hero frown on there it wouldnt look too bad. It still not worth $400 to me though. I can get a TE2 for less

Thanks guys! I am thinking about painting the details next and might do a tutorial on that as well.

I think....for the money.... Its not bad. But for me personally I wouldnt be caught in that bucket. For someone who wants a completed helmet with all the bells and whistles and has no modeling skills its probably the best choice for them. Its easy to get too, if you dont know anybody I saw one at Comic-Con and I wasnt that happy with how it turned out. You know what they should have done was bought Matts SFS CNC sculpt. Then it would have been OVER!!! But they blew it by using the "other" helmet and making adjustments and not using a skilled prop master like "us" here on FISD. The finished product looks great as far as quality goes, but they lost the look in translation, you know what I mean?

really looking nice Chris.

That looks alot like the SFS helmet.... Is

Make sure you primer it good.

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I have sold pretty much everything now I had a AP for the Rose Parade (sold) an AP for sand trooper (sold) and the clone (sold)..... All I have left is the gifts of friends. I wont sell those. Someday I will get my TE2 armor to go with this awesome bucket,.....maybe We'll see. My daughter had a blast being photographed but after that she was done

Lookin good bro!!!