pandatrooper[TK] Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Posted March 9, 2011 Glad you guys find it helpful! Quote
budspencer1971 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Not too sure what you mean? The rivets under the ears are just 1/8" rivets. That and the hole you made with the hole puncher just above the ears where the brow trim and ears meet...how big did you make it? Quote
BananoPower22[TK] Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Very nice! You say it's not as beige as AM, but the color difference it's not very noticeable? Will it go just fine with an AM armor? Quote
TK6986 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 Great thread; will be very helpful to me. I just paid for my ABS ATA kit and I'm even more excited about building it now. This will be my second lid, the first one looked like a trooper that took a header off the command deck. Thanks for posting this. Quote
ThayNerd[TK] Posted March 15, 2011 Report Posted March 15, 2011 That looks great I need to pick up a couple of these abs ata helmets. Quote
TK-3189[TK] Posted March 21, 2011 Report Posted March 21, 2011 Looks great! Can't wait to get my hands on one of those! Wow... The date you have signed on it, it was my birthday. Would have been a great birthday gift!!! lol... great lid Quote
firebladejedi[TK] Posted March 21, 2011 Report Posted March 21, 2011 Great tutorial Terry - and the new ATA in abs looks much better too Quote
DarthVeach Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 Fantastic and very helpful for us visual learners! I vote for this to be pinned! Quote
BananoPower22[TK] Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 On 4/1/2011 at 9:36 AM, DarthVeach said: Fantastic and very helpful for us visual learners! I vote for this to be pinned! me too, I will purchase an ATA helmet kit soon, and this thread can be really useful for us, but people don't reply often and it keeps getting buried with time and pinning it would make it easier to find Quote
vt357[501st] Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 That lid looks really fantastic, definitely need to pick up one of these. Great tutorial too, thanks. Quote
sith_241 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 I am using this to put together a ABS ATA right now and i must say this tutorial is tops. To my eye i appear to be duplicating Panda's build and its a much better helmet than the last one i built! Panda, your the man!! Quote
pandatrooper[TK] Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 Glad you find it useful. Quote
senna1rossi[TK] Posted June 20, 2011 Report Posted June 20, 2011 what reference or guide do you use to draw the 's' cutting line for the cap n back, please? i can't "picture" this part... and does the forehead line always align with the bottom of the trapezoid for the cut line? thanks Quote
LittleOne Posted June 21, 2011 Report Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) on my helmet which was hips, the cut line were pretty much indicated on the helmet. i have not seem a abs one so i could not really tell you, i would assume that the line "might" show up the same as it did on my helmet since it is the same tool to cast them ( i assume ) then all you have to do is follow those lines...they are there.... if you are afraid to mess up then leave more on then off....drill your holes in the cap and face plate join them with some brads instead of permanent rivets...then shape your ears the way you want them and also install them with temporary brads, that way you will be able to see if you need to remove some more of the cap and back...otherwise if you remove too much you wont have enough cap and back behind your ear and you ll just want to cry....when you see it assembled and that you dont have enough... also tk4510 has some super nice vids for the assembly of the helmet...i followed a lot of his advices and panda's tricks here and ended up with a real nice helmet....i had a ton of problems with the painting but the assembly went fairly well for a first helmet. look up mike ( tk4510 ) for help and panda here... Edited June 21, 2011 by LittleOne Quote
senna1rossi[TK] Posted June 22, 2011 Report Posted June 22, 2011 if you are afraid to mess up then leave more on then off....drill your holes in the cap and face plate join them with some brads instead of permanent rivets...then shape your ears the way you want them and also install them with temporary brads, that way you will be able to see if you need to remove some more of the cap and back...otherwise if you remove too much you wont have enough cap and back behind your ear and you ll just want to cry....when you see it assembled and that you dont have enough... ah, that's just brilliant, mate!! thanks, i'll use this advice! also tk4510 has some super nice vids for the assembly of the helmet...i followed a lot of his advices and panda's tricks here and ended up with a real nice helmet....i had a ton of problems with the painting but the assembly went fairly well for a first helmet. look up mike ( tk4510 ) for help and panda here... great, thank you so much! Quote
Brandyn Posted June 24, 2011 Report Posted June 24, 2011 Great walkthrough I hope it helps me when I get my ATA Kit. Quote
xeqshunr Posted August 17, 2011 Report Posted August 17, 2011 Does the ATA ABS lid come with the foam inserts for inside the dome, the mic pieces, the lens, and the black piping to run across the brow and the neck line? Panda, great tutorial. I can't wait to order my helmet and get crackin' using this guide. Quote
Jorran Posted August 30, 2011 Report Posted August 30, 2011 For the lens, I cut a notch out for the nose area. The bolts passing through the ears will hold the lens in place. I simply drill alignment holes for them in the lens. Terry, did you trim the welder's mask that came with the helmet kit to get it to this size? Mine is significantly taller. Quote
BananoPower22[TK] Posted August 30, 2011 Report Posted August 30, 2011 Mine was taller too, I just trimmed it. No biggie Quote
pandatrooper[TK] Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Posted August 30, 2011 Does the ATA ABS lid come with the foam inserts for inside the dome, the mic pieces, the lens, and the black piping to run across the brow and the neck line? Panda, great tutorial. I can't wait to order my helmet and get crackin' using this guide. ATA helmets come with all of the above plus hardware. Foam is not included. Quote
pandatrooper[TK] Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Posted August 30, 2011 Terry, did you trim the welder's mask that came with the helmet kit to get it to this size? Mine is significantly taller. yes. I just trim it. I find if its taller it can dig into your cheeks or nose when wearing it. The lens only needs to be 1/2" taller than the eye openings. Quote
Jorran Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 Cool, thanks. One more question: After they are dry, I sand the edges of the tips slightly to make them look a little more "worn" and add the mesh (run some CA glue on the inside edge and press the tips in. Some people like to use a round tool to make it look like they are pressed from the inside. I have E6000 and plastic welder, but no CA glue. Are either of those viable options for gluing the mesh screens? Quote
pandatrooper[TK] Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Posted September 4, 2011 I just find CA glue thinner and less noticable than other glues since it dries clear. I find E6000 too thick. Plastic weld is designed for styrene and ABS not resin, so I'm not sure if it will hold. It might soften the plastic slightly but might not bond with the screen mesh. Just use Krazy glue. 1 Quote
Jorran Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 Ok, thanks. I gotta' admit, this is a stressful part of the build. I can't figure out how to accurately work the mesh evenly down into the tip to rest on that little ridge. It doesn't help that I'm not coordinated at all! Quote
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