ZacMuleer[TK] Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Howdy, all - I've yet to construct a build thread, though I think I should for this reason. I am mostly replicating pandatrooper's builds, so I know you all have seen those before. But I've recently come to a problem. I think. I'm putting together an ATA helmet (again, thank you pandatrooper, for the amazing build thread). I make all the necessary cuts and clamp the face to the cap-n-back where I think it should go. Looks pretty good, eh? I'll work on finishing the teeth later. But looking at it from almost all angles it looks really freakin' good. The front (above) and both sides are lined up right in the center (the forehead traps line up with the eye sockets). And the other side... I put the helmet down to begin to work on the ears, and it looks like the face is kinda squinting at me. I know that the helmet is screen-derived, and that it isn't supposed to be symmetrical. But does this look normal? It seems that the left side sticks out farther than the right... In this picture, it would seem that instead of a straight line, the axis of the face is curved upward. If it is supposed to look like this, then I'll sit down and shut up, but did riveting the bottom cause this? I took one lower rivet out to see if it would fix the problem, but haven't seen a change. Would taking the other out as well (And leaving it out) fix the issue? And do the ears do a good job of holding the rest of the helmet in place (no swiveling)? Thanks, all!! Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Welcome to screen accurate wonky land Quote
pandatrooper[TK] Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 That's normal. If you install a rivet on the sides of the helmet and on the bottom (both would be hidden by the ears) the helmet will not swivel at all. Quote
iconoclasta_88[501st] Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Thats the beauty of it! Saludos Quote
Jancelot[TK] Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Heh, yeah. I'm building my first screen accurate bucket and I did a double-take on that as well. Looking good! Quote
Sonnenschein Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Perfectly normal The AP is a little more symmetrical. ATA, CAP-W and TE2 are like that, sharing the same source. Quote
3phase Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Mine was the same so im glad you have confirmed it was correct. Quote
Laspector[TK] Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Wow that is wonky...Sorry no "screen accurate" for this puppy. Quote
sixxgunn13 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) Like everyone else, its how the buck was created... hand made and not symmetrical. thats why the Vader ROTS helmet looks awful, it was created on a 3d printer. ---------- Edited December 19, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working removed Quote
ZacMuleer[TK] Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Posted September 14, 2011 Sweet!! I was hoping that that was the case! I will respect the squint. Thanks, everyone- helmet is re-riveted and solidified. Now onto those pesky ears... Quote
stormtrooperguy[501st] Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Wow that is wonky...Sorry no "screen accurate" for this puppy. I'm sort of in that camp too. I love the accurate helmets for display, but prefer symmetrical for trooping. Quote
NoVATie[Admin] Posted September 14, 2011 Report Posted September 14, 2011 Funny how "weird" the mirrored helmet pictures look. Quote
TK-7980 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Posted September 15, 2011 Wow that is wonky...Sorry no "screen accurate" for this puppy. FX will still look 100 times worse than anything screen accurate though. Quote
carbonitekid Posted September 15, 2011 Report Posted September 15, 2011 FX will still look 100 times worse than anything screen accurate though. Amen to that!! You want it to look realy weird? Stick it in fromt of a mirror. That really shows up just how wonky the screen accurate lids are in all their beauty. Quote
BananoPower22[TK] Posted September 15, 2011 Report Posted September 15, 2011 It's just personal taste. Some members of our garrison like the FX for some unknown reason.. but IMO nothing beats the look of a beautiful wonky screen accurate helmet Quote
Plastic Fury[TK] Posted September 15, 2011 Report Posted September 15, 2011 I had a feeling I knew what it was going to be before I even opened the thread lol. Just par for the course. I remember the first accurate bucket I build I tried to correct that, little did I know. I'll take that bit of wonkyness (you ONLY ever see it if you look directly above anyway) over the insanely huge FX bucket. Good job on that so far, you are on the right track, just keep on going with it! Quote
Laspector[TK] Posted September 15, 2011 Report Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) Yeah it's just personal preferance. We all have our different ideas about what looks best. Wasn't trying to start an arguement. By the way, I don't still wear that FX lid in my pic there. Haven't for a couple years. I guess I need to change that pic someday. Edited September 15, 2011 by Laspector Quote
senna1rossi[TK] Posted September 27, 2011 Report Posted September 27, 2011 haa haa, yeah, i asked the same question when i was in the same stage on my helmet build. wonky ftw Quote
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