Rawgee Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Posted January 18, 2014 All right so here's the helmet, wow what a journey assembling this thing, trimming the ears... Your thoughts? Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 Looking good, personally I would sand a little more off the fronts of the ears at the tops to allow the gaps on the bottoms to close slightly more. Quote
The5thHorseman[501st] Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) About the right ear, i would trim more at the back of the curved section. This way it should allow you to close the front when pressing the ear against the helmet. About the left one, IMO the only way to close the gap would be to drop the ear a little lower (like your right one BTW). But as they are now, i think you did a pretty good job ! NE ears seem to be really bad to fit properly. Edited January 18, 2014 by The5thHorseman Quote
Barcoder[TK] Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 I think you did pretty good job as well! Well done! (But as suggested, maybe a bit more sanding?) Quote
Rawgee Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Posted January 19, 2014 Thanks guys i will definitely trim some more but not now, i want to finish the whole suit first! Thanks again really appreciate your advices! Quote
Rawgee Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Posted January 21, 2014 Sewing day, neckseal almost complete, i have to thank you Peter, i took your idea for the neckseal! A bit of a pain in the butt to do when you're not an expert but we're getting there... Quote
Barcoder[TK] Posted January 22, 2014 Report Posted January 22, 2014 Yay! Sewing days are always fun. lol I can't wait to see the result... Quote
Rawgee Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Yup! haha! So here's the final result of the neckseal, again thanks for the idea and detailed photos on your build Peter! At first i wanted to make it velcro closing but zipper is way better Finally received my rivets from Echo so i fixed the knee ammo pack: I've started to cut some 1,5 x 1,5 inch square for the snaps but i paused that... Really considering doing a harness like Pandatrooper... I'll sleep on that so more to follow tomorrow...And like i said in a previous post, i re-used an inside liner of an old atv helmet to put inside this one. I've stick some velcro on top of the liner and inside the helmet so it doesn't move and put two pieces of foam on both side to make it more tight inside so i don't look like a bobblehead when i move my head. It works like a charm, really comfy, i love it, on the plus side, it can be removed and washed in a washing machine! (a picture is worth a thousand words) Edited January 23, 2014 by Rawgee Quote
Tolo[TK] Posted January 23, 2014 Report Posted January 23, 2014 Wow, nice job on the neck seal. Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Quote
Barcoder[TK] Posted January 23, 2014 Report Posted January 23, 2014 Good job Martin! Your neckseal turned out awesome; looks great. So glad I was able to help. Quote
Rawgee Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Posted January 23, 2014 Wow, nice job on the neck seal. Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Thanks Eric! Just finished the paint on my helmet. My biggest advice to newcomers that are reading this, if you want to use trooperbay's template or any other template, fine, but make sure it is properly stuck to the surface with no air bubbles and then use a good amount of paint, not too much but enough that you just have to do one pass, as soon as your done, remove the sticker immediately, don't let it dry! Otherwise get ready to do some cleaning around the design... Here's the results: Make sure to give it a white coat first: Front view: Right Side: Left side: Rear view: Quote
toybiz[TK] Posted January 24, 2014 Report Posted January 24, 2014 Impressive, most impressive... Thank you for sharing and the tips. This will help me when I get to the assembly part of my build. Quote
Tolo[TK] Posted January 24, 2014 Report Posted January 24, 2014 Nice and clean paint job. I'll ship you mine so you can paint it lolllll Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Quote
Batphobic Posted January 25, 2014 Report Posted January 25, 2014 Wow - nicely done. Really nice build all over. Thanks for posting such thorough pics. Quote
I'm Batman[501st] Posted February 4, 2014 Report Posted February 4, 2014 Awesome job so far. Can't wait for the finished result. Quote
Rawgee Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks guys, appreciate the nice comments! Its coming along nicely, i am almost done, a few tweaks here and there on the fitting, i should be done in a few days, i'm doing a Jawa costume for my son at the same time Quote
Barcoder[TK] Posted February 4, 2014 Report Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks guys, appreciate the nice comments! Its coming along nicely, i am almost done, a few tweaks here and there on the fitting, i should be done in a few days, i'm doing a Jawa costume for my son at the same time Looking forward to seeing the completed suit. Hurry up & get yourself approved! (Be sure to post pics of your son's Jawa costume.) Quote
Rawgee Posted February 8, 2014 Author Report Posted February 8, 2014 Trooper not done yet... But here's my sons Jawa progress Quote
Tolo[TK] Posted February 8, 2014 Report Posted February 8, 2014 Nice!!! Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Quote
Izzy Posted February 20, 2014 Report Posted February 20, 2014 Nice work Martin, keep the progress coming!! Quote
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted February 21, 2014 Report Posted February 21, 2014 Keep at it, Martin!! You're nearly there, and looking good! Quote
Thxboy Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 Testors/Model Master - Gloss Black 1147 - Semi Gloss Black 2740 - French Blue 2715 - Blue Angel 1772 (Do i need that? I have seen some have French blue on buttons and on stripes as well...) - Gloss Gray 1138 - Gloss White 1145 (For touch up) Vocoder and mic tips first coat: What did you use for mic tips? Semi or full gloss black? Thanks for the help! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
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