Brownie Posted June 23, 2014 Report Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) NIce arrival couple of weeks ago: Some tools, oh yeah pencil & ruler also handy Pencilled marker ready to start, scary moment the first cuts Rough marks initially, but I will fine tune as i progress I do actually end up going just past that pencil line to get the look I need Right Eye nearly there & left eye almost finished 2nd pass on the teeth Looking shiny.... Brow in place to get the low look & neo's used to get everything lined up ready for rivets Never used a rivet gun before, but getting confident now Everyone's 1st build dreaded point - the ears (roughly 2 hours a peice). To get them with slight gaps like Luke's Right ear drilled/countersunk & fixed, pencilled marker to make sure enough space for the black outline Help please - have I marked the vocoder correctly ? & again are the teeth good enough yet to paint / Ok before I carry on I'd like some professional guidance please, I'm trying to get close to the Hero Luke, hoping Troopermaster could also offer some constructive critiscm.... thanks guys. Then phase 2 to follow... Edited June 23, 2014 by Brownie Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted June 23, 2014 Report Posted June 23, 2014 looks pretty close. the brow line eyes and teeth trimming need advice from paul, as he's more of the expert at the fine details. I like your brow line, and I'll be following this thread as I do have a TM hero on the way. Quote
Brownie Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Sorry, could a moderator move this Edited June 23, 2014 by Brownie Quote
Tolo[TK] Posted June 23, 2014 Report Posted June 23, 2014 Beautiful bucket! Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted June 23, 2014 Report Posted June 23, 2014 A little more trimming around the eyes, but looking good Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted June 24, 2014 Report Posted June 24, 2014 glen speaks the truth. Open the eyes a bit more. Incredible job on that first ear!!! Quote
haui[TK] Posted June 24, 2014 Report Posted June 24, 2014 Looks good, how many hours have you spent ? Quote
troopermaster Posted June 24, 2014 Report Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) If you really want to make it like Luke's helmet, you will need to reposition the face plate. It's a common misconception that Luke has a low brow that covers the eyes. If you look closely, you can see white between the eyes and brow. To do this on your helmet, you will have to drill out the lower rivets and pull the face inwards. You can see in this next photo that the face actually tilts downwards, not upwards. And in this next photo you can see there is a gap between the face plate and dome, meaning they are not pushed tight together. Your eyes are looking quite good as is. Maybe take a touch off the lower edge but leave some flashing above. Edited June 24, 2014 by troopermaster Quote
Brownie Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Posted June 24, 2014 Thanks Guys, Paul do you think i could remove the brow trim & take 2mm of off the cap ? Left ear finished, perhaps could do with a little tweak Quote
troopermaster Posted June 24, 2014 Report Posted June 24, 2014 You could do that, but it won't alter the angle of the face. You should reposition the face if you really want your helmet to be like Luke's or just be happy as is and make a nice, non-specific hero helmet. The hero helmets are quite hard to get the right look. There is some jiggery-pokery that needs to be done in order to make them look like the movie helmets. Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 more info paul.. we need to know the jiggery pokery. Quote
Brownie Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Posted June 25, 2014 Ok sanded the bottom of the eyes a little: before After What do you think, anymore or is this ok ? Haui - it's taken many hours, as I've been very cautious only taken very small slivers off. Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted June 26, 2014 Report Posted June 26, 2014 when you start to fit your lenses that will tell you more to do. the teeth also need some less materials on the vertical side. Quote
Brownie Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Posted June 27, 2014 Ok, took 1mm of the teeth & here goes with the 1st pass, my brushes are rubbish - so will be buying some decent ones tomorrow Quote
DarSec[TK] Posted June 28, 2014 Report Posted June 28, 2014 Is this a 2mm kit or 1.5? I'm looking to order soon and I'm curious about the difference between the two. Nice work!!! Hero is def the way to go!! Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted June 28, 2014 Report Posted June 28, 2014 keep up the work... nothing like do and do again! this stuff is not easy by far! I have my lid almost done... and it arrived today Quote
Brownie Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Posted July 3, 2014 I'll have some more progress pics uploaded tonight, I've adjusted the brow. Just wanted to check the left Trap has 11 Stripes & right 13 Stripes & then the Tears with 8 each ? Quote
Brownie Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Posted July 3, 2014 Almost finished the 2nd pass Still need to add the stripes on tears/traps/ears Quote
Bone[501st] Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Hey Dean! What has happened to your Bucket-Build? It is freaking amazing so far! I have a TM hero helmet myself in 1.5 mm that I hpoe to sstart building soon. I am curious about the material of your bucket (1.5 or 2mm) and the lenses ... How are you going to attach them? Oh, and something else: does anybody know if the two hero helmets of Luke and Han had a different number of stripes on their tubes? I count thirteen on Lukes tubes, but I can't find a decent picture of Han. It is his helmet I am aiming for. On the other hand I have found a photo with two hero helmets and both had twelve stripes ... Talking about confusion ... Also, why are there so few TM build threads? Edited August 8, 2014 by Bone Quote
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Looking good, Dean! Very nice work. Bone, if you do some deeper research, you'll find that a different number of tube stripes from the left to the right sides is a common thing. Quote
Bone[501st] Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Yes, Tim, you are completely right! That was something that occured to me rather early Absolutely no symmetry whatsoever! Thing is, I have never found a hires picture of Han's helmet to count the stripes. Until yesterday night, that is ... After digging through everything I could lay my hands on, I found out, that on Han's helmet there are 11 Stripes on his right tube and thirteen on the left one. Sorry to have hijacked this thread, back to Luke's helmet! Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted August 16, 2014 Report Posted August 16, 2014 If you really want to make it like Luke's helmet, you will need to reposition the face plate. It's a common misconception that Luke has a low brow that covers the eyes. If you look closely, you can see white between the eyes and brow. To do this on your helmet, you will have to drill out the lower rivets and pull the face inwards. You can see in this next photo that the face actually tilts downwards, not upwards. And in this next photo you can see there is a gap between the face plate and dome, meaning they are not pushed tight together. Your eyes are looking quite good as is. Maybe take a touch off the lower edge but leave some flashing above. Wow, excellent advice. You truly are TrooperMaster - thanks for sharing. Quote
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