TK-4510[501st] Posted June 1, 2008 Report Posted June 1, 2008 Soon I will be dissecting and rebuilding a Recastastic helmet for a guy here that got ripped on the bay. Stay tuned for the fun and bring beer and pop corn To bring yourself up to date, here is the original thread. http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?show...amp;#entry44989 WE ARE GOING TO PIMP THIS BAD BOY Mike Brothers Donations: Nathan - "runriottt" Chris - "Smitty" Steve - "Amish Trooper" Quote
Amish Trooper Posted June 1, 2008 Report Posted June 1, 2008 I have the hovis just haven't had a chance since work had me 2 states away. I just got back today but they will go out tomorrow Quote
Runnriottt Posted June 1, 2008 Report Posted June 1, 2008 I am looking forward to seeing the progress. Quote
Billhag Posted June 2, 2008 Report Posted June 2, 2008 Oh Boy!, This is going to be good, I just can't wait for this Quote
Murray1134[501st] Posted June 2, 2008 Report Posted June 2, 2008 I can't wait to see how this comes out. Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted June 2, 2008 Report Posted June 2, 2008 He better appreciate this is all I can say Quote
Ironclaw Posted June 2, 2008 Report Posted June 2, 2008 He better appreciate this is all I can say No worries mate, I'm so overly excited and appreciate Mike doing this for me. And thanks to the guys shipping in with stuff for the helmet . This will be one sweet thread and helmet! Would be cool to get one of those ingraved plates one of the members are making. So when ever I'm not wearing the helmet, I put it in a place with the plate infront for my buddies to see when they get over. Makes the helmet look even more unique and expensive . Might order one afterwards. Can't wait . Quote
Ironclaw Posted June 2, 2008 Report Posted June 2, 2008 You have allready got one... Oh yeah, forgot about that picture you posted... sweet . Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 OK, so here we go. I got the helmet today. We had some real serious import issues to resolve but we have cleared those. I wanna start off by saying that whoever sold this helmet to Kent should feel pretty sorry an impolite person right now. First he overpaid for the helmet, then had to ship it to me and then pay an import fee..... $630 so far. Sleep well...... Anyway lets begin!!!! Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 Just some reference pics of the helmet before I tear into it. Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 Its really not that bad of a bucket. Overpriced? YES....Bad quality? no.... Just needs a little TLC. I start off by stripping it down and tearing off the stickers... Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 One of the first things I have to fix is the eyes... They are under trimmed and a bit of a loose pull. I take a pencil and mark where I think the trimming should be for an ANH helmet. Using a large x-acto knife I carefully trim along my lines that I drew. After I cut everything to shape I hit it with some 80 grit to smooth things out quickly. Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 I noticed that the cap is not full cut off the face plate either, so off she goes!!!.. Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 Now its time to do a light wet sanding on the whole thing so I can primer it and sand out those runs that Kent was showing in his original post. Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 I notice that the ears seem under trimmed as well, so I will address this issue. Its nice that things are under trimmed though, at least we can fix that easily Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 Now I take it outside and give it a nice thick clean coat of primer. I will let this dry for a while and then we will start smoothin' her out. This is going to be a nice bucket. Thats all for today. Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Posted June 6, 2008 Kent has decided on this style helmet for himself. I will do my best to make it happen buddy. Quote
Ironclaw Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 Kent has decided on this style helmet for himself. I will do my best to make it happen buddy. Thanks mate... I can't stop smiling when I see the project pictures, I'm so excited 1:46 am now, nighty all ! Quote
nice-biscuit Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 I wish my recast was as clean as this one. The ears were like argghh. Great thread. Your TE2 to a Hero is a classic. Good luck with this one. Quote
Amish Trooper Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 Crap you work quick. Have you recived the hovi's yet? Looks great so far bud Quote
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