OPERATION OMG REBUILD!!!!

[TK-4510[501st]]

This helmet will be worth more than $600 when I get done with it. Kent, consider it money well spent

[Smitty]

I can see it now...Mike's gonna get 50 recasted helmets in the mail, each one with a love note attached.

[TK-4510[501st]]

Oh yeah.....ITS LIKE THAT!!!! BAMMMM!!

 

Now which one should I choose for "OPERATION OMG"?

 

Hmmmmm??

 

[Ironclaw]

Hurray, and the show goes on!

 

I'm no expert, so to me they look exactly the same (and maybe they are). Just use the Force, Mike !, search your feelings to pick the right one .

[Billhag]

Hurray, and the show goes on!

 

I'm no expert, so to me they look exactly the same (and maybe they are). Just use the Force, Mike !, search your feelings to pick the right one .

 

 

 

Kent

I think the clue is in Mike's signature

When Mike finishes this you're going to be one very lucky guy

[Ironclaw]

Kent

I think the clue is in Mike's signature

When Mike finishes this you're going to be one very lucky guy

 

I know I will

[Onigiri[TK]]

Hawaiin Nutz...yup. I know where THAT face came from and your lid will rock...

[TK-4510[501st]]

Tony has very graciously donated a nice faceplate. Soon I will be uploading pics of the assembly

[TobesMahone]

Tony has very graciously donated a nice faceplate. Soon I will be uploading pics of the assembly

 

wow wow great work, you're worth your weight in gold!

[TK-4510[501st]]

Tonight I am going to repair the cracked faceplate that was donated. When I get done it will be stronger than new. For this I will need scissors, an old pillow case, super glue, painters or duct tape, and some exam latex gloves.

[TK-4510[501st]]

Here are the cracks that will need repairing..

[TK-4510[501st]]

Before I get started, I am going to trim off the un-needed plastic...

[TK-4510[501st]]

Now I am going to trim off some of the pillow case to make my "mini fiberglassing patches"....

[TK-4510[501st]]

I am taping the crack under the chin first across, to pull the plastic back together. Then lengthwise to hold the general shape.

[TK-4510[501st]]

Now I am going to tape the side of the tubes where the webbing ocurred. ..

[TK-4510[501st]]

Now comes the "fun" part. Put on the latex gloves and take the super glue out. Run a small bead of super glue along the line of the crack like so...

[TK-4510[501st]]

Take a patch about the size of the crack and put it directly down on the super glue. Put some more super glue on the patch until its completely saturated. Use your latex finger to smear and tap the glue into the fibers of the patch. Do this gently.

[TK-4510[501st]]

Now I am going to do the sides with the webbing cracks..

[TK-4510[501st]]

And thats it for now. This will need to set for an hour or so. The "mini fiberglass method" works REALLY insanely well. I have NEVER EVER had anything break after doing this. Its hardly noticable as well as being very light too.

[HPDblues[TK]]

Thanks totallee AMAZING dude!

 

T

[SuperTrooper]

Nice job Mike. I've used superglue and glass clothbefore, but never though to use a strip of shirt or pillowcase.

[stukatrooper]

Nice little tip!

 

I would think that works very well on thin parts we find from time to time.

[TK-4510[501st]]

First off, Happy Fathers Day!!! I had a blast today with the wife and kids To pick up where we left off. As you can see the areas are repaired and we will need to use glazing putty to smooth things out.

[TK-4510[501st]]

Now its time to trim out the eyes and teeth. Using a pencil I make rough guidelines to follow for both the eyes and teeth. There are several ways you can do them. You can pre-drill out the larger areas and then use an exacto blade or file to finish it up. I have decided to score the outside of the eyes here until I can just pop out the plastic easily. After that I use the exacto knife to clean the holes up. Then I sand the holes out to the final shape.

[TK-4510[501st]]

Now that the eyes are done I am on to the teeth. Using a small exacto knife I cut just the tips off the teeth from the back. Then I trim from the back while looking at the front, and cut the teeth again, using the exacto knife, to their final shape.