LEGOeatPokemon's SDS Hero build

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Going back to an earlier post, are the ears ok?

[TheSwede[TK]]

9 minutes ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

Going back to an earlier post, are the ears ok?

They are good to go Question, is the brow trim pushed all the way up?

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

12 minutes ago, TheSwede said:

is the brow trim pushed all the way up?

On the sides, I actually pushed it down a little as I didn't want the corners to show.

I also pushed it down a little more a the center to give it more of the angry hero look

 

Edited March 5, 2020 by LEGOeatPokemon

[TheSwede[TK]]

6 minutes ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

I also pushed it down a little more a the center to give it more of the angry hero look

That´s it then, it can be low but is should still be straight and not "droopy"

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Painting time!

 

I have started with colouring all black things:

 

Ears and TD screws

 

Cheeks:

 

Right head:

 

Left head:

 

I also extended the vocoder a bit, will go back with toothpick later:

 

How does it look?

[CableGuy[TK]]

Good start to the painting, Trooper. :-)

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Fixed the corners today, had to use a little more paint so no grey today.

 

Grey will likely be tomorrow

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Grey today!

 

Will probably go back for the corners again with black. Two steps forward, one step back.

 

See you tomorrow!

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Corners and stripes today!

 

It became a bit rough some places but I'm fairly proud of it. Does it look OK or should I go back some more?

 

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

They are not TOO crooked, I hope...

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Tube stripes!

 

About one pencil width away:

 

I also fixed with some gray on the left cheek:

 

I guess I'm pretty done with all the helmet painting then!

 

I'm almost at the finish goal!

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Forgot the rank bars:

 

Right place?

[TheSwede[TK]]

27 minutes ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

Right place?

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

OK, so I also had a bit of white to paint:

 

Screws on ears:

 

Rivets on thigh ammo pack:

 

And rivets on thigh ammo pack:

 

Now a question:

The hovi mic tips from SDS have white inside but not on the most upper rim, should I paint that?

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Bump for the question on the mic.

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

The rims don't have to be solid white, but some paint will be required.

 

   

 

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Mics painted:

 

NOW I guess I'm done with painting the helmet!

 

Full helmet:

 

Next up, installing frown mesh and visor. Is E6000 a good tool for that?

[husky68[TK]]

I put my mesh in with E6000, just on sides and let the middle hang free. Never had an issue with it but even months later notice it is still a little sticky.


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[TheSwede[TK]]

I would use a balaclava that goes up to the upper lip and skip the mesh, helps a ton with airflow. Also, don’t forget to fix the brow.

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

 

 

 

Also, don’t forgot to fix the brow.

 

 

 

I think I did that, otherwise please point out where I should push or pull

 

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[justjoseph63[Staff]]

The Hero brows generally sit a bit lower than the Stunt, so it doesn't have to be a lot.

 

     

[TheSwede[TK]]

17 minutes ago, justjoseph63 said:

The Hero brows generally sit a bit lower than the Stunt, so it doesn't have to be a lot.

 

     

But it makes all the difference

[CableGuy[TK]]

Not trying to throw a spanner in the works, but, don’t forget that there are two things that affect how the brow sits.

1: how the actual brow (part of the back&cap) is cut
2: how the face plate is mounted.

Before I carry on, don’t think I’m saying that you should make changes - this is just information that you might choose to look at. :-)

Although the angles are not exactly the same, the below compares brows with Han’s hero helmet.




As below, the blue line shows how the moulded line on the back & cap usually* runs parallel above the eye sockets. Red line indicates the eye socket portion.


*each helmet was hand made and slightly different; however, this is common across many, many helmets in ANH.


Here’s another hero helmet as an example;


The blue line shows how many brows had a slight lift at the brow compared with the imaginary green line.


In this example with Jonas’ helmet, the actual brow (part of the back & cap) appears to dip down on the right hand side (left hand side does not).




If you have photos from a few feet back (perhaps 5 or 6 feet) like the below, we can advise a little more on the brow.





Best wishes

Dan

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

11 minutes ago, CableGuy said:

If you have photos from a few feet back

Here you go , I was just adding the frown mesh so don't mind the magnets

[CableGuy[TK]]

Thanks.

 

I’ll be honest - I’m struggling to work out what going on. Might just be the shape of the molds. The right eye is quite a bit lower that the left, yet the cheeks/tubes seem to follow from front to back (suggesting that that’s where they’re supposed to sit). (?)

 

 

 

 

 

Honestly, I’d say if you’re happy with the overall look, just leave it as is.

 

If you’re up for a challenge, you could take the two parts apart and experiment with the faceplate/back and cap alignment.

 

:-)