DarthSaiyan8697 Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 (edited) On 2/11/2024 at 9:37 AM, TKModder421 said: Also there's an exciting possibility coming down the line. I'll update as things come together. Edited February 12 by DarthSaiyan8697 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted February 16 Author Report Share Posted February 16 Here are a few test print pics of the new ears 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revlimiter[Staff] Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Seriously. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilheyra[IPM] Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 I can't say I know anything about 3D printing, but I am amazed at the fine level of detail with your print! It looks great!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 6 hours ago, TKModder421 said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSaiyan8697 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 6 hours ago, TKModder421 said: Here are a few test print pics of the new ears 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSaiyan8697 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 (edited) 10 hours ago, TKModder421 said: Here are a few test print pics of the new ears I like how it looks similar to the original prop, NGL. I think the outer part of the ear needs to be round and smooth, and the frontal portion of the helmet should be straightened a bit, but I am not sure whether or not the frontal part is good enough. What other plans are you going to add for the mod? Edited February 17 by DarthSaiyan8697 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted February 17 Author Report Share Posted February 17 I like how it looks similar to the original prop, NGL. I think the outer part of the ear needs to be round and smooth, and the frontal portion of the helmet should be straightened a bit, but I am not sure whether or not the frontal part is good enough. What other plans are you going to add for the mod?Honestly I think I’ve taken it about as far as I can go with it. I think if I was able, I would make the forehead slope a bit more and take some square-ness out of the dome. I’d fix the teeth and make the area where the vocoder sits a bit more upside down U shaped. And give a slight curve to the vocoder tubes. I’d also fix the trap recess above the temples and make them a bit less round. There’s lots of things I would do if I could. But I think if the community wants a more accurate helmet we need to get someone who is great at 3D sculpting that also has a passion for this helmet. Or someone to get a 3D scan of a production helmet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revlimiter[Staff] Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 The work you've done has been extraordinary. I salute you sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted February 17 Author Report Share Posted February 17 31 minutes ago, revlimiter said: The work you've done has been extraordinary. I salute you sir. Thank you sir! And thank you everyone for all the kind words, it means a lot to me that the community appreciates my efforts. I only did it for the love of this costume (maybe it's more of an obsession lol), I wish I had the skills to make the helmet I truly want. But I have faith someone will release one that gets closer than what I've been able to do. But in the meantime I'm happy to give the community a slightly more refined option for now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSaiyan8697 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 6 minutes ago, TKModder421 said: Thank you sir! And thank you everyone for all the kind words, it means a lot to me that the community appreciates my efforts. I only did it for the love of this costume (maybe it's more of an obsession lol), I wish I had the skills to make the helmet I truly want. But I have faith someone will release one that gets closer than what I've been able to do. But in the meantime I'm happy to give the community a slightly more refined option for now I have to admit. You put a lot of effort on making the helmet as accurate as possible. Big kudos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 (edited) Glad to see the ear muff printed really nice in resin. Edited February 21 by Wombat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 On 2/21/2024 at 3:37 AM, Wombat said: Glad to see the ear muff printed really nice in resin. Sorry I missed this before! Yeah it really looks awesome. Thanks so much for for your help with that Matt!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 @TKModder421 pm sent.Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted April 24 Author Report Share Posted April 24 [mention=34575]TKModder421[/mention] pm sent.Sent from my SM-N981U1 using TapatalkHey, haven’t seen a DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 12 minutes ago, TKModder421 said: Hey, haven’t seen a DM hmmm... I'll resend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 9 hours ago, TKModder421 said: Hey, haven’t seen a DM Hey @TKModder421, I resent the DM and shot you an email on your FISD listed email address. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted August 29 Author Report Share Posted August 29 Oh man! I'm sorry, crazy that time flies so fast and I can barely keep up lol! I've had my slow progress staring me in the face for many months. It wasn't mad... it was just disappointed lol So I had gotten it up to 1000 grit months ago, I just needed to paint. Problem was I just didn't make any time to prep for paint. Taping, washing, and rigging is just so time consuming. I finally kicked myself in the butt and started the process. I decided that I wanted to paint the inside of the helmet first, mostly because the weird off-day-glo-green resin it was printed from just looked so damn ugly. So I taped it up and painted the inside of the helmet, and of course managed not to take any pics. Doh! Anyway, after painting the inside and again taping up what I needed to, I finally got around to laying down the outer paint... That was the first coat. Using the Behr #52 White Gloss rattle can This is after the 3rd coat on my makeshift rigging system I fashioned some heavy duty picture hanging wire into rigs and held them in place on the helmet parts with painters tape and drilled holes into a big wooden block to hold the rigged pieces between coats and to dry/cure After a few days of letting it cure, I put the main pieces together just to see it! I didn't take pics but I painted the tears, traps, teeth and ear greebs with Testors admiral gray with a clear matte coat, and the vocoder and the printed brow trim with Rustoleum 2X black ultra matte. Oh and I painted the tube stripe backing with Model Master's French Blue that I lightened up a bit by mixing a bit of white in with it. My plan is to now lightly wet sand the white parts of the helmet with 1000 then 2000 to remove any egg shell/orange peel texture from the rattle can and then buff it up to a shine with automotive swirl and scratch remover. I'll probably mock everything up and take some pics first though... so more WIP pics to come 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 Looking forward to seeing more soon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted August 29 Author Report Share Posted August 29 Alright, got it mocked up, using a TIE pilot bust as a stand, and I gotta say I'm loving it so far. The printed brow trim actually looks pretty damn good. Once I get the white parts all smoothed and shined up I'm going to add the black paint to the tear and trap recesses and adhere everything together, just gotta make the time to do that next! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted August 30 Author Report Share Posted August 30 Nice workThank you sir! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBar[TK] Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 I'll admit I'm not super familiar with the ROTK right now but that helmet looks amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKModder421[TK] Posted September 8 Author Report Share Posted September 8 I'll admit I'm not super familiar with the ROTK right now but that helmet looks amazing!Thank you thank you!I’m a little obsessed lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vassau Posted September 26 Report Share Posted September 26 Awesome helmet! Did you fill in the seams between the dome and the back plate? I'm not sure if it is more accurate or not to fill it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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