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Mr. Paul that was music to my ears.

Thank you all for your help. This is why the FISD is so awesome and helpful. BTW, Mr. Horseman, thanx for the rivet tip. I placed washers in and out for more support while using the screws for temporary fixation. The publicity shot used with the hero helmet is the look I'm going for. I tried to post a pic but it would not allow it. It is the one used for the cardboard standup they used to sell. I want as little as possible white showing, and the face is totally touching right up against the cap. I removed the screws and played around with the face rotating it as you all suggested. To get the sides to overlap it was almost "move along" gap above eyes. I thought I'd move the face up farther into the cap instead of rotating it back but it is as far as it will go along the ridges in inside the back. Here is the full profile. Face is butted up against the cap. Full front view from slightly up angle. So if it's rotated forward as much as it can, and the brow is even with the black trim, and most of the gap is closed, new rivet holes placed, is this acceptable? I know that these tiny gaps will be covered by the ears.

precious little material to rivet to. I am sure the trim and ears will cover this up nicely. It is kinda stressed. Is there any chance of this splitting and popping? I thought about taking a heat gun and standing 10 feet away and moving an inch an hour until I was close enough to heat it up enough to mold into this shape without the stress but maybe just leave it alone?

not too dissatisfied so far. Thoughts?

progress so far. I temporarily fixed it with screws adn washers the same size as the rivets. wanted feedback before permanence

This is one of the best build threads I have seen, mostly because it is picture plenty!! I'll definitely use this in the fall when my armor gets here. I'm posting my 2mm hero build on here and getting a lot of good feedback. Do you plan any helmet build pics?

Thanks Mr. Paul and Mr. Derrek. It's awesome to get feedback as a newb. Hopefully this won't be my only helmet build. My armor should be here October or so, so I'll be pleading for help then, too.

So here's the big question. I may have to pop rivet the begeezers out if this to make it stay together. I've clamped and magneted it and it's awesome, but as long as it's covered up will it affect acceptance??

Thanx for the reassurance. This is uber fun but still scary stuff. Any comments on eye trim or teeth? Yiu guys are all the gurus and us newbs rely on the expert advice.

Making magnets finish friendly. Gotta keep them separated. They don't play well together. Looking like a helmet! Prelim fitting with magnets and clamps. Some gaposis on the sides. Will this come together,I trimmed nothing from face and precious little from cap/back. Will ears cover this? Even more on this side. Doesn't line up well at all. Again, will ears cover this, or will this make ear trimming and attachment even more challenging? Precious little overlap...... More gaposis on this side. Taking any thoughts on this. I may need to pull face down a bit, but I want that super low brow look if poss.

dude they got LOTS of Twinkies!! Regular, chocolate filled, strawberry, blueberry, chocolate dipped, the list goes on and on! Anyway, back to the twinkie teeth.......... I think I'm done. thoughts?????? What about the eyes? Any snack cakes they might remind you of?? What about the trimming? Taking all critiques. Thanks for the time.

Thank you both for the awesome help. I'll let us know how it goes. Off to trim a little more

I definitely want the more "Twinkie" teeth look but I think I can still take a little more off still. I think the ones on the right are ok. Waddayathink?

First pass on eyes. I think they need to be opened up a bit but I don't want to go crazy. The bubble lenses roll around a bit but they don't look bad. I'll post a pic if anyone wants to see. I'll definitely post something before I do any assembly.

Trim on sides. Thoughts?

Kit is pretty sweet. Very little trimming on cap and back or face. Thanx Mr. TM!!! Trim lines pencilled in. Trimming begins tonight. Pretty scary. Using dremel and xacto blade. I'll post pics of finished face soon and get some hints and tips.

Got my super awesome kit from TM! Excellent dude to work with and everything's great! 2mm kit it freakin fantastic! Thick stuff for sure. Gonna make a sturdy helmet! I have some prelim pics but can't seem to figure out how to get them actually onto the post unless it's an attachment. I'd love pointers tips and tricks. Any help would be appreciated.

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!!

Is this TM's 1.5 or 2.mm helmet?