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Noooooo! Bummer. I'll get to work on cleaning it up. [emoji24] \m/

Hey Walter! I did all my research on starwarshelmets.com too. I really liked the look of the MK2 helmet that was produced specifically for Empire, but if it endangers my approval then I'll have to change the frown. Here is the screen used MK2: \m/

Ok. I'm basically done sans the Hovi tips. \m/

Bro...do it. I've already done all the legwork so I can help you with the bucket. \m/

Thanks Tony. \m/

Frown style I guess would be the question...it's painted ROTJ style, but for a specific ESB helmet. \m/

Uh oh haha. I suppose I should have done a bit more research on this. Walter or Tony...do you guys have any input on this? \m/

Looks awesome! Makes me want to hop online... \m/

Got the mesh in again, and added a couple dabs of glue to help the S-trim stay in place. \m/

Here is proof showing how much the helmet has changed from the way it comes stock... Gonna have to trim the end of the S-trim. \m/

It better after how long it took me! Haha \m/

Paint = done! \m/

Second coat done! We're getting there folks! \m/

Looking at the satin finish, I can't help but feel like some of the original helmets were painted with flat (matt) black....what's the consensus on this? \m/

Haha close one! I was about to drop everything and go and move them. I did have a very small heart attack haha. *whew* \m/

Roughly what are the measurements of a #2pencil? I marked mine that way before I applied the stripes...the helmet that I'm using as reference has the stripes far lower than mine.Reference: Mine: \m/

Got my Humbrol paints in today as well as my brackets set from MrNostripes. First coat done! I need to clean the vocoder up a bit. Before anyone asks about the frown, I'm basing my bucket on the purported ESB "MARK 2" helmet seen here: It has the straight masked edges on the ends of the frown and covers the teeth and surrounding inside lip in black....similar to ROTJ. [emoji4] \m/

It looks hilarious. Like yellow lipstick but on the outside haha

I've been silent for a little while but I managed to get quite a bit done! Also ran into several issues. Let's begin! First off, the Plastidip was a huge success! It's pretty hard to distinguish here, but the finish is a very clean satin. Really cool. I did roughly five coats of the spray and it firmed it up nicely. Next I went about mounting my lenses and ran into a problem. I don't have pictures, but it seems the T-nuts in combination with over - zealous trimming on parts of the eyes resulted in an unsightly gap between the lenses and the eyes. Bummer. It would have been nice if it worked out correctly, but rather than remove the T-nuts I just used them as anchors for the lenses and added a bit of glue. I also gave the lens material a nice hot water bath and conformed it to each eye. Next up was the decals. What a pain. My idea of remaking them myself was both a success and a complete failure. I picked up some waterproof printable vinyl by Cricut from my local Michaels. In Illustrator, I had the colors matched perfectly but in printing I would get a VERY different gray. I went through all 10 sheets of the vinyl until I finally had a color I thought would work. Here is a pic of the trooperbay color next to mine. So I went about applying the decals and noticed 2 things. 1) The decals (both mine and Trooperbays...they are the exact same size) are NOT a perfect fit on the Anovos bucket! Very frustrating...but not as frustrating as issue number 2) The ink on the decals I made rubs off ever so slightly, even though the vinyl I got is meant to be printed on! At this point I'm going to leave the decals I applied on, and either wait for someone more experienced to produce better decals, or provide someone else with my files to make proper ones. :/ Beyond that, the tube stripes have been applied using a #2 pencil as a spacer as is required by Centurion. Also, I applied new black stripes to the ears using Anovos' provided waterside decals. These were super easy to put on and look fantastic. Anybody know how to make waterside decals? And here are a few more pics: Next up is painting the frown and vocoder once my humbrol paints come in! \m/

I'll be posting some more updates on my decals soon. I bought a waterproof printable vinyl paper that should work for reprinting them in the correct color \m/

All ready for a "dip"! I decided to use the spray plastidip. Personal preference! I plan on doing as many coats as I can to really stiffen up the helmet. As of this post I've done 2 coats already. I'll post pics when I finish tomorrow! \m/

Nice! Ya I'm aware it goes on the right side...I actually prefer that! I haven't started to size and put together the armor yet. An expert will be assisting me in that regard (thankfully!). I'll be making a build video/showoff when I'm done as well! \m/

Lifesaver. Thanks Walter! That's super generous of you. Let's wait for when we meet to save on shipping. [emoji4] \m/

There's a guy in the comissary selling "centurion rivets"...are these what you mean for number 1? \m/

RS Props was taking far too long for a pack of hardware so I cancelled my order from them. I ordered a full bracket set from MrNostripes and a new belt from TKittell. As far as hardware goes, what else do I still need? \m/