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HouTK418

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  1. Both of these are pretty valid, Aaaron as thin as it is it would tear if I tried to anchor it at the ears though. and I've tried several types of tapes at the middle which all it wants to do is wrinkle the material as the eye's themselves have so much ridge they wont lay flat without crinkleing.

     

    This is by far the msot fustrating thing in this build so far.. something so simple is turning out to be so hard.

     

    Cutting for each eye may be my best bet.. that or finding some kind of flexible plastic sheild I can cut and use to stiffen it so I can use the ear anchor method.

     

    Looked at a bunch of shops cannot find anything like that though.

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  2. On 9/26/2015 at 9:03 AM, ukswrath said:

    As for the lens some of us use the ear screws to mount the ends of the lens material.

     

    Others install small mounts with screw holes, one on each corner or the eyes, six in total.

     

     

     

     

    My film is like super thin mirrored window tint.. there is no way in hell you could do that with it.. It needs some stiffness..

  3. Hey Jason what specifically are you having problems with? details brother.

     

    Hey Tony, I've got this super thin lens from TB I cannot for the life of me see how it's supposed to get mounted.. Someone told me tape.. tried that it looks terrible.. Its so thin I cant use screws or rivets.. not sure what to do that and the fans are my last 2 pieces to finish my helmet.. ( at least until I can afford a Comm system like yours)

  4. That's a bit of an overstatement. But it's better than 1.0, yes.

    overstatement how? I know personally of at least 10 here locally all using AM2 sets and helmets all approved with ease... There are many here mainly because the seller is in the local Garrison.. And far more out there especially in the Northern California garrison where the other partner is based. Which part exactly is an "overstatement"

  5. AM2 is flat awesome. Been working on mine with several other people that are 501st. Compared to other kits the material and finish is way way ahead. No trimming at all except for size and some return edges, Finish is as mentioned above spectacular, and much thicker ABS than others seem to be using.

     

    The guy that was helping me build liked it so much he sold his MTK set on the spot and ordered AM2.

  6. OK, looks like I missed the decals included part of AM. Now I'm not sure if I want stunt or hero. I like Hero's bubble lenses, but the helmet comes with stunt ears and the stunt frown looks like it fits the helmet better (and the helmet is a stunt shape, so slightly different). How important are the screws in the ears? I know I need them for EIB or higher (Dont want that as I like a smoother idealized look without visible rivets and stuff), but are they mandatory for 501st qualification?

     

    Mine is an AM2 and mandatory to go with Hero for ShadowTrooper. Decals were fine and look great. Helmet passes with ease for Hero qualifications.

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