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Ok how is this looking? Vocoder defined, teeth fixed, teardrops, traps too.

I didn't take it that way. I took it as helpful. My Vocoder on my helmet is not that defined so I'm kinda having to guestimate the paint lines.

My hands aren't real steady after having a brain tumor removed. But I'll get it. In the middle of removing some paint and adding some paint

Helmet pain fix progress. Teeth fixed, Vocoder more defined, Cheek paint removal, Tears removal, left trap fixed. The bits of paint are just chips that wipe off. Better?

Ok. I'll go get some. I hate the paint job. I need a right shin and unless I can modify the left shin to use the Sniper plate I'll need that too. I watched other building there's and didn't see the left shin having to be offset for the sniper plate.

And how do I remove the paint without hurting the helmet. I hate the paint job. The teeth I can use a toothpick. The vocoder i can use a very thin tipped brush.

Well..... the shin is already together. Like forever together. My right shin is screwed too, that's a whole different story. I had a buddy come over and help. I cut the strip had everything lined up, showed him exactly how to do it and he did it alright. With the wrong strip. Again, it's on there forever. So I'll have to order another right shin from Mark and if I can't figure a way to get this sniper plate on there I'll have to order both shins. I build cars from the ground up, I build 1000+ hp motors but I can't put plastic together. smh

Building progress. Lots of sanding. So I have a question on the sniper plate. I can't get it to line up on BOTH sides without being crooked. How could I fix that or is it common for it to be like that?

Is this a passing grade? I had hell on the cheeks bleeding through the stencils.

Semi gloss it is. I should have the helmet completed tonight. The body completely attached on the armor and all of the final sanding done. Thanks for the advice on the forearms. They fit over my hand now and are comfortable to wear.

For the Vocoder the paint color should be semi gloss or satin? None of my hobby stores had satin. The had flat, gloss and semi gloss.

So I got rid of the decals and decided to paint the helmet. I'm going to try to make it look like a 4th grader painted it. Lol

Can I separate the ab and cod piece to make it easier to move? If so do I put a return edge on them or could I just double snap?

I feel so inadequate right now...... I've been trying to figure out how to get all of my pieces attached. I wanted to cut the ab and cod plate into two pieces for more maneuverability but wasn't sure is that was o or not. My self esteem is now shot. LOL

A it more trimming it is. I'm cleaning up all the lines now. I have to go find some snaps locally. I'm hoping Michael's or JoAnn's has them and a split rivet tool.

Small bits, drop boxes, sniper plate, thermal detonater . How do my button panels look? About the right size? That's everything to be cut out. Tomorrow I'll sand, shape and glue and hopefully by tomorrow night (I'm using zap a gap since the lines are so straight and E6000 the smell just lingers. Leg strips beveled upper and lower and arm strips straight correct? Hope the button panels look ok? I could go a bit smaller if need be.

Great. That'll free up some room there. Not bad for a couple of hours this morning. Now I'm about to get back on it.

I'm going for Centurion. So I did a bunch of rough cuts making sure everything lines up well. Here is what I have done so far he real question I have now concerns the forearms and biceps. The forearms fit but they're hard to get over my hands. Now they are just rough cut so I can remove some material to make them a bit wider at the front if that's acceptable. There are no return edges on ANH forearms that I'm aware of. My second question is the exact shape that the biceps should be. Everything seems to be going pretty quickly. I did use the standard 5/8th's for the arms and 7/8ths for the legs.

Thank you Mark for getting this to me so quickly! You don't know how much I really appreciate it. All of the anxiety over cutting, the smell of E6000, the crap all over my hands, plastic shavings everywhere and most of all, fulfilling a dream I've had since I was just a kid.

Yeah. I'm going to paint them all. It'll look more authentic. I have the stencils here. I'll post a picture. Yeah I'm going to paint all of it. I have the stencils here. It'll look more authentic painted. I'll post a picture before I apply them.

So I attempted to fix it. Ukswrath Hovi tip speakers

Here you go

Yes they are. Don't do like me and lose a nut while putting together the helmet and be careful with the decals. Just saying. I screwed up the easiest part!!! Lol

I do have the stencils for painting them. Which is probably the route I'm going to go. I'm doing all of the electronics in the helmet now. Then I'll run and grab paint.

Honestly I'm not worried about the cutting part. I put on decals everyday though!!!! LOL That's the bad part