firebladejedi

Wow you did a great job on this, what a great improvement

Ok i was waiting on the neck trim from sealsdirect to finish this baby off, it came in the post today So i had to trim 10mm off most of the way around the neck hole as with the trim on i could barely get this on my noggin. I changed the decals that didnt want to stick the other day finished painting the ears and took some pics, here's what i came up with... And the interior here

Glad i could help

What a totally great job you did with that armour. You wear it well, great stuff

I recommned TE2, guns is so nice to deal with and his helmets are killer

TK 8993 requesting 501st access, thanks fbj http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember...cfm?userID=8619

ok i did some painting today, painted the ears and gave the frown and vocoder a second try. I painted the frown last night along with the vocoder but didnt like what i did and wiped it all off Im going to have to replace the decals as all but the front traperzoid (sp?) did not want to stick to the helmet The tube stripes on the other hand went on nicely, here's were i am today. Oh and i went out to b&q for some more machine screws for those ears....

Thanks David, i have read in other AP builds if you follow the dimples and cut lines its not quite right but was unsure which guys were refering to. I think you definately have to try it for yourself the hard way Anyways i hope your eyes get better soon so you can show me the right way, cheers fbj

Ok ive done alot of work on this today and im hoping to finish tomoro. I have done loads of sanding, scraping, dremeling and swearing.... After alot of fetting around with the brow trying to get it where i wanted i just went for it and drilled and screwed one side together and then measured the other. I dont have any clamps so i was holding this with my hands while drilling. Suprisingly it came out ok. Here it is before i riveted for definate I spent ages trying to get the face in the right position before riveting that aswell ( note to self,get some clamps! ) This is a really tight fit i think i will really have to trim the neck opening to get it on with any degree of comfort. The right ear as you look at it fits quite nicely but the left ear has quite a big gap but im not too woried as none of the movie helmets were perfect Ive also run out of machine screws for the bottom of the ears so have finished for today. I put in the hovi's and some green lense and had trouble with the decals. Let me know what you guys think of this so far, bearing in mind this is my first build

Hey it looks pretty cool inside there

Looks very nice, you did a great job. I take it you didnt paint this after all just gave it a good polish. I am starting to think my AP may need a paint job as its a bit dull compared to the rest of my armour.. I dont know. I hope to finish mine this weekend and hope it turns out as good as yours

Awesome, just awesome

Ok i spent a little time on the ears tonight cutting them out in rough. I followed Mike's TE2 build tutorial and cut them in small sections. This is a good technique, thanks Mike. The only problem is my skills are lacking and i slipped in a couple of places and have a few extra cut marks... I think when i clean them up they should be okay, nothing to serious Here's were in am with these now,

Ok ive been doing a little more to the ap. I carried on last nite trimming the eyes some more and think im nearly done with those. And tonight i have rough cut the back and cap wavey bit, but i cant find my wet and dry paper I think im going to work on the ears next i need to cut them out then it will be drilling and rivet the thing together. PS my TE2 turned up today and i cant wait to start on that, thanks Guns

Dont worry about the tax man, i knew that was going to happen anyways. I havent done anything to this today ive been making belts, and i still think i need to trim the eyes alot more for the esb look. I just checked the tracking on my TE2, like you do, and its says an attempt to deliver my lid was made on sat morning but i didnt hear anything at the door and they didnt leave a calling card

Will we even be able to get them delivered to us now here in the? Or is there any where in the uk that sells hyperfirm type rifles? And back to the greeblies, a seller on flea bay by the name of doopydoos usually sells resin esb along with anh style parts for E-11 rifles.

Yes i got slapped with a import and tax charge Anyways before i drill and rivet the back and cap to the face plate, i read in other trooper's ap helmet build thread not to use the 3 dimples as they are in the wrong position, is this correct? Do i just have to match it up myself where i think is best? Thanks in advance

Thanks guys. Sewbacca i think the AP will make a nice hero as the forth tooth is tiny. I was tempted to only cut the three but as im going esb on this one i thought better of it. Talking of taking teeth out, here they are all gone.

I dont know if you can see very well in these pics as its too dark to take a good pic and the flash washes out the detail but here is how far ive taken the eyes. I think they will need more trimming. I also have rough cut the ears.

As a little b day present for myself over the holidays i purchased an AP helmet kit from Bernard. This is going to be my first helmet build so im probably going to need plenty of help. I am also waiting on a TE2 to arrive any day and have decided to make this lid ESB style. Ok onto putting this together. The eyes were roughly trimmed by Bernard's friend so last night out came the dremel and i cleaned them up a bit. I havent completely taken away all the flashing that is visible on the anh helmets but am aware that the esb were trimmed alot more. This was waiting for me at the post office With all this waiting neatly inside Notice the decal kits side by side. As im going esb i ordered a set of decals from trooperdecals dot com. And there is a hell of a difference between the AP anh colour. The AP is very dark.

You have a nice collection of helmets there, and i love your weapons cabinet too!

I think Orrin is just looking to buy the plastic armour part of the belt so he doesnt have to mess up his expensive armour trying to prize it apart. Is that correct Orrin?

To me the TM looks pretty much perfect. I dont think you can get any armour thats more accurate

Thanks John will you show us the other side please?

From what i read on other boards these are no longer Uk exclussive