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Thanks for the feed back glen! I will be getting back at it in a day and will put what you said to work. So many suits and when looking at references , sometimes these small details are hard to see. Appreciate your help!

Been awhile. These last two months have been hectic, finally got back on the horse a few days ago and plan on going steady every day I am off work. Putting the helmet on hold as I wait for things to come in the mail. i have trimmed my biceps, forearms and started my abdomen. These will all be sanded again. I took off all the return edge on the wrist of the forearms. I am going to finish taking the return edge off the shoulder bells. I left some return edge on the biceps. My question is are the inside of the forearms supposed to look different or trimmed to the same “u” shape. I have them trimmed to where the flash was. Also, the bottom cod piece of very bland and no hard lines to see where to exactly shape it too, I have a rough pencil marking for now but curious any tips or tricks. As always thanks for all and any feed back!

Awesome thank you!

Any links to tips about trimming the head home wider to fit a bigger head ? Having a hard time finding one, thanks !

I did the notch on top ! That helped alot! I have another set of ears , and down the road I plan or replacing these , but to initially get into the group, I am happy for now. This whole thing has been a huge learning curve. I’m hoping to join an armor party near me at some point and see if someone can help me really dial these in. But it is nice to know that for now this is okay. I know they aren’t perfect lol, but man did I try and put alot of time into em. Appreciate you guys following along and helping along the way!

Yes ! I almost had a stroke about 4 separate times doing them lol and I’m only 28. I’m going to clean it all up more but this is just a “rough”. Lol

Spent another 3 hours today on the ear caps. Looked at photos , took my time and this is as close as I was able to get. I was in contact with someone who sent the photos to the GML of the garrison I am looking to join and he said this was okay and stated like others that the movie helmets were not 100% perfect. Now that I got that okay I am going to do some sanding the clean it up a bit more and get ready for paint.

Thanks ??

Thank you guys ! 5 hrs in just on ear caps today, I’m going to get back at it tomorrow or the next day, I am also going to try and join the Great Lakes Garrison , (Michigan) I have been in touch with a few guys how would I find out who the GML is? That way I have who will being approving me watch my build and give pointers to meet there expect expectations aswell as the ones that are required ?

Thank you! I will trim them down

So today I am working on the ear caps. I know this is no where near perfect, this is where I got with about 4 hours of work on it. Using a dremel and a knife. I used a lot of the tips and tricks I had seen on here and really did take my time. I see now why this is a “dreaded” part for most. I am now starting to work on the other side and going to try and make it better then this one. I know there’s a gap, but I am proud of this because it’s my first time doing it and it took so long. I am happy with this look with it being my first time. My question is do you see any possible issues with approval? I did my best to line the screws up with the trap and brown trim as well on the angle. As always thanks again for all and any input, and happy Monday to you all!

Great idea , thanks !

Actually just took a look at it and the trim can move to be straight , it must of gotten bumped before photos , thanks for pointing that out! I may just go for the straight look lol

Thanks for the feedback! The brow trim is not secured yet , I believe I could find that still, I do kinda like this look, that is not a requirement correct ? I will mess with that more tomorrow or the next day when I get back at it , overall though your personal opinion , do you think this is ready to fit the ear caps ? Thanks again!

Made some progress today, well atleast I think I did haha. I started by finishing the brown trim. It’s not secured yet just sitting in place. I then trimmed my ear pieces down and got them ready for the next step of forming them. BUT first I wanted to make sure this is lining up good before doing so. I switched from clamps to 2 screws and a small bolt to hold it in place for ear trimming. I have a bigger head so trying to plan for that. I plan on trimming the bottom out soon after the ears are done aswell. I am trying to make room because I’d like to add padding and a fan if possible, open to all feedback , as always , appreciate everyone’s time and input.

You guys all rock thank you very much for the information! I will be tackling the ears tomorrow ! Will post more then!

Thank you ! You rock, I really do appreciate you taking the time to relay the info and give me feedback. Good feeling knowing people are here to help !

Thank you! This has taken about 3 days , and I have been trying to exactly what you recommended! I will have to try that side ways method. I appreciate the input greatly , this is stressful, but excited to reap the rewards down the road! Lol

Started my WTF TK hero a couple days ago. Here’s some photos of my progress. I am concerned I have cut too much of the back sides of the helmet. I have it aligned with clamps currently. But I am curious if this will work. I know I need to clean up both sides of the black eye band so that they touch the back of both trapezoids. But I am also curious if once I have this together , am I able to cut the bottom out more to fit my big head lol, I don’t even have the s rubber on yet and it is extremely tight to get on, thanks in advanced ! Also already painted the face and going to paint the back after I find out what to do next. Sorry for the photos being out of order I will work on that on my next post. Hope I didn’t mess this up already.

Hello! I have recent started my build and have made some progress and am looking to start a build thread. Do I just make a post on my page ? Or is there a special place to make this “thread”? I want to post some pictures and get feed back before moving forward in my project. I also was having a hard time adding photos to a “normal post”. It was saying it was too big of a file. What’s the best way you guys add photos to your posts ? Thanks a lot of the input and help!

Hello! My name is Tom and I am from Michigan. I finally got my WTF TK in the mail today and will be diving into the build within the week! Happy to be here and excited for this process and to meet some of you. my niece had beaten cancer at the age of 2 years old. She had a long road after with many appointments and follow ups and spent a lot of time in the hospital. There were different programs where different groups or people would come visit the kids and break up the monotony of being in the hospital. I am looking forward to finishing my build and being able to join the Great Lakes Garrison and give back. looking forward to what’s to come !