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Thanks guys for the kind words, I got almost ready with the weathering and the starfish foam liner is installed as well . I also got my second ABS helmet. I will post pics of both of them soon. Cheers A

Very nice, I'm looking forward to see it completed it. Congrats Cheers A

Very nice collection, more pics please. Cheers A

The mics are in the way, same as the petal foam. I have added the neck trim but this one is a temp one until I find out a more accurate one. In the meantime these are my latest pics, previous to the weathering pass that I'm currently working on it. Cheers A

Thanks for the update Mike. I hope you get yours soon. A

Any updates on the ROTJ decals Mike? Thanks A

I used in my CAP(ESB) helmet. I had excellent result to tell you the truth. I will used again. Cheers A -----

Same here guys 100% agree with you. The funniest thing is when I got friends at home and they see the helmets upclose... their faces are hilarious...because sometimes they believe they are a super-cheap replicas. Most of of them have an idealized vision of them and do not concieve they are not simetric. Cheers A

Thanks Paul . Nice to know all this things, I will add something else, the ESB trim was identical to the ANH and positioned the same way except the thick channel was removed so it looked like a U channel. Cheers A

Actually that is a good point, I should do that. One more thing, the old one used to be covered in a white powder, the new one comes completely clean. Cheers A

Ok guys here we go, first thing just to let you know that I removed the inner lip from my old Weber's trim since I needed it for my ESB helmet so the profile looks like a U trim. Anyway the new "s" trim is clearly smaller. Cheers A

FYI I ordered some neck trim from Webber's (WINDOW & AD GLASS RUBBER #RG102 "S" SHAPED RUBBER GASKET). Surprisingly I noticed they just changed the profile slightly from the original without mentioned it. The new profile is slightly thinner than the previous one I bought from them 2 years ago. The outside lip of the "s" trim cover less surface than their previous version what it makes this trim not very accurate anymore. Cheers A PD:I can post some pics if you wish

Same here, 100% agree. BTW Thanks so much for the wonderfull pics Mike. I trully I appreciate your generosity sharing this with the comunity Cheers A

What the hell!! how come I did not see this before. Great stuff Mike, thanks so much for the pics Cheers A

Thanks guys for the kind words, seriously... but it is not ready yet. I just order the foam, I need to weather the mics and some other touch ups like weathering and frown correction. I really appreciate your input gents More during the weekend. Cheers A

Very nice and inspiring project! It is looking A+ More pics please. Cheers A

As I promised... more pics, decals added, earcaps painted. Need to add the tips, foam liner and neck trim. Opps and touch up slight ly the frown(to be more accurate). I hope you you like it as much as I like so far. Cheers A

Great stuff Joe!! Thanks so much for sharing all of this with us . I think my second helmet will be a hero like the one you posted in the last picture. I will improve the frown the way you say, you are right, mine is a little bit short on the sides and the edge slightly small I want to use the super accurate hovimix that Keith used in his TM hero trooper but he mentioned tome those are not offered for sale , so I'm afraid I have to used and alternative route unless he changes his mind. I'm glad you like the ears and thanks for your kind words, basically I stroke them with black paint using a flat brush # 3 or 4, then when it dries I fill them up the interior with humbrol #5 creating a thing black out ring. Most of the time I try to hold my breath so my pulse is not shaky Cheers A PD: more pics coming soon.

Hey Rolf, Looking great as usual!! very nice indeed., more pics please. Cheers A

I'll wait to see how the paint cures, but I just noticed that the ROTJ baground helmets are rather shinny than matte(heros and background helmets). In the menatime more pics of my progress...enjoy it Cheers A

Yes it is a TE. It is as tight as an AP I would say. BTW I'll take tomorrow pictures of the interior and the back. I completly forgot it So far I have painted the frown and the vocorder and started with the earcaps. It is work in progress. I'm not very happy with gloss since I used black coal satin from Humbrol but the results are glosier than I expected. I'll wait couple days to see how the paint cures Cheers A

Amazing, fantastic, always innovating. Congrats Paul Cheers A

Sorry for the late answer. I have been away <_< No I did not used primer because the HDPE color paint is made of for plastic surfarces and did no required primer at all. Once I applied this color I put the helmet away for a week so the paint can cure, then I applied the white rustoleum(brand new can).I hope this helps. Cheers A

Agree 100%. I owned a CAP(ESB) helmet and I can tell you that it is very, very sharp and very thick, actually the thickest one I have seen around so far. I have other helmets in my collection from different makers and the CAP one is super-detailed. http://whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=6669 Cheers A

I used humbrol paints for the details; black satin, and gray #5. Taupe(Rustoleum Specialty Plastics), to recreate the HDPE, and for the white color I used Rustoleum Profesional gloss white 7592. I hope it helps Cheers A