tk7713gra30 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) Hi all Got this great lid today from Andy ( and Joe-R) I was tempted to leave as is, as I love the abs colour, looks like it has aged. But, after seeing the thread from Keith, I decided to go all the way. It is a fab lid, having owned somehing like 20 normal :-) it is a refreshing change, and on its own looks quite pleasing to the eye. It's only when you put it next to a normal lid you see the difference, and it is that I love I started by removing the rivets, ussng a small drill and adding screws, sorry no pics. The frown and ears will be stripped with alcohol and the decals will be saved on plastic card, I will glue them on next with a little help from the hair dryer. RED IS CHERRY COLA BOTTLE UNDER EYES They are great quality, just hard fitting to a wonky helmet, if you know the ROTJ lids :-) I did have a small dip in the left side temple, accurate to many lids I am sure but I wanted to go pleasing to the eye. I very very carefully heated over a stove and pushed it out a little more. I heated on gas, very very gradually and now that is ok. The ears will be fited better and I will paint as Keith did, I have done that on my Vaders and I love that bit. Paint, sand, polish.an easy night in front of the TV There is a shallow left mic area but I think I can get away with that, or I do have something up my sleeve to make it better at worse. In all A GREAT LID, ANDY IS A DIAMOND as is Joe R Will keep you posted Now I DO love ROTJ This is the lid next to my recently finishe Sandy, by the same maker. 2 GREAT LIDS :-) Gra Edited February 4, 2011 by tk7713gra30 Quote
tk7713gra30 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) This is the lid next to my recently finished Sandy ( the red and yellow one), by the same maker. Exactly when do I have the guts to touch my TM ? SCARED to mess it up All the best Gra Edited February 4, 2011 by tk7713gra30 Quote
tk7713gra30 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) Joe R or Andy Having looked at this next to my sandy, please can you PM me before I do more Cheers guys Just considering should I paint or not as this was one of the first tests, I lke it the off colour, if I paint will I get one like this ever again :-) Cheers to all gra Edited February 4, 2011 by tk7713gra30 Quote
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