Ap Helmet

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

 

 

no ear gap, higher brow helmet.

Edited August 10, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[DudeSidious]

Cool mate.The ears could do with a trim.

[Sonnenschein]

Nice build!

But I agree with Wayne; trim the ears a little.

[Beren[501st]]

You might consider cleaning out the return edge inside the eyes too. Otherwise, looks great!

[matt black]

And maybe putting the correct neck S trim in. Love the AP helmets.

[Dr.Senf]

I think the vocoder could do with a bit more paint at some places.

The outer ones look to short in opinion.

 

[Scootch[TK]]

If it were mine I'd leave the eyes alone. Maybe trim the coms down to the buck line and then I'd leave some gap in there too.... Oh and defo scuff it up some. Nice bucket

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

ears are thick at the bottom on purpose... since it's a high brow you need more ears to let it settle down.

eyes are to the buck line, and are anh style.

they have the proper droop at the top, and are cut exactly to the line.

 

the vocoder paint job is based upon the most used ANH style, and I know what you're talking about.

the outer lines are painted differently on many buckets. this is more of the ANH style than lets say

an ESB style... on some buckets the vocoder is thicker. this is the type I like to use.

 

the U shaped trim on the bottom was according to the maker's suggestion... I was going to use S trim, but

I was asked to leave the U shape on.

 

I go with scootch on this... all the other opinions are noted... but it's a "bucket"

 

 

See how the vocoder paint on the hero bucket on the left is different than the stunt on the right.

my paintjob is probably more "hero" style...

 

my signature's vocoder is a little taller on the outside, and I think I'm going to

make my vocoders just a little taller on the outsides... by only about 1/4"

 

I really like the vocoder on the left better than the thick one on the right.

 

also notice the huge shadow gaps on these helmet ears... you can see right though the ear caps on each side.

I don't like to make my buckets with SA ear trim because on screen it's a shadow... but at a convention

it's just going to be a see though ear. not for me!

Edited June 7, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[DudeSidious]

I can see your point but the molded lines on the ears look a bit off .You could sand them back to get the effect you want.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

in the high brow configuration the ears have to be thick to have no gaps.

 

wayne... you'd have to see the difference between the HUGE gap of a screen used

helmet and the type I show here.

 

this is not an attempt to be SA... this is a minimal gap high brow helmet.

 

if I did a high brow, and trimmed to the screen accurate lines you'd be able to see completely

through the helmet in high lighting situatons.

 

since we're not on a dark movie set I don't want see through ears.

 

critics are not always in line with the intended result. this is not a prop replication, it's an idealized lid.

Edited June 7, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[Dr.Senf]

Right.

But you were asked to use u trim?

On my AP i have to say the s trim looks million times better.

And my eyes are like yours and i like the odd shape of them.

 

[DudeSidious]

I dont mean sand down to the line.I mean sand the mould line out and blend it in with the rest of the ear.do you get what I mean?please dont make me use photo shop

Edited June 7, 2012 by DudeSidious

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

150 posts vs thousands. give up now. is this a challenge? wayne?

 

put photos of your bucket in this thread wayne... otherwise shut it.

Edited June 7, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

Right.

But you were asked to use u trim?

On my AP i have to say the s trim looks million times better.

And my eyes are like yours and i like the odd shape of them.

 

ok opinions fly like smiles around here... someone likes the eyes... but someone else does not...

 

I love how some dude with 100 posts is suddenly an expert.

 

would you all like to see how freakin huge the gaps would be on this lid if I trim it so

screen accurate?

 

I could show you a photo of my eye looking though the ear.

Edited June 7, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

 

 

 

 

perhaps now you can see why there is a thicker ear.

Edited June 7, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[Sonnenschein]

150 posts vs thousands. give up now. is this a challenge? wayne?

 

put photos of your bucket in this thread wayne... otherwise shut it.

 

Whoa, that's rude. Didn't you sleep well or are you constipated?

 

 

Post count doesn't mean anything. A few helpful posts are way better than 3000 BS comments

 

The ears still look ugly; the buck line shouldn't be visible

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

thanks karin...I guess my ears should be see through. gaps where I can totally see though the lid at the ears are correct then.

again this is not a "prop replication" lid

 

it's a lid where I don't want to see though the ears.

Edited June 7, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[Sonnenschein]

Have it your way. It's your lid. But be man enough to be criticized.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

cmon wayne... put photos of your helmet in this thread... it's a challenge among friends.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

look at the new photos karin... don't they show the story?

I figured the angles would show my point better than the single photo at the top of the thread.

 

post 15 has the new angles.

Edited June 7, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[Sonnenschein]

Is bullying new members fun? If so, I might give it a try!

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

post 15 dear lady.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

and I was simply challenging wayne to a photo show off... no worries.

[matt black]

Vern, Karin is right. There is no need to be rude. Telling someone to shut it is rude. By posting pics of your build you are inviting comments and opinions from other members of the forum. If you don't like tthat then maybe don't post pics. The ears do not need to be that fat to have no gap and here is proof. This is my AP lid. Ears trimmed correctly and no gap.

 

 

By bsac15 at 2011-05-02

[Sonnenschein]

Beautiful helmet, Rob!

 

 

 

Here's mine.

 

Just a little gap, but this was my first build