Smitty Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Something has been bugging me about this helmet ever since I finished it but I couldnt put my finger on it. It was the tube stripes. They we're too big. I remember Scott sending me a message saying he thought they might be too big, but they looked fine to me at the time. So in prep for my troop tomorrow I removed the tube stripes and Novus'd the whole helmet. Here is a pic of how it looks right now. I'm off to look at pics to make sure I do it right and put on some of Scott's most excellent blue stripes of the correct size. If anybody needs some black ones for TX I have several, free to a good home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 TA-DAaaaahh! comparison photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Looks better Smitty!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riveting Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TK-2416 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 That bucket is looking perfect!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nice-biscuit Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Nice looking helmet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Trooped it to clone wars today. Took time out between shows to siege the town square and hit a local pub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThayNerd[TK] Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Looks great Chris! That pic is pretty awesome as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Trooper Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 The pic is awesome. Makes me think of an album cover..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandalorianWarrior87 Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Great picture! Great armour aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 It was definitely my favorite pic of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riveting Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Those are some great looking outfit's, very Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Here's another good group pic from yesterday. A good mix of the GA and AL garrison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VacTrooper Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 that's WAY cool. i love helmet/armor build threads. just love them to little tiny plastic pieces... BTW, is it a preference thing to fill/smooth the bumps on the bumpy cap? or is that the cool thing to do? LOL i know the filling of the gaps on the ears is a preference thing, but i don't know about the bumpy cap thing... if it were up to me (which it's not... ), i would keep all the bumps and gaps. so was it a preference thing, smitty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted September 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 that's WAY cool. i love helmet/armor build threads. just love them to little tiny plastic pieces... BTW, is it a preference thing to fill/smooth the bumps on the bumpy cap? or is that the cool thing to do? LOL i know the filling of the gaps on the ears is a preference thing, but i don't know about the bumpy cap thing... if it were up to me (which it's not... ), i would keep all the bumps and gaps. so was it a preference thing, smitty? Sorry it took so long to respond to this but I have been in a 4 day weekend of debauchery in Atlanta. I prefer the bumpy cap over a smoothe one. As a matter of fact, when I bondo'd the forehead chips I did a shallow fill so that even tho its glossy you can still identify the chips if you are looking for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPDblues[TK] Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Yes, I can attest to the fact that Smitty was at DragonCon all this time... Seems that I received a cellular phone message AND a photo of a trooper (sans his TE2 bucket) partaking of a cool beverage. It appears that a fellow Pacific Outpost member also at DC deemed it appropriate to give his amigo a call and share the fun. Hope you had a grand time bro! Aloha, T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted September 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Mucho thanks to the garrisonmate that made that 501st Mixer shout out possible! The TE2 without a doubt was one of the best looking buckets at the Con. Only one rivaled it and it was an AP hero helmet. I snagged the guy as he was going into the Hilton and dissected his armor with a 360 degree inspection. The guy was maybe 2 steps away from an Elite and was not a member of the FISD, I was astounded. Great work unnamed trooper! About that soldier you saw without his Imperial TE2 bucket: I wore my beret to the Mixer so I didnt have to drink beer thru a straw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPDblues[TK] Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Ahhh, Corona Extra, la cerveza fina! T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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