Mayhem75[TK] Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Hello all: I am building a RT-Mod TK currently. As I am coming to the end the excitement grows. My question: Is it common to have very limited helmet movement? I have very little side to side and even less up and down. I believe I ultimately need my neck to be about two inches longer, but I don't think I can fix that. lol I have been thinking of enlarging the openning of the helmet a bit. The Helmet with my RT came assembled. I am thinking of removing the trim and cutting off about half an inch all the way around. Has anyone else had this issue and if so what kind of things have been done. Thanks for all your help so far. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen91 Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 I can look left-right pretty well in my TM/C lid, but only a bit up and hardly at all down. I'm pretty sure its meant to be that way, the troopers in the movies didn't have a lot of flexibility either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-42779[501st] Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 If I remember correctly the troopers would rotate their entire upper body if they needed to look in a particular direction, except the hero ones. Am I wrong? Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehickey Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 It could be that your chest and shoulder straps are higher than they need to be and are causing the helmet to be limited in it's movement, I'm just guessing since I can't see any photos. Perhaps you could put some foam in the top of your helmet to raise it up a bit off of your armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theisaac Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Without seeing a picture we can only guess and try to help. I was a wrestler most of my youth and into college. I have a barrel chest and big shoulders. The trap muscles in my neck and shoulders lift the shoulder bridges and chest up a bit. This makes the bottom of my helmet hit my chest when I try and look down. This could be what you are experiencing. Im also guessing since you have RT armor that this could be the case as well since its made for bigger troopers like myself. Post up some pics and we would be happy to suggest some fixes for you though. good look buddy Isaac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVATie[Admin] Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 If the helmet is getting stuck on your shoulder bridges, you might be able to heat and bend them lower so they're out of the way. Another option is to add some padding to the top of the helmet so that it sits higher on your head and further from the armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem75[TK] Posted October 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Well Isaac you are correct I do have a barrel for a chest. I have had a couple people suggest placing more padding in the top of the bucket. I am going to give that a try. I am a abit worried on that because the helmet fits fine current. Darn I wish I had a smaller chest or longer neck. Thanks for all the suggestions I will let you all know how it goes. As for posting pics I am having issues. I posted pics on a build tread and now every time I try to add pics to any post I is telling me I do not have enough file space. It looks like I have only a finite amount of space to post pics. Am I doing something wrong?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVATie[Admin] Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 It's easier if you make an account on a photo hosting site like photobucket, and then paste the image tags here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-42779[501st] Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Yeah it's super easy, man. 1. Photobucket.com 2. Upload photos. 3. Copy image address under uploaded picture in your album. 4. Past image address in text box on here. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Hilarious Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 you can even link to photos from Failbook (I do this because I hate the mobile Photobucket) Just a thought, you might get more movement if you use a chin strap (at least side to side) Forces the lid to follow your head The other day I wasn't using mine and noticed that nodding to people wasn't working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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