DroidHunter Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) Fixed my last post. Check out the pics there and let me know if you think the gaps are okay. Thanks guys. Edited November 23, 2013 by DroidHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 First paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 While the idea scared me half to death, I decided to not only paint my tube stripes, but to do them in the hand-painted style. Naturally I used Trooperbay's template! Let me know if these will pass muster. A few of them are a little rough along the edges, and a few corners rounded off a little. The glare makes it look like there are white spots, but there are none, The stripes are solid. Just a few glitches in the edges. What do you guys think? I will start shrinking my pics before posting after this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Don't be worry, they will pass easily!! just remember to paint the screws, i can see on the 2nd pic they're not painted yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 I plan on disassembling the whole thing in order to mount the lenses. After that, I'll paint the screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) You will need the screw tips in order to mount the flat lenses (Unless you plan to make individual lense ). Edited December 4, 2013 by The5thHorseman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) You will need the screw tips in order to mount the flat lenses (Unless you plan to make individual lense ). First off, I really appreciate your feedback as you are always here to help out on my thread. I have looked through Panda and Trooperbay's posts/videos on putting in the lens. I am wondering whether that will work for me as I aligned my ear screws a little off in order to get them to sit right. I plan on using 1 lens, but I have considered putting a few (i.e. 3 or 4) wooden posts along the eye line and screwing the lens into them for mounting. Similar to what Alexey did in this post, but as a single lens. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/24950-ales-anh-stunt-ata-helmet-assembly/page-2 Edited December 6, 2013 by DroidHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Looking at the position of your ears i'm almost sure you'll be able to use them to set the lense in place You can also do like Alexey did, it's a nice way to do it but it's less accurate (if you care about it). Also if you do that way the lenses will be tight against the whole eye opening, whereas with the original way to do it, the lense isn't flat against the bottom corners of the eye opening which help with the air circulation and preventing fogging. Edited December 6, 2013 by The5thHorseman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 After watching the Trooperbay video one more time, maybe I will give that a shot. I'll post up any progress pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 In the end, just do as you prefer, it's your helmet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Life gets crazy this time of year so I haven't had much to post recently. I did start to work on the lenses as a singe piece, but ran into a prblem due to the location of the screw holding the cap and faceplate together. So I decided to hold off until all of the painting is done so that I can rivet the two parts together. That should help. So in the meantime, I started painting. All I have left are the grill marks on the cheeks and rear traps. All hand painted so far. Sorry about the blurry cell pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 When i told you to use the screws, i was referencing to the ones holding the ears, not the ones locking the faceplate into position. On the films it wasn't screws but rivets which locked the Faceplate and the Back so they couldn't use them to affix the lense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I understood what you meant. It just didn't occur to me at the time that the anchor screws would get in the way. So once I'm done painting, I am going to use pop rivets to lock the cap and face together, then go back and mount the lens on the ear screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Ok, i understand. Indeed swapping for pop rivets once everything will be in place will be a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsteele[TK] Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) While the idea scared me half to death, I decided to not only paint my tube stripes, but to do them in the hand-painted style. Naturally I used Trooperbay's template! Let me know if these will pass muster. A few of them are a little rough along the edges, and a few corners rounded off a little. The glare makes it look like there are white spots, but there are none, The stripes are solid. Just a few glitches in the edges. What do you guys think? I will start shrinking my pics before posting after this. I can only hope that my tube stripes look as good as yours when I paint them. Also, those little glitches on the stripes can be fixed by scraping them away with a toothpick. Practice on some spare ABS to see how the paint reacts when you scrape it, and then you can try it on your helmet. Edited December 18, 2013 by maxsteele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugbyrat Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Bill, You are doing great. I'd be proud to wear that helmet. It really is nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 can only hope that my tube stripes look as good as yours when I paint them. You are doing great. I'd be proud to wear that helmet. It really is nice work. Thanks guys! Your comments are greatly appreciated. Keith, I'll be hitting you up soon after the holidays to get started on the armor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) Well, my bucket is finally done! More or less anyway. I still have to attach the mesh and add some padding inside. I'm not happy with the ear gaps, but I know they are better than some of the ANH movie buckets so they will suffice for now. But otherwise its finished. Most guys get their entire suits done in the time it took my, but I do what I can. Now on to the armor! Edited January 6, 2014 by DroidHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Forgot to paint the ear screws! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTrooper[TK] Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Nice helmet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thanks Nick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hey, nice to see it finally finished! Good job Just remember to paint the screws, i can see on the 2nd pic they're not painted yet Hehe, you forgot it though i told you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroidHunter Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) This thread has gotten long, so as I actually start my armor build, I am going to start a brand new, less cluttered thread. This post will conclude my helmet build -- although I end with a question. (BTW Germain, I painted the darned screws!) I spent some time messing with some foam I grabbed at the hobby store and found a configuration that works well for my kit and my head. The pieces are just taped in right now. I was going to use velcro, but I'm not sure how to attach the velcro to the foam. Any suggestions. Can't find any good posts on this. Edited January 21, 2014 by DroidHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugbyrat Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hot glue the velcro to the foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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