BoomerTrooper Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Hey all -- So I was digging in my Stormtrooper closet yesterday looking for a couple of replacement pieces and I saw a bucket that I threw in there awhile back because I tore a triangular shaped hole in the forehead when trying to remove brow trim. For the first time, when I saw it I immediately thought, "Death Trooper"! So I pulled it out, got my Dremel tool out and went to work. Now, I know that the hole 'technically' isn't on the correct side and the hole is a lot bigger than most, but with a triangle shaped tear over the right eye -- you work with what you got. I finished it up last night and now I'm considering between three options: 1. Add it to my collection of trophy heads on my office wall 2. Buy a zombie mask on eBay and throw it on a mannequin head that I have and display it in our extra bedroom (my Star Wars / Stormtrooper room) 3. List it on eBay and sell it. (I don't think I can get the $125 price that I want from the 'For Sale' section on FISD) Anyway -- just wanted to post pics for the group! Edited April 19, 2015 by BoomerTrooper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedwelle94[TK] Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Sick. Well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcman[501st] Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Love the look of the wires sticking out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpoodoo Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 From "Move Along" to "Braaaaaaains!" Reminds me of another character. You should name him Gus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday[501st] Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hey all -- So I was digging in my Stormtrooper closet yesterday looking for a couple of replacement pieces and I saw a bucket that I threw in there awhile back because I tore a triangular shaped hole in the forehead when trying to remove brow trim. For the first time, when I saw it I immediately thought, "Death Trooper"! So I pulled it out, got my Dremel tool out and went to work. Now, I know that the hole 'technically' isn't on the correct side and the hole is a lot bigger than most, but with a triangle shaped tear over the right eye -- you work with what you got. I finished it up last night and now I'm considering between three options: 1. Add it to my collection of trophy heads on my office wall 2. Buy a zombie mask on eBay and throw it on a mannequin head that I have and display it in our extra bedroom (my Star Wars / Stormtrooper room) 3. List it on eBay and sell it. (I don't think I can get the $125 price that I want from the 'For Sale' section on FISD) Anyway -- just wanted to post pics for the group! I think you could get $50-75 for this as it is. The paint is really rough being why you couldn't get $125 in my opinion. If you were to add more details like you mentioned like buying a latex zombie mask or something like this and somehow affixing it to the inside so that it would be possible to wear the finished helmet without having to put on a latex mask (you know what I mean?) you could get $125-$150 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerTrooper Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 I think you could get $50-75 for this as it is. The paint is really rough being why you couldn't get $125 in my opinion... Thanks for all the replies! DDay, I think you're right and actually it confirms my thought about making it more of a prop display by adding the zombie mannequin head inside. The $50-$75 range was what I figured I would get if I posted it to the FISD board - but I've had really good luck with posting my SW stuff on eBay (typically 30-45% higher sales point) because, in most cases -- selling customized created items on FISD is like a hot rod mechanic buying a completely restored classic hot rod from another hot rod mechanic instead of finding that same model and customizing themselves. But people that aren't hot rod mechanics will buy a fully restored classic car because they don't know how to build and customize classic cars. Make sense? Tap talk TK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SofusSnake Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Nice! I think the paint job looks just great around the edges.I really like the idea of putting a zombie head inside, especially if it's got half it's face torn off and pieces of armor shrapnel embedded in the head. Kind of makes me want to get an extra bucket and abuse it with some shotgun shells or a blowtorch to make something similar, hahah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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