lemonhead Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 The 501st made my son a set of armor and presented it to him this weekend (photo below). He has Stage 4 Ewings Sarcoma. Ken Jones did a fantastic job with the armor and worked tirelessly for weeks on it. He made the helmet from a piggy bank and we hoped it would fit. My sone LOVES the armor and called the 501st "My People!". Gotta love it! The helmet, however is too small, so I'm looking for a kids sized bucket kit for him to complete his gear. Please let me know if you know of a reputable resource to get him an accurate helmet. Thanks, everyone. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket[TK] Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) The Rubies child's 2-piece helmet is bigger than the piggy bank head. The Rubies lid will need a little work to make it more 'accurate', but it is definitely larger. I found mine on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Awakens-Stormtrooper-2-Piece/dp/B00TU53GO8/The Rubies kid's lid is on the left, the bank on the right.Your son looks amazing! Sending positive energy to him. What a brave trooper! He rocks! Edited August 1, 2016 by Cricket 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonhead Posted August 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Was reading the reviews on Amazon and it's very mixed, especially about the quality and the connection between the two halves. Can you post some more pics of the joint between the halves. I see that the lines aren't very crisp and will need work, along with replacing the mesh and the lenses - that's not a problem. Some people were saying it's thin and fragile. Is it thinner than other vacuum-formed pieces in your experience? I'll be plastidipping the inside to shore it up, just getting an idea for what to expect. At $25 and free shipping with Prime, I don't see any real downside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket[TK] Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 The plastic is definitely thicker than my ATA and RS helmets. Here is a cutaway view. The RS is on the left, the kid's lid is on the right. And it's very flexible, not brittle or prone to cracking. I'm squeezing it pretty good here: If you remove the velcro (using mesh and some sort of bondo to attach the halves permanently), the halves should sit together better. Hope these pics help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonhead Posted August 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Thanks. That helps a lot. I'm going to order it now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hon143 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) I also used the Rubies 2-pc kids TFA helmet and just modded it to my liking. Like Cricket, I removed the velcro so the two pieces could fit together better. I then used small screws/nuts to attach the two pieces together. I used an extra piece of dark green visor lenses/sheet from my TK build for the eyes. And, I repainted all the black areas on the mask. I sprayed white primer on the interior of the mask to make it less translucent and more opaque. Edited August 1, 2016 by hon143 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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