bartonajb Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Hello everyone. This is my first build and looking for some honest critique. I'm working on my RS helmet and have just attached the ears. Are the ear gaps too wide? They are driving the perfectionist in me nuts however as I look at various pics and screenshots there seems to be a fair amount of variety there. Is it normal to have a gap like that under the front rim or should that be tight? Would love some honest advice. Also please let me know if I messed up the picture links. I'm new to this. Thanks in advance! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob .T .[TK] Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Those eargaps are perfectly fine , in fact, better than most of the screen used movie helmets . If you get the gaps tooo close and perfect, it looks more wrong . You done good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 The gaps are fine, I prefer a smaller gap myself but shouldn't hold you up for approval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartonajb Posted October 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Thanks for the input guys, much appreciated. I wasn't going to do a build thread but maybe now I will since I want to aim for centurion from the start. I suspect I will have many more detail questions and there is clearly plenty of wisdom here.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 GREAT to hear that you are aiming for EI and Centurion, Andrew! A build thread is always a good idea, but please don't be shy about asking questions. It's kinda' what we do here. During your research you should also check out some of the approved Centurion submissions in this thread: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/72-request-centurion-status/. They will be the ones with a number right after, like TK12345 Requesting ANH Stunt status, Anovos, (555). If I could offer some advice at this point it would be to sand down the heads of those screws and paint them before permanently installing them. This improves paint adhesion and any touch-ups can be done afterward. Best of luck on your build, sir! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartonajb Posted October 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Thanks for the tip! When you sand down the heads are you trying to actually reduce the head thickness to make them lie flush more or are you just roughing them up for paint adhesion? Ill check out that link now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDWC[TK] Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Thanks for the tip! When you sand down the heads are you trying to actually reduce the head thickness to make them lie flush more or are you just roughing them up for paint adhesion? Ill check out that link now. Pretty sure Joseph is talking about adhesionBut, I wanted to talk about ears:I too suffer from the perfectionist affliction. And here’s a tip about the ear—> you will be VERY lucky if you can get them to sit flush on both sides, primarily because they sit on the helmet joining split. I was able to get mine very flush on the front( aka “viewed”) side, but one ear remained to have a larger gap than I’d like on the rear. That was the best I could do and had to accept it. Like others have said, imperfection is actually more screen accurate Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 4 hours ago, bartonajb said: Thanks for the tip! When you sand down the heads are you trying to actually reduce the head thickness to make them lie flush more or are you just roughing them up for paint adhesion? Ill check out that link now. Countersink the holes. Then your screws will sit more flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Ears are fine and there is no need to countersink the screws in the ear caps. Brow gap is bad. You want the brow to be tight against the forehead of the face plate. This will mean repositioning the face plate and re-drilling the ear caps, but the old holes will not be seen so no problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartonajb Posted October 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Thanks so much for all the advice and support! I removed the ears this morning and tightened up the brow.The ears are also sitting a bit better now as well I think .Other than the inside looking like a colander now from the ear repositioning I'm happy now. Thanks again guys.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Looks GREAT, Andrew! You will want to open up the teeth a bit... Here is a link that will help: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/album/36-helmet-frown-a-new-hope-stunt/ I suggest picking up a set of needle files at Lowe's (well worth 4 bucks). They came in really handy: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Project-Source-6-Piece-Needle-File-Set/4777067 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lame-O Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Good job on repositioning and closing the gap on the brow. I'm about to start on my first helmet build and this is something I'll keep an eye on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartonajb Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I picked up those files Joseph and worked on the teeth. Think I'm good to go?Lame-o. Check out trooperbays helmet build video. I watched it twice where he clamped the faceplate to the top before drilling. I just ignored the tip when it came time to do it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 To quote Ace Ventura... B E A yootiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartonajb Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hi again. Made a bit of progress on my lid. What do you guys think about my eye holes? Ok or more trimming needed?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob .T .[TK] Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 I think your top edge needs a tiny bit more trimming . You should be studying screen capture photos from a movie called " Star Wars " . ;0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) A lot of it depends on aesthetics, Andrew. Some prefer a cleaner, smoother look, and you could take some sandpaper to the edges no doubt, but a lot of the screen used ones had some issues as well. Below are 2 examples of screen used eye openings... kinda' rough to say the least. ----------- Edited January 8, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link not working removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartonajb Posted November 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Though I would post a follow up. I think I’m finally done with my helmet so I’m sharing a few photos. Thank you to everyone who weighed in with advice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadan[TK] Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Looks great Andrew. I’m building an RS kit at the moment, I should probably start a thread here on FISD as well. Just today I redid the side rivets as I had a similar brow gap as you had earlier in this thread. It’s looking much better now. The next thing I need to tackle is the ears, they scare me I feel as if that’s the one place I can really go wrong and not be able to recover!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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