ANH helmet refurb

[Cymru_Jay]

Hi, so here is the helmet I have acquired (not built by me), I have provided lots of pictures.

i think that the ears are not seated correctly, the painting needs removing and reapplying and obviously I need a new Hovi. Anything else I have missed? I also did close ups of the tear bumps (apparently These were on the original helmets?)

[Cymru_Jay]

[Frank75139[501st]]

At a quick glance the ears look like they could use a little trimming to make them seat a little better, but I don’t think they’re horrible. The black lines are a bit bold in my opinion, and I’m not a pro so I’m not sure about the bumps, but it would bother me to have it like that. And of course the missing hovi tip would need to be fixed and it doesn’t look like there is any screen behind the frown. Should’t take much time but it’s a fun little project, keep us posted.


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[CableGuy[Admin]]

Hi Jay.

 

Not looking too bad, although, as you say, a few tweaks will make it more accurate.

 

Firstly, the bumps in the tears are accurate. Visible in one of the reference pictures below.

 

The black lines around the traps, tears and ears are very thick.

 

The ears are quite high, quite thick, and the angle of them could be improved with some work.

 

Looking at your pictures, the natural cut/trim lines for the ears appears to be catching the light. I’ve highlighted these here:

 

 

Thinning these out would allow the ears to drop a little, and be a more screen accurate. Ref below:

 

 

 

Note the thickness of the “disc” on the ears:

 

 

 

Tube stripes should be approximately a pencil width from the cheeks;

 

 

Ref

 

 

 

If you wanted to take the frown paint to the next level, check out some of the screen ref frowns. Many have the extra paint, extending past the un-drilled 5th hole.

 

 

 

If you want some excellent reference pictures, check out www.starwarshelmets.com or the FISD picture gallery.

 

Any questions you have, don’t hesitate to ask.

 

Best wishes

Dan :-)

 

[Cymru_Jay]

Thanks Dan that’s a massive help. I will start work on that soon and keep the post updated. 

[Cymru_Jay]

 

I appear to have opened a can of worms since taking the ears off. On closer inspection I have noticed thet the eyes are slightly off centre, so it’s going to take a bit longer than I anticipated! Is there anyone near weymouth with a decent workshop who fancies helping a newbie out?

Edited October 21, 2018 by Cymru_Jay

[CableGuy[Admin]]

Hiya,

Whilst it’s a different make of helmet, (RWA), I found these build videos by Ross Walmsley (of RWA Creations), incredibly helpful for my build, for both lid and armour. Worth checking out.

Dan :-)