Cheeseballs Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 BBB day! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Great !! Congratulations !. You may want to check this Threads , could be helpful: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Love a BBB photo, how exciting. Here are a few helmet threads that may be of help Good luck with the build 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cheeseballs Posted October 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) Washed out the inside with soapy water, then marked for rough trim. Please tell me if anything looks off. Sorry if my pencil lines are kinda faint Edited October 24, 2021 by Cheeseballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted October 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) To cut out the eye, I made little holes in the corners by spinning an exacto knife. then started cutting with it and a coping saw. needs a lot of cleanup. I did try the score and snap method but I suck at it, and I’m not to good with a dremel, so I think this is the best option for me. trimmed the top of the face and the back I’m too scared to try the bottom of the chin and the sides till I get some feedback lol. Edited October 24, 2021 by Cheeseballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted October 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Cleaned up the eye, and rough cut the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted October 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Cleaned up the other eye. My knife accidentally slipped and I made a tiny mark on the bottom corner, but luckily it isn’t very noticeable. The originals probably had worse mistakes anyways haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted October 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 To cut out the teeth, I started by making holes by spinning an exacto knife. then cut, filed, and sanded till it looked about right.so far I’ve only done 4 teeth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Other teeth done also decided to go ahead and do the bottom anyways. Used score and snap method. I think I’m getting pretty good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Cut out sides First started by making a hole with a knife so three questions: how do the face and back join? Rivets? Or screws?And where are they placed? what screws are used for the ears, and how are they placed? and how is the brow attached? Does it sit on top of the cap? Or does it slip on the edge of it? Is it slips on the edge of it, how do some helmets like the “move along” trooper’s have higher brows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 54 minutes ago, Cheeseballs said: Cut out sides First started by making a hole with a kni so three questions: how do the face and back join? Rivets? Or screws?And where are they placed? what screws are used for the ears, and how are they placed? and how is the brow attached? Does it sit on top of the cap? Or does it slip on the edge of it? Is it slips on the edge of it, how do some helmets like the “move along” trooper’s have higher brows? 1: I prefer nuts/bolts you can adjust then, rivets are permanent but usually are included with kits. 2: Ideally the placement of ears are shown in the images below, you trim your ears to match the helmet then add the screws, some helmets have some marks for screw holes but they don't always align that way: The "ideal" ear placement is as seen below, where the screws line up with the rear angle of the trap right above it. Because some armorers design their helmets differently or send them pre-assembled this is not always possible to achieve, but it is suggested that you try to get as close as you can. Note: Top ear screws should ideally be located directly below the rear of the trap. 3: There should be little gap between the back and face plates, your brow trim should push between tightly and will stay there, if it's loose some use glue to hold it in place This thread pretty much covers all your questions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted October 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 Did a little fine tuning trimming, then attached the cap and face. started by marking the screw hole. drilled it out, then marked through it to the second hole. then drilled it out and put the screw through both, and secured it with a nut on the inside. did the same with the other side. Took a lot of finagling to get it to sit right. I did fitment with the brow on, a tip from pandatrooper’s tutorial. Here’s it together. I’ve only done two of the screws. Still gotta do the ones on the bottom. without brow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted November 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 Mic tips painted, mesh added and installed. sanded the edge of the white screws installed on the bottom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 Nice work on the painted mic tips, you may want to trim the bolts down a little, can interfere with microphone when putting helmet on and off. Your bottom screws may need to be changed for smaller ones or put in a different spot, depending were your ears will cover, there's not much extra room under that area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted November 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2021 How’d the ear placement look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 Looking good, references: Note: Top ear screws should ideally be located directly below the rear of the trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted December 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Finished the ears. Oh lord I hope I never have to do that again. For trimming, what I do is score, then make cuts with shears up to the score line so it makes sections of plastic, and snap those sections off. and then there’s the pain of trying to get the shape perfect to the helmet. made the marks drilled the holes and here’s it after installation so that whole ear process was not fun, 0/10 would recommend. also cut down the mic tip screws https://i.imgur.com/UwD2dHe.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted December 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Painted the black and white on the screws. Gonna need to do some cleanup, there’s little black flecks all over the helmet lol. Might need to do another coat on the vocoder. I’m planning on taking a toothpick and cleaning up some of the edges later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Using some masking tape for the straighter lines can help, there are a couple wobbly lines on your traps, see how they look when you have cleaned them up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted December 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Cleaned up a bit, and added gray. It’s all coming together gotta touch up some black, then add stripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted May 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 Is that looking okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted May 1, 2022 Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 A few of your lines are a little on the wobbly side and a little thick, I have found you can remove some excess paint with a toothpick or sharpened popstick or scrap plastic. You may want to remove a little paint from the gums too Frown is painted gray and does not leave the teeth area. Some references to compare with what you have 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CableGuy[Admin] Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 Hey trooper,Sorry I’m so late to the thread. If your helmet maker supplied two sets of ears, personally, I’d consider trimming the second set to about half the thickness and see how it looks. Here’s some side-by-side photos to give you some reference:Approx trim line in redIt looks like your ears have a mould line in them where they would usually be trimmed;As below, you have quite a bit of excess on the back&cap where it meets the faceplate. This might be keeping the two parts from butting up. Just suggestions, so don’t feel you have to make these suggested changes, just maybe worth a go if you have spare ears. :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseballs Posted June 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 Did some of the trimming suggested by @CableGuy the gap on this next one here was a little too big so I heat shaped the side of the helmet a little to minimize the gap Trimmed the neck hole a little too. Gonna need a new neck trim, I ripped it when pulling it off lol Cleaned up the paint details a lot more, and added decal blue tube stripes got off of ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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