determining helmet style?

how do you know which helmet style is which? i bought my helmet from a guy on ebay and he bought it from a TDHer but he never disclosed which style it is. i kinda need to know because i've almost finished the painting and now i need a stalk and visor but i don't know which to buy... any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
dylan.

pictures are your best bet. youd be shocked at how fast people can ID one simply by looking at it for a second

thanks man, i'll post some right now then.

what kind of bucket is this (other than a badly painted one)?

Got any pictures from the side?

i'll look for some and/or take some right now.

It looks like a Mystery Helmet. I wouldn't call it "badly painted," it's painted ROTJ style.

side pics:

alright thanks. and i know, i'm bastard who painted it. i'm also having dificulty finding a color finding the right color for the stripes and the triangle thing.

Yep as Andy stated, it looks very similar to a Mystery Helmet. And it is a great paintjob.

would a mystery rf stalk fit in this one then? cause i'm almost certain that it is a re cast. and thanks, it's my first attempt with the right paints. my first was really bad with meadow green and racing red lol.

If more people can confirm on the "Mystery" of this helmet, then we can understand what works and what wont. The paintjob is good, but I think for the back you should have used a brighter green.

edit- However, if it really is a mistery helmet, which I think so as well, then yes a mystery stalk would work. Sgt. Fang is pretty busy from what I understand, but try pming him. It might take a while to get back to you.

yeah, it seems too dark to me, plus its gloss hunter green. it's the closest i had. what color should have been used?

its hard to tell because the visor is werid if there inst that bump in the top of the visor and the ear is attached its a mystery helm

Not too much of an ROTJ Buff, however. I would say go with Krylon Emerald Green. spray on a base coat of that, and mist over it very little with black to darken it. Do not mix gloss with matte either, because any matte paint will crack over gloss paint.

Hunter green is too blue in the back.

Go to www.thedentedhelmet.com/reference, and click on the Magic of Myth pictures, check out the helmet from different angles and you will get an idea of what to get.

Now back on topic.

the visor is wierd because when i bought it, it was severly mis shapen so i reshaped it and that was a result but when i attach the ear pieces, it fixes the problem.

i'll look into getting that, but it's hard to find krylon anything near where i live, all they have is rust-o-leum and i don't really want it glossy, i bought some stuff that might take it off, but the home depots near my hosue have never even heard of dullcote. is there another name for it?

The for rustoleum, I would reccomend leafy green with the method I explained above

what about moss green? i accidentally bought that and haven't put it to use.

the pinch is from when i reshaped it myself. that goes away when th ear pieces are attached. who sells the aluminum rf stalks?

bigkidbiggertoys (bkbt) did make some. I don't know if he still does. I took measurements from the resin one that came with my bucket and had my local machine shop cut one out of aluminum for me. I think they charged me like 15 or 20 bucks.

that's a pretty goos price. mine didn't even come with a resin one, lol.

If you look around, I think, at one point, there were some measurements on here somewhere.

You seek James for the stalk:

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showt...light=aluminum

And it looks like a Fang v1 or recast of one to me. I can't see it closely enough but that Borden connector doesn't look as clean as mine did...

^Like Chris said, looks like a Fang, but the 3-hole borden does look a little wonky. If it is indeed a Fang, or a recast of one, then one of BKBT's al. stalks will fit perfectly. As of less than a month ago he was still making and selling em.
My Fang got a little warped from being crammed in a box for a long period of time, and had that mandible pinch on the same side. Once I got the visor stuck in there it was fixed.

Originally Posted by Kye Katarn

alright thanks. and i know, i'm bastard who painted it. i'm also having dificulty finding a color finding the right color for the stripes and the triangle thing.

Right here man, -> http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/stormtrooperguys-rotj-helmet-rattlecan-colors-27232/

what exactly is a borden connector? and that is the color scheme i based mine on. thanks for the help guys.Dylan.

The borden connector is the mole on the right side of the left cheek of the helmet. It has three holes of various sizes.

Also I looked for rustoleum colors and found Leafy Green. It is in the Satin Paint section of the rustoleum paints.

oh, the cheek mole, i didn't know that was the real name.

thank you very much.

Recast I would say for sure off of a fang. Close to mine but off enough for recasting flaws. As for ROTJ paint...Is there a walmart by you? You can get it all done in one stop, at least I like how my ROTJ turned out. BTW not sure if you know, but the ROTJ has an entirely different Rangefinder than ESB and SE. how are your keyslots in the back? For your kill strips I would recommend Luckydesigns (not sure of screen name off the top of my head). You can get ROTJ or ESB weathered or not..looks good to me.

i actually have it like ninety percent painted. what is the difference between the range finders? and i kleft the keyslots in because i like the way that looks better.

With the ESB and SE you have the black (I believe it to be a poloroid part but don't quote me on that) screen on the bottom and with the ROTJ you have a clear rangefinder with three green lines in the clear part. Best thing to do is go on Bobamakers site and click the Boba rangefinder. The one with the green lines is ROTJ and the way to go, that is if you want to do a full out ROTJ. I don't know if you are going cannon or not but ROTJ only has that rangefinder where ESB and SE have the other one (those have the really involved paint job on the buckets). Also you left the keyslots in...good boba is suppose to have keyslots, but I was just wondering of the quality of the slots. Seen alot off ebay that have very poor slots so that right there could tell if it is a recast or not.
cheers!

yeah, the rotj RF topper is missing the little polaroid lens.

depending on the topper kit you get, you might either just be able to not install the lens, or sand it off if it's all molded solid.

when i've done rotj rangefinders that were molded in opaque resin, i've painted the "clear" part an off white color that sort of looks the part. as good as you can get without it being clear.

i have to confess that i don't real bother with the green lines in mine. my topper is molded out of solid clear resin, and i painted the black parts. so drilling in to make the lines would be too much of a pain for such a little thing

on my main trooping helmet i have the MR rangefinder with a new clear insert piece i made to replace the battery cover.

yeah, i think i might jsut go with an all balck one or something. and the keyslots are pretty good looking.