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cant wait to see the modifications!
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Dude i found that with post/rubies helmets that a dremel tool is gonna be your best friend.
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I just want to say that using a heat gun wont do anything to it. Your going to need to fix a permant attachment to keep the proper shape. A member used a curved metal tube/pipe and attached it to the bottom inner part of the helmet, and it retains it's shape. Just letting you know to save you time. I had a rubies, made of the same vinyl and didnt change shape for anything.
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Your going to need to fix a permant attachment to keep the proper shape. A member used a curved metal tube/pipe and attached it to the bottom inner part of the helmet, and it retains it's shape.
noted ... i read a thread about someone doing that thanks :)
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Dude i found that with post/rubies helmets that a dremel tool is gonna be your best friend.
i have a battery one that sux so i'm going to get a corded one soon.
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cant wait to see the modifications!
i will post new pics as i work on it ... but like i said before my camera broke :( so my roommate will have to let me barrow his again
thanks for the help guys.
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You could just shape it using a hair drier, the heat gun may be way too hot for that.
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yah i was thinking that a craft ring like tubachris85x suggested and try a heat and quick cool combo like i have read about... as for the heat gun i dont plan to have it too close and i would be monitoring how hot i got it
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I used a craft ring and hot water to get the shape.
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I used a craft ring and hot water to get the shape.
like near boiling water?
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Ah yes, there are a couple "bubbles" in the plastic like that on mine near/on the ears of my DP96 as well.
As for the shape, mine isn't quite that.. off, but one of the previous owners probably worked on that.
Anyway, it looks good! I can't wait to see it finished :D
-Naas
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just killing time till the bondo drys pics will be up soon for my progress... i cut out more of the visor area but left some uncut for support till i get a new visor. removed the range finder and drilled some holes in the key slots then sanded off some of the god awful paint job. i bondo-ed the bubbles, the dent, the factory stamps, and some on the inside of the helmet at the range finder for support. i tried to make inner rings out of the wizard of flight templates out of plywood by making the patterns 1/4 inch smaller all around but the shape is so far off that, that idea didn't work out and i will be getting a craft ring for it another day.
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ok its 9:30pm here so I'm done for the night but i will buy a craft ring or two tomorrow and some glue sticks. if anyone has tips or idea on how to make this helmet awesome feel free to let me know :)
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its lookin good man keep it up. are you going to cut out the key holes on the back.
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are you going to cut out the key holes on the back.
yes i plan to do that im just waiting on a dremel which i will get friday.
ok the next update...
as you may recall this was the shape it came as... (shudders)
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000213.jpg
so i added some craft rings and fixed it
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000229.jpg
one up at the dome...
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000228.jpg
and another at the bottom. both are hot glued on so in case you were wondering that black stuff is just glue nothing special. man that made all the difference didn't it :)
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000230.jpg
heres a better pic of the new shape.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000231.jpg
ok this dome pic if you look closely i was sad to find that the key slot area is off center :( sadly i will have to dremel this and move it over later.
next i decided i would primer the whole thing so i could better find the little areas that need more bondo or other corrections... there are many.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000232.jpg
you may notice it all looks a bit shiny... its still wet
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000233.jpg
i sanded the range finder area alot there was a ton of glue built up there from the factory.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000234.jpg
well thats it for today and if any administrators are reading maybe they could re-title this to "fixing the don post '96" :)
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Looking good! I am glad that you're having fun with it. I've painted a few DP buckets and always had a great time.
-Matt
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Looking good! I am glad that you're having fun with it. I've painted a few DP buckets and always had a great time.
thanks Matt
well i couldn't leave it alone so here are some more pics
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000235.jpg
i looked for areas that needed fill, smoothing out, or build up after primering it... which was to make it easier to see.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000236.jpg
this side isn't as bad
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000237.jpg
still haven't messed with the keyslots
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000238.jpg
this was the worst of it.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000239.jpg
and i just had to put it on my head again :)
its kinda late so i will leave the bondo build up for tomorrow and i also plan to fiberglass around the craft rings to make them more permanent.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...lmet/Kast1.jpg
with any luck this will be the end result.
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Wow, dude! That looks great!
Um, just curious, how did you pop off the RF Top ear section? I'd like to know that bit ^.^
-Naas
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awesome job on the shaping,
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Wow, dude! That looks great!
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awesome job on the shaping,
glad you guys like it I'm much happier now that the awful shape is fixed.
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Um, just curious, how did you pop off the RF Top ear section? I'd like to know that bit ^.^
happy to help Darasuum_Verd.... i carefully scribed down the line with a razor blade then put the stalk down and carefully pried with a small chisel till the glue gave.
i just stopped by boba maker a second ago so i could drool over the gear... im going to be buying his visor and range finder to put on this helmet... maybe the circuit board too I'm not sure yet.
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Good job! Those craft rings really gave it an awsome shape and flare!!
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i got me a dp95 about 7monts ago, there pretty nice ,and very cool to work with. any question you have,just ask; everybody in this board is very friendly,and willing to share their skills. by the way welcome to this great board. oh and about the key holes, i wouldn't worry about it. looks good. -freddy
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i got me a dp95 about 7monts ago, there pretty nice ,and very cool to work with. any question you have,just ask; everybody in this board is very friendly,and willing to share their skills. by the way welcome to this great board. oh and about the key holes, i wouldn't worry about it. looks good. -freddy
thanks Freddy :) i will be on later when I'm off work and i will probably have some more bondoing done and if i have any questions i will let you know first
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looking really promising man!
cant wait to see the end result ;)
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glad you guys like it I'm much happier now that the awful shape is fixed.
happy to help Darasuum_Verd.... i carefully scribed down the line with a razor blade then put the stalk down and carefully pried with a small chisel till the glue gave.
i just stopped by boba maker a second ago so i could drool over the gear... im going to be buying his visor and range finder to put on this helmet... maybe the circuit board too I'm not sure yet.
Alright, thanks a lot ^.^
Can't wait to see you helmet finished! :D
-Naas
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ok I'm off work so i will be starting bondo-ing now and while I'm doing that i would like to know a little about Fett's colors ....
by that i mean i know the main green is us medium green by fs or something but the upper part of the cheeks and the back around the key slot area all seem darker?
the reason i ask is Jodo Kast's colors are nearly the same as Fett's but he has maroon kill marks not yellow and a orange mask instead of red... well off i go i will be back real soon (promise) :)
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this is going to look like I'm making less progress but trust me these areas needed fill and as obsessive as it is, would you leave it if you knew it was wrong?
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000240.jpg
most of this was deep scratches that came from the original mold
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000241.jpg
these raised mask parts were not as raised as the rest of the mask so I'm adding 1/16-3/64's of material there
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000242.jpg
more scratches and mask area that needs raising
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t/S5000243.jpg
this last pic was of areas that had tiny bubbles or missing edges.
after this is all sanded i will have just a little dremeling to do then i can start painting :)
