re-hash bucket

*lurks again*

Originally Posted by flo fett

*lurks again*

i'll have this sucker finished by the weekend, see what you think and then if you like it i'll cast one for you

Originally Posted by Ronin677

its a real bummer for sure. I ended up putting on some extra thick silicone rather than more thin layers (until now i didn't even realise you could buy different thicknesses of silicone).

i don't know what products you've got access to, but the stuff i bought is a thickener for existing silicone. the more you add, the thicker it gets.

mine was like peanut butter last night

Originally Posted by Ronin677

i'll have this sucker finished by the weekend, see what you think and then if you like it i'll cast one for you

YAY!!! :thumbup

I'm sure it'll be fabulous and you'll have me drooling all over your inbox by next week!

That sounded so wrong

Originally Posted by flo fett

YAY!!! :thumbup

I'm sure it'll be fabulous and you'll have me drooling all over your inbox by next week!

That sounded so wrong

I almost choked on my krupnik then

No problems Flo, the pleasure is all mine

Originally Posted by flo fett

YAY!!! :thumbup

I'm sure it'll be fabulous and you'll have me drooling all over your inbox by next week!

That sounded so wrong

Yep...

Originally Posted by tk7602

i don't know what products you've got access to, but the stuff i bought is a thickener for existing silicone. the more you add, the thicker it gets.

mine was like peanut butter last night

I use to add a thickening agent to mine but then my supplier shwed me sme pre thickened silicone, its the consistancy of, well as you said peanut butter.

Originally Posted by Ronin677

I almost choked on my krupnik then

Found a supplier then Jon!

Originally Posted by Mojo-Fett

Found a supplier then Jon!

oh yer My polish friend brought me some back from Krakow. I am off to Londn as well this month and have a supplier there also

Krupnik eh? *is deeply jealous*

Originally Posted by flo fett

Krupnik eh? *is deeply jealous*

i have been looking for this stuff for while now and a friend of mine was very kind to get me some from Poland (they owed me a small favour). I will always carry some on me at troops from now on and if we ever meet again you can try some

PM sent

Drinking on the job eh? So that's what all those pouches and pockets are for!

Originally Posted by mandalore697

Drinking on the job eh? So that's what all those pouches and pockets are for!

Nah, the pockets and pouches are for carrying all Star Wars DVDs around... The drinks are carried on the back...
Nice work, Ronin... It would seem the I am truly in need for one. I always thought that I need just one Fett helmet, but alas, I seem to be wrong.. It's nice to be wrong on this subject...
Now, when are you going to make 3-d poster of Brak's Fett helmet family tree?
-Just keep up the great work there! Cheers, Ville

Originally Posted by mandalore697

Drinking on the job eh? So that's what all those pouches and pockets are for!

Krupnik, better than lucazade

Hey that lucazade kept me going through the day!

only 90$ for that sweet i may have to take you up on that
btw i saw a youtube video of a guy making a halo helmet mold and he used a thickener and made struts so it would keep its shape

Originally Posted by saltydog81

only 90$ for that sweet i may have to take you up on that
btw i saw a youtube video of a guy making a halo helmet mold and he used a thickener and made struts so it would keep its shape

Thanks for that Salty. I figured to let these go as cheap as i could whilst still paying for materials. I am not in it to make money, just to spread karma. Mine are not as good as some lids out there but for the money they are a half decent fibre glass lid

Originally Posted by Ronin677

Mine are not as good as some lids out there but for the money they are a half decent fibre glass lid

Don't sell yourself short bruv!! these are really nice, hell I've seen 'allot' worse on the bay of fleas... for more money!
I can't wait to receive mine for my collection...

Quick update, i have put my lid against my TF lid for comparison (mine is the messy lid / grey one )

Just tiny more bit of tidying

Rolling off the production line nicely now

At the moment I put two layers of gel coat down with a layer of fibreglass cloth followed by a layer of matting.

I have decided to still go with the two layers of gel coat, but then give it a good layer of resin mixed with micro fibres. Then followed by a layer of matting

Flo and Zoe, yours will be being pulled very soon In fact i will gel coating the next one this weekend

That looks like a really nice cast! Have you used a pigment in the gel coat?

Nah no Pigs G...!!
Just normal casting stuff?

Originally Posted by Mojo-Fett

Nah no Pigs G...!!
Just normal casting stuff?

You got it bro

Straight gel coat from the tub, put on in two thick coats

Soz.. I was *trying* to be funny... Pigs = oink oink

Actually i was being quite serious, i never cast a helmet without my lucky trotter...

Originally Posted by terminal fettler

Actually i was being quite serious, i never cast a helmet without my lucky trotter...

Originally Posted by terminal fettler

Actually i was being quite serious, i never cast a helmet without my lucky trotter...

Poor old Porky Pig

Originally Posted by Ronin677

Rolling off the production line nicely now

At the moment I put two layers of gel coat down with a layer of fibreglass cloth followed by a layer of matting.

I have decided to still go with the two layers of gel coat, but then give it a good layer of resin mixed with micro fibres. Then followed by a layer of matting

Flo and Zoe, yours will be being pulled very soon In fact i will gel coating the next one this weekend

Very very nice!
I may possibly pass out from excitement
*is a big kid*
*hugs Jon to death*

Originally Posted by flo fett

*hugs Jon to death*

ah shucks