stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
and since the pms are still coming in... no, i'm not being coy. i'm really not doing a run of these or anything. seriously.
Rebuilding a Master Replicas Fett helmet
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stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
almost there!
this one looks nice, but is way too thin... needed another 1-2 coats of resin.
one more try and i should be done!
i've poured 4 so far.
#1 was WAY too thick... so thick that i couldn't cut out the visor... the dremel cutting blade was too small
#2 was better, but had a HUGE glop of resin on the inside that was too much to even bother working through.
#3 (shown) went the opposite direction... too thin!
#4 will be tonight, and i HOPE that will be the final one!
i threw some silver paint on the thin one and slapped an opaque black visor in it. i mostly wanted to make sure the ears still fit properly.
so, in the end... is it worth all this fuss? i think so! it's a beautiful helmet, and once i finally get the pouring right, i'm going to be REALLY happy.
this one looks nice, but is way too thin... needed another 1-2 coats of resin.
one more try and i should be done!
i've poured 4 so far.
#1 was WAY too thick... so thick that i couldn't cut out the visor... the dremel cutting blade was too small
#2 was better, but had a HUGE glop of resin on the inside that was too much to even bother working through.
#3 (shown) went the opposite direction... too thin!
#4 will be tonight, and i HOPE that will be the final one!
i threw some silver paint on the thin one and slapped an opaque black visor in it. i mostly wanted to make sure the ears still fit properly.
so, in the end... is it worth all this fuss? i think so! it's a beautiful helmet, and once i finally get the pouring right, i'm going to be REALLY happy.
stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
the change in look of the helmet from out of the box to now is huge... 10mm doesn't sound like much at all, but it really is.
go on, saw it up... what's the worst that could happen?
and i'm guessing that it could be repaired well enough to still be wearable without going through all of this fuss. i'm just paranoid.
go on, saw it up... what's the worst that could happen?
and i'm guessing that it could be repaired well enough to still be wearable without going through all of this fuss. i'm just paranoid.
suspect86
Active Hunter
minimal damage if it does go 'PeteTong'...
Can helmets go deaf? Or have drug problems and inflated egos?
stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
What.. encouraged by giant badgers???
man, you folks across the pond are crazy! no wonder it's the only country i've been to more than once! (present country excluded of course)!
Mojo Fett
Well-Known Hunter
Film... "It's all gone Pete Tong" you will see badgers my freind...
glad to have you come and visit us in the mad house...
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HeadlessHunter
Well-Known Hunter
Nice one Gav for use of the word 'Eppy' the first time I've seen it on this fine forum, great job Brian, I too am crossing my fingers for number 4 on your behalf
MandalorFett
Well-Known Hunter
shortimer52
Well-Known Hunter
Come on Wes MR took their time to do the ESB paint right!
Had it not been for RS they prob would of casted the Jango bucket and paint scheme. And try to pass it off as the MR ESB Superduper Special Pre Pro Mantastic Limited Signature Edition with matching Man Bag!
Ofcourse the man bag would scratch up the helmet when shipped. Bro your killing me cutting up this bucket.
Rogue Studios
Active Hunter
You have no idea uggghh. LOL
stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
*sniff*
really, it's not you... it's me!
i just like rotj better! and parallel mandibles
Mojo Fett
Well-Known Hunter
*sniff*
really, it's not you... it's me!
i just like ROTJ better! and parallel mandibles
lol:Sorry to see the ESB paintjob go tho.... that poor, poor helmet... *sniff*
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