Superjedi--GMH PP2 for ??????????

UPDATE: August 12th, 2012

The helmet is in the final detailing stages now. Completed pics to come within the next day or so. :)

I thought I'd take some time to address how I treat the resin ears. I think I may have shown this
in one of my older threads, so this might be a rerun for some of you. I like this method of ear installation.
It's pretty easy, and it allows for quick removal if you need to take them off for anything.

I began by sanding the ears. Not a lot to do on these, and they're really sharp casts!

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I held the ears to the helmet and marked the location of the attachment points on the backs
of the ears. Then I used a cone-shaped Dremel grinding bit to dish out some of the resin.

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This will allow me to attach some small machine screws which will hold the ears onto the helmet.
Here's the type of hardware I use.

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The Dremeled holes are slightly larger than the small screw heads.

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I double checked to make sure the entire screw head would sit below the surface.

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I mixed up some 5-minute epoxy. Devcon is a good brand, as is JB Kwik. Any type will do really.

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I dragged the screw heads through the epoxy, spinning them to coat them evenly.

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Then, I set them into the Dremeled holes in the ears. I watched them closely for 5 or 10 minutes
to see if they started to sag in any direction. After 10 minutes, they're pretty solid. (y)

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I'll give them another few hours to really cure, then I'll paint them. Once they're all painted up,
I just put them in place and use the small washers and nuts to secure them to the helmet.
Easy peasy!
 
Genius! I had recently tried the epoxy thing with an RF stalk, but never thought to use the ear cap as the attachment point. Seems obvious now.
 
I've been using this technique on pretty much every helmet I've done with resin ears.
Never worked on a helmet with RF electronics, so never had to consider mounting a servo.
I guess with a servo, I'd use rare earth magnets for the outer ear cap.

With this method, if you want to manually raise and lower the RF stalk, you can. (y)
 
FINAL UPDATE: August 14th, 2012

Finished! I know I didn't take as many progress pics during the final portions
of the paint job this time around. I just got into it and didn't break out the camera
like I should have. :lol:

The helmet will soon be on its way to its owner. So here is a final selection of
pics for those who have been following along.

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It's been fun painting this helmet, and I sure hope the owner is happy with it! (y)
 
Dam dude just amazing!!! I have always wondered on these topical paint ups how you guys don't have any brush strokes in there!!!
 
Thanks!
The secret to a good topical paint job is to hold the paint in your mouth and lick it onto the helmet.
















:lol: :lol:

Seriously though, the Floquil/Polly Scale paints are excellent self-leveling paints. They brush on very smoothly
and stay wet long enough to enable me to "feather" larger areas together. Those qualities are great
for hiding brush strokes. (y)
 
Thanks a lot everyone. :)
The ESB Hero has been my favorite paint scheme, but after working on a few PP2's, it's taken a close second place!
 
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