Would like opinions and tips on my helmet
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deltakilla
New Hunter
That looks great emme 
Looks like we both have somewhat of the problem of the right cheek being abit more forward than the left one.
But it looks so smooth, how many layers of bondo did you put on there?
Looks like we both have somewhat of the problem of the right cheek being abit more forward than the left one.But it looks so smooth, how many layers of bondo did you put on there?
hamsandwich72
Hunter
I also used the same pep file. On the inside, I first did a couple coats of rondo; it is a 50/50 mix of Bondo and resin. It is similar to the Smooth cast but much cheaper (and the results are somewhat not as good from what I've read). That smoothed out the sharp inside edges a bit. Then I did the fibreglass/resin combo for additional structure and I believe that got much better contact in the tight corners. The other benefit of the rondo is that you can use it to build up some thickness around the visor area for attaching the visor when the time comes. Mine's not finished either so I'm not 100% sure how it will hold up over time.
Now I just need to figure out what to do with the ears.
Now I just need to figure out what to do with the ears.
deltakilla
New Hunter
That might work.. but if I may ask what did you use for a visor? I got many suggestion but I dont know what would make a good visor.
hamsandwich72
Hunter
No visor yet, but I'm thinking of getting one from T-visor.
deltakilla
New Hunter
That lens looks amazing, is it bendeable though? and how do you even cut something like that?
As for T-visor, seeing how it's US based and I'm here in lil ol' Europe , shipping might go through the roof, I was thinking of buying an A4 sheet of plexiglass, see if i can bend it and paint it with mirror/black paint, or maybe a faceshield, I found all of these on ebay with decent prices.
Queso
Jr Hunter
The shield is actually fairly thin and flexible. I have read posts of folks cutting it with scissors. I am planing on using my Dremmel with cutting / sanding wheels.
On the plexiglass front, you might try automotive window tint instead of paint. I did that on a Rubie's Jango Fett helmet a few years ago and turned out fairly well.
emme3
Active Hunter
use a cheap visor like this http://www.amazon.com/Face-Shield-D...1420742564&sr=1-50&keywords=face+shield+visor
or take the tunning film , but however Tvisor is the best
or take the tunning film , but however Tvisor is the best
deltakilla
New Hunter
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deltakilla
New Hunter
deltakilla
New Hunter
Done with the first coat of bondo, but gonna have problems with the edges it seems...
did ran out of bondo but I got it 99.8% done
did ran out of bondo but I got it 99.8% done
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Queso
Jr Hunter
You might have been better off just bondoing one area at a time. One of the things I learned was not to be afraid to sand into high points to get it smooth vs putting a ton of bondo into the low points. You can always reinforce the inside of the helmet with more fiberglass / rondo / smooth cast if you end up sanding all the way through it. Here's a great YouTube video on smoothing pepakura;
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deltakilla
New Hunter
Believe it or not, that is actually what I did.. did an area, skipped the next , did the next, skipped the next one, etc I just suck at applying bondo I guess
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deltakilla
New Hunter
Holy crap though , thank you SO much for that video
I really wish I saw that before i put the bondo on, but its still fixable As I can see the lines.... sounds like im picking up a set of viles over the course of the month 'm already picking up one of those dremel thools aswell!Ah the foolishness of being underequiped...
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Queso
Jr Hunter
It's all just a big learning experience. No matter how good we get at this stuff, we will always find things that we could have done better. Here's how my build is coming along. I just put on what I hope will be the final coat of primer. I am getting tired of sanding this thing.
