Anyone make a decent neckseal on their Jango yet?

Hey guys,

I am moving on in my quest to tweak my Rubies Jango even further.
I was hoping someone out there could give me some tips or tricks
on adding the black neckseal/gasket to the base of the helmet. Has
anyone done it to theirs yet? Any picks or tutorials would be greatly
appreciated.

if you mean this
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Yes I was lazy I got mine on ebay from a board member here, do a search for neck seals you find him.

J Bear

Hi Malcfett,
PM me for more info.
THX,
Vince

Gotta add a "Yup!" Vince is da man for neckseals. I love mine. Kinda gives ya a cool mindset, like you're slipping on a functional space helmet when you're head slides through that neckseal...

JangoBear- Yeah, that's exactly what i am talking about. Thanks.

It looks great! How much does it affect your helmet temp...does it
cause more visor fogging....etc?

Excellent question malcfett!!!

Thats one of ther reason I never wanted to do one. HEAT!!!

after I cut out the keyholes on the back of my helmet I have not had a problem. I also use a spray I got from a gun show for lens to keep them from fogging up an that is a plus as well. I'll be adding a fan system as soon as it gets here.


J Bear

Admittedly, I was worried about this. My helmet has one fan and the keyholes cut out. With one of Vince's balaclavas, I had no problem with fogging or overheating. I was able to wear the helmet all night in comfort.

While I can't vouch for a all-day Con experience, I would imagine the fan would make all the difference. It's constant airflow helped tremendously. I noticed a big difference when I cut the keyholes out. The airflow improved noticably.

Cool then I'm gettin one!!!

Is it leather or vinyl?

Vinyl

you beat me to the punch Mirax.

I have one of these badboys and I absolultely love it. It is vinyl and that is an elastic string that holds everything together. You simply use velcro lining to put the piece in, MAINLY for the reason (as the way I see it) for ease of taking in or out for various con reasons. I will tell you this : it is so cool when you close that thing and you get the feeling of "enclosure." All of a sudden you're echoining and just feel like no one can absolutely see you. On the flip side, it does get HOT in there after awhile. Again, que velcroe for easy rip off action OR use a fan...I think that would maximize the coolness.

Say, has anyone seen that new cooling unit for the neck put out by Sharper image ? Its like thirty bucks, attaches to your neck and circulates cold air supposedly dropping your temperature by a few degrees...of course being the geek I am I thought of costuming purposes...I know Turo's seen it...he and I were discussing it !

gm

SEEKER wrote:
you beat me to the punch Mirax.

I actually have some leftover vinyl from my vest, I think when I get my helmet back I will try and make one.

Yeah, I'm gonna try my hand at it as well.
If it turns out ******...at least I know I
can get one from one of the members for short
$$$.

You can make it very simply. Just trace around the bottom of the helmet on a piece of paper. Use that as a template for the vinyl/leather, and add a little extra for the sides and stitching. Easy as pie!

Thanks Sith Camaro!

Thanks for all the guidance fellas!

Just made mine thanks to Sith Cameros idea. It turned out pretty good!

Anyone here think this would work for a Boba costume too? I know the real one didn't have it but... I've always been annoyed by people being able to look up into my helmet. I'm 6'2" so kids do it all the time.

Any thoughts?

Bob-A-Fett

thats one of the reasons I'm getting it myself. for somer reason people always wanna take pictures with being deheaded for some reason and when my helmet goes up in the air you could see my huge jaw there.

Webchief, I think it's a must for Boba as well. I've already planned to have BKBT do one for my Boba suit I'm working on.

I wear the whole headsock thing but still it always annoys me. Thanks guys, I'll probably try making one myself now. Course, if I get frustrated, I know where to go!

Dont like that head sock at all. tooooo hoooot!!

Another thing to remember with these neck seals, they're made from the same dark navy blue leather as the vest is!

Quote: "Gotta add a "Yup!" Vince is da man for neckseals. "

Ditto, nuff said!

its the thing that goes at the bottom of jangos helmet that keeps it on your head? does anyone have a pattern of one removed out of the helmet so i could sew my own?


thanks!!!
Scott

i was wondering about that to. i need a pattern for the black leather like seal at the bottom of the helmet.

kevin

http://www.stellardesigns.ca/ has some great pics.

Tt does not however keep it on your head. It merely keeps anyone from seeing your chin and inside your helmet.

I know that in the C2 pics (which I did not attend) the helmet has a gasket. However, in that famous picture of Jango rising into the air after "unloading" on Obi-Wan, there is no gasket. I'll try to post the pic tomorrow.

Yeah sure, it looks cool...
but is it really necessary to make it even more difficult to breathe???? :o

hmm the great debate between my yearning for a accuarate Jango or my need for O2.....

:p

That is why my second helmet does not have a neck seal in it.

Breathing was easy, my visor keeps foging up. So, seeing is the hard part.

I have had two setups with a gasket. The first, I had a fully sealed visor that was hotmelted in & two computer fans in a push/pull configuration for bringing in fresh air & venting the stale air out. I found the helmet visor would fog pretty easily. The second setup I did not seal the visor. It was bolted in with tiny spacers to keep the visor away from the helmet. This worked so well for airflow that I was able to eliminate one of the fans.

One solution would be to attach the seal with velcro, so on really hot days you could remove it, but on colder days you could leave it in. Also, spit works really well in preventing stuff from fogging up.

Foxbatkllr wrote:
One solution would be to attach the seal with velcro, so on really hot days you could remove it, but on colder days you could leave it in. Also, spit works really well in preventing stuff from fogging up.

yup as gross as it sounds - thats what divers do!
sean