Official Thread - Helmet

[CleatusFett]

All you have to do to add flare is stuff the helmet with some towels until it is flaring the way you like, the stick it in your car when it is hot. Let the helmet warm up real good...I'd say 10 mintues depending on how hot. Take the helmet out with your new flare...the helmet will be real soft at this point. Stick the helmet in the freezer for a while..and when you take it out...BINGO..you have flare. You might have to glue something in the helmet so that it wont go back to it's original shape...it just depends.

 

[yoda201]

Cool I will try it, I was gonna heat it with a hair dryer.... Chris

 

[scarbrs]

Those Visors do they go inside the helmet or can you mony them flush with the face like it should be?

Eric

 

[SgtFang]

Anyone heard any rumors about Altmann's doing a Jango soon?

-Sarge

 

[crazymike]

Well as a new guy here starting from square one I guess this
is the first item I must address and I must admit, I am excited !!!

 

[NightSeed]

I would like to know more about modifications that can be done. fans, voice, motorized rangefinder. and pics of the insides of the helmets equipped with these.
Heres some pics of my first gen fiberglass deluxe

 

[Defiler]

Nice helmet Nightseed, how about a little weathering??

 

[NightSeed]

thanks
I got some acrylic paint today, Im thinking of watering it down a bit and testing it out.
Ill post pics if its successful.

 

[ruadh9978]

I wanted to address the dent question. I notice that the posts about that are from last summer, but I wanted to point out this thread:

http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic.php?topic=4145&forum=1

which is about Jango's gaunlets being reversed. I pointed out how his gauntlets go back and forth on his arms while he's flying up shooting at Obi-Wan. At first they're on the wrong arms, then as he's looking at the pillar they are correct again. They're also reversed again as he crawls up the side of the platform after dropping Obi-Wan.

The reason for this, I would guess (as someone familiar with directing and editing film) is that they filmed it the wrong way, and in editing had to flip the image to make it right. Although with the cgi Jango, who knows anymore. The dent on the helmet may have happened when he crashed after Obi-Wan wrapped the cord around the pillar, as again, the image may have been reversed, thus he hit his head on the correct side to produce the dent, but the editor had to flip it so that the audience didn't get confused as to who was where, etc. If you know anything about directing, you should know about the axis. As I pointed out in that other thread, Star Wars films seem to ignore the axis constantly, so that the editor has to flip the negative (and this is why Imperials have their rank bars on the wrong side, etc). I also wanted to point out that Jango definitely has the dent before getting into Slave One, though I can't tell exactly when he has it. The part I noticed it was as he was trying not to slide all the way down as Obi-Wan was pulling him towards the edge.

 

[jangofett76]

What kind of paint & color did everyone use for their helmet stripes? I was thinking of using acrylic paint.

 

[GATER]

You might want to try auto pinstriping. I got some at a local auto parts store, kragen or napa i think, and applied it directly to the painted helmet. The pinstriping comes in different thicknesses as well.

 

[Star Wars Chick]

Yup, auto pinstripping! I had to re-apply after I rub-n-buffed my helmet- worked great!

 

[wanabe a fett]

You got it!! 1/8" pinstripe is the way to go. It's the only thing on jango thats fast and easy.

 

[BobaFettish]

Pinstriping is the only way to go for those stripes. The great thing is that if you start to go out of line, you just peel it back and do it again. With paint, your screwed unless you wipe it off quick enough. That and it would be a real pain to freehand it or mask it.

 

[jangofett76]

Hi everyone. What's the color of the auto pinstripe that you used on Jango Fett's helmet? Was it dark blue? Thanks everyone!

 

[Star Wars Chick]

black

 

[jangofett76]

Is dark blue okay? I just opened the package before Mirax H said black. I don't think they'll take it back.

 

[wanabe a fett]

BLACK

 

[squirk]

Pinstriping the Jango helmet

I've never worked with pin-striping before, but I obviously need to learn now that I have a Jango helmet.

My big concern is getting the stripes parallel with the helmet ridge, as well as with each other. Any tips on doing so other than being reeeeeeeally careful?

 

[Star Wars Chick]

Just eyeball it and if you goof up, you just peel it back and redo it.