Opinions needed on Jango bucket

hey guys, i put this on ebay and got a non paying bidder won the auction.
So I decided to keep this helmet and make it as accurrate as possible.
Can I apply rub and buff without taking the silver paint off? Any other recomendations? Would you reccomend a whole new paint job?
Should I cut the vents out in the back??



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what make is that? I think I saw your auction today or yesterday...

It is a first Generation cast of a Don Post deluxe with no shrinkage. It's fiberglass. I got it 3 years ago from a board member....
The bidder met my reserve, bid twice to meet it, and then wont even email me back.

sand down the silver until its smooth (SMOOTH) and then apply the rub n buff

sand it down until its smooth, but not all the way down correct? where can i find rub n buff?

wal-mart i think,micheals..not sure

You can find rubb and buff at Micheals.

-tubachris

Don't forget to mod the ear, and drill the hole in the cheek.

OK with the rubnbuff, can I rubnbuff over the pinstriping? If it doesnt cover it completley, then it would give me a outline to re apply it? will it stick to the rubnbuff?

Ill do some research on the earpiece, if there is a tutorial please post a link.

Don't rub n buff over the pinstripe. You will want to completely sand down the helmet, re-primer it and then resand it before applying rub n buff. Otherwise you won't get a nice, smooth finish.

All that he would need to do to make it a Jango earcap is lower the whole RF assembly so that it sits on top of the lower earcap.

-tubachris

Thats the thing... Depending on how the ear is, he may have to add a block (like I did) to extend the ear base. Otherwise, its still just gonna be a Boba ear with the cap on lower. For example, my ear base is molded into the helmet, its not a seperate piece. By adding vertical length to the base, the ear now appears closed. Know what I mean?

Originally Posted by Devilstar2k2

Thats the thing... Depending on how the ear is, he may have to add a block (like I did) to extend the ear base. Otherwise, its still just gonna be a Boba ear with the cap on lower. For example, my ear base is molded into the helmet, its not a seperate piece. By adding vertical length to the base, the ear now appears closed. Know what I mean?

From what I see in the picture, it appears as if you wouldnt have to extend anything. If you look at the width of the RF assembly and the width of the lower earcap, they are almost identical and it should not be an issue with having to extend anything. All that I feel he needs to do is just lower it.

-tubachris
(who proposes the idea that possibly in the "real" world of star wars, that the RF assembly is adjustable just like a saftey belt in a car is, you know, like that little sliding thing to adjust it to your height?)

that piece is seperate, I attached it using a quarter inch sheet metal screw through the helmet

Originally Posted by Devilstar2k2

If the base is attached to the helmet, how will he lower the base? He'll still have a big square hole there, no matter if he moves the cap or not. Thats why I said that I need to see the ear assembly. If the base is molded to the helmet (like a mystery helmet), and not a seperate piece, he will have to add a block. Trust me, I just did this to my helmet... lol...

If the whole assembly is seperate; base, cap, and rf post, then yes, just lowering it will work. Like I said, I want a pic of it to determine what has to be done.


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This is the piece that I'm talking about... Its different on some Boba helmets, sometimes its molded to the helmet, and sometimes its a seperate piece. If thats part of the helmet, it'll be much easier to close the gap by simply gluing a block under it. I mean technically, its still not correct by even doing that, but then again, the cheeks are also wrong, so I don't think the short cut will matter much.

Well I thought you meant physically extending the earcap outwards, not because of a possible hole in the helmet itself. What I thought you meant was making the earcaps thicker. As we now know, its a seperate piece, and what he could do now, is just lower it, and fill the hole where it previously would be, and put bondo to fill it, and repaint it.

-tubachris

Nah, I didn't mean extending them out... I meant extending it down, but if it is seperate, then it doesn't matter anyway.

how are the cheeks wrong? thanks for the help guys!

Originally Posted by dark1rises

how are the cheeks wrong? thanks for the help guys!

Nothing is wrong with the cheeks. I will say that at the top of the cornors of the cheeks, where the two different blue colors meet, it needs to be squared, not rounded like yours is right now. Can be easliy fixed.

-tubachris

I see what youre saying. I think its the way the deluxe is made. It might take a dab of bondo to fix that.

OK I lowered the rangefinder, and the appearance was dramatic. It truly looks more look jango now. Whenever i wathced ep 2 I would say my rangefinder looks off a little, but didnt know how.
However, I Think alot of retouching is going to be neccessary around the top of the rangefinder. should i leave it silver and pepper it with black paint for a weathered look, since thats what Im going for anyway?