I have the crappy 2-piece Rubies helmet as well as my new cereal killer and since the nice helmet showed up I've been obsessing about using this Rubies for SOMETHING. I think I may have come up with something.
The latest updates on the helmet. It'll be 80 pounds by the time I get enough bondo on it to clean up these huge seams and my surgery to the chin but I love the way it looks so far.
Let me just reinforce for anyone that's thinking about doing the same thing that THIS HELMET SUCKS! I think I'm going to end up taking some unusual tactics to hide this giant seam running down the middle of the helmet.
That being said, it is going to look incredible.
Shots with primer just to get some perspective on where I need to focus my efforts. Besides the seam, I think it's coming along nicely.
And my TK leg armor. You can just see the red stripe down the center denoting some long forgotten Stormtrooper regiment that this Mando would probably have removed from a downed foe to possibly protect a wound during a protracted battle or while awaiting extraction. It was eventually painted, along with the shoulder bell, to match the rest of the armor.
Excellent job you're doing there ! Unique concept, but what's more ..
you're weathering looks fantastic ! Subtle enough not to look "forced", yet believably worn and used! VERY NICE !