Y-wing / A-Wing helmet ROTJ scratchbuild

We'll know soon enough! I'm going to have a go tomorrow.....
If I can't manage it (or get as good as I'll want) then I'll have to have a rethink.

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I think the former is OK though! I've just ordered some fuchsia dye so the first few are going to be the purple colour.

Here's the first 3 helmets and I'm trial fitting the connector (greeblie) on the brow of the grey one....
Lets see how we go!
 
Wow! Great work guys. Dex your sculpt is amazing. Ywingfighter those greeblies look great. Now I have to get one if you ever do a run.
 
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Hi all,
I've just done a small run of 5 test pulls with the University Vacuum former! Great bit of equipment!
It was just going to be a test 1, but I though, mmm these look pretty good so I did 5!
Here is a pic, which needs trimming down by the bridge of the nose area and colouring of course.

2mm Acrylic which seems pretty tough actually. I may even be able to go 3mm which is definitely thicker than the one in Jedi.

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Vacuum F (1).jpg

Frank(Y-wing fighter is having the 1st one and I bet he gets it built almost overnight!)

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Here's a quick comparison shot. The angles of the photos are slightly different and there are bound to be some slight differences,
but I don't think its far off...
Dex (Rich)
 
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Visor came out looking really nice!

Is that 50 pin connector plug socket thingy the same one used on the B-wing pilot's chest box?

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The black block near the top, above the hose? I don't know, maybe. It does look quite similar.

Thanks! I'm pleased with the goggles too. Hopefully I'll get the 5 trimmed this weekend and might have a go at dyeing them.
Got to make some minor tweaks to help me get the former out the arcylic for next run those will be 2mm Arcylic again, but I may try some 3mm.

Dex
 
I beg to differ sir. It is looking just OK. It is looking great. I think you got the color of the visor perfect, and it looks great on your sculpt. Excellent work.
 
Thankyou!
I'm a little wiser for the next batch anyway! I'd have liked them a "little" darker, but I left a tester (scrap one) in the dye overnight....
9 hours later, no change! I was surprised at that, I did read about adding Acetone? I did add a small amount, but may try a little more next time...
They're even and all the same colour anyway, so that's good!

It will be a few weeks (months) probably until I get chance to paint one up. The first one "should" be getting posted from here (UK) to Germany this week, so I look forward to seeing one built up and painted! :)
 
Hi, at the moment, just GRP and maybe a slush cast... I'd worry about wrecking the silicone!

Thankyou! Rich (Dex)
 
Hi,
Here's todays progress with 5 of the goggles trimmed and dyed.

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Looking OK!

Hard to tell with flash photography, but the tint looks good to me.

@mojo
I'm actually curious as to what you'd recommend making high temp resistant bucks out of. I thought I remembered seeing that smooth-on made something for thermo-forming but I always wondered what would work best.
 
what you'd recommend making high temp resistant bucks out of. I thought I remembered seeing that smooth-on made something for thermo-forming but I always wondered what would work best.

I'm not too familiar with smooth-on products? but I use an aluminium enfused resin? purpose made for vac-forming. I used it to make some TK helmet bucks for another UK guy.

Sorry to slightly de-rail Rich....
Look forward to seeing more pisc! ;)
 
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