First Helmet

[darkskywalker]

I think it would have been wise to flare the mask a bit because it looks a little scrunched up to me.

 

[Alzucar]

hm, you know, now that i look at it, i think your right....well, time to do that!

 

[Furious]

how do you go about flaring that hlmet out?

 

[Alzucar]

well, since mine is already painited, im gona have to run some wire in the back to putt out the side, but if its unpainted, you can dunk and in hot water and shape it that way.

 

[Sarlacc Food]

heat gun. even if its painted you can still use a heat gun. On DP and rubies that is. Heat the inside though ro avoid burning the paint. Little by little. And if you are careful you can run cold water on the inside of the helmet to cool it down. The freezer works well too.

 

[Alzucar]

ah cool, thanks for the tip...but wont the helm just go right back to the orig shape if i dont reenforce it w/ the thick wire?

 

[darkskywalker]

I would heat it up somehow, shape it, then reinforce it with something, whether it be wire, fiberglass, something

 

[Sarlacc Food]

It's a heat gun, so it will basically heat/warm/slightly melt the plastic, therefore making it pliable(spelling?). So you heat in sections. ie. heat the inside of the ears and you can bend the mandibles inward or the front of the dome inwards a bit. Then you can stick it in the fridge or run cold water on the inside to cool down the ears. This will keep it in shape. ANother hint: don't keep the bucket in the freezer for more than a minute or two if you have a cold freezer. The plastic will get too cold and once you take it out of there, the room temp will cause condensation to appear on the helmet, and that blows bantha butt(why did i say that). Other than that, it's pretty simple. Good Luck. I am also in the process of painting my first bucket so I am learning a bunch of new things on my own as well. Cheers!

 

[1138]

Hey guys...
This is my DP97 quick lid fix.
Cut the visor out(I used a hand saw) then replace with a home made one,cost be about two quid to make,sheet of 1mm clear plastic acrylic from the model shop and some car window tinting film,I stuck it in with Evo stick!!
I then just got some decent referance pics and went about applying the weathering using acrylic paints (better for a vinyl helmet as the paint doesnt flake or crack)...and that was that!!

OK it's not brilliant but it sure beats the way it originaly looked...

Getting a fibreglass bucket soon so will do it properly next time!!

 

[webchief]

Nice paint job!

 

[Alzucar]

Hm, so im trying to replace my visor w/ my uber sweet BM one, and for some reason, i cant find a dang glue that will hold and not just peel right off....any sugestions? (Ive tried so far, a 60 sec epoxy, a 5 min epoxy, zap-a-gap (a really good model glue) and krazy glue, none of which worked.)

 

[OrtharRrith]

Use a hot glue-gun.

 

[Furious]

you might want to try Tk409's method here: http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=6566&highlight=visor+putty+tape

 

[Alzucar]

Well, seeing as i dont currently own a glue gun, i may give this putty thing a try....putty, who would have thunk it!

 

[TBone]

Alzucar - I suggest using Plastic Welder. I've used it on my DP '96, a Rubies Latex mask, and a Urethane casted helmet. This stuff should stick. It has about a 15 minute cure time - so what I do is clamp the visor into place with alligator clips, glue what you can, then remove the clamps and put glue there. This will eat on your visor if you get it on it, so becareful and do not get it on the outside of the visor.

 

[Alzucar]

After a long absence (real life can be a pain sometimes!!!) Im back and finally finished my bucket! Tell me what you think or where i could improve!

 

[deadbolt]

Nice Dude, Awsome weathering. Glad yours didn't warp.

 

[never risk fett]

well, im impressed

 

[never risk fett]

welcome to the ppl-who-own-rubies-that-dont-totally-suck-club!!

 

[Alzucar]

welcome to the ppl-who-own-rubies-that-dont-totally-suck-club!!

Hahaha, this took alot of TLC to get to this point...all of which was a total blast along the way!