Silverstalker
Active Hunter
SCORE! I have one coming to me in the UK but wont be here until December, a friends family visiting from Dnever and bringing it with them, no customs not shipping fees 
New Target Boba Fett helmet released
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Utri4861
Hunter
It really shouldn't get that hot. Try doing small sections of fiber glass, it'll keep the heat down and is more controllable.
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Cool thanks for the advice Utri! I will definitely keep that in mind when I lay down the fiberglass. Also, when fiberglassing, is it necessary to fiberglass the whole inside? Or is that overkill for these target buckets? Where are the necessary spots to reinforce?
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Utri4861
Hunter
I think it's probably best to glass all the interior joints and seams, then just kind of "bands" of glass along the inside. When I get home I'll take a picture of what I mean.
But really, as long as you get the seams and don't drop the helmet, you should be pretty good [emoji3]
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allosaur176
New Hunter
Mine should arrive tomorrow, Then the repaint begins!
SAMHarwell
New Hunter
Good question. I would also like some insight on the best way to tint to visor. I have been scratching my head to figure out a way to avoid dremeling it out.
StevenBills
New Hunter
Dremeled mine out last night, and I'm in the process of filing out the shards that were left over. Got a welding visor coming in the mail that I'm going to replace it with. We'll see how that goes.
SB
SB
Artakha
Active Hunter
It sounds like the visor is too delicate to bother tinting. You may decide to get one from T-visor.com.
Artakha
Active Hunter
You could just take some window tint and put it on the back of the visor. I'm not sure how you'd put the tint on without removing the visor, but since the plastic they used for the visor is delicate anyway, you could just buy a welding face-shield and tint it. Here's a good turtorial of the process from the Mercs: TUTORIAL: Adding Mirror and Color Tint to your Helmet Visor
SAMHarwell
New Hunter
Thanks Utri. A picture showing where to lay fiberglass would be really helpful. I figure there's no need to bondo this one either is there?
I was planning to just fiberglass the inside for some reinforcement. Then sanding and painting. Not trying to go for an accurate boba fett. I'm using the target buckets for a custom Mando.
I was planning to just fiberglass the inside for some reinforcement. Then sanding and painting. Not trying to go for an accurate boba fett. I'm using the target buckets for a custom Mando.
Dreadnought
Jr Hunter
Based on just the photos I've seen, I'm surprised how good this lid looks for something mass produced. If it is available at Target in Australia, I'd seriously consider getting it as a display piece or as the basis for a Boba for my son.
Silverstalker
Active Hunter
Could get some flexible perspecs, window tint that then laminate over the inside of the existing visor?
Like a sort of window tin sandwich
Make the inside one larger so it can be bonded or bolted in
Like a sort of window tin sandwich
Make the inside one larger so it can be bonded or bolted in
paucarmelbea
Hunter
I had the problem with my Rubies one.....I tried window tint and it looked great for display but it was really not practical for wearing, the vision you got out of it wasn't good enough and i ended up with a black nose from rubbing up against it . In the end the only thing to do was to cut it out and replace it...i used a boba maker visor and it makes it 100 times better.
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I have had a few different helmets, but the rubies one i have is strong enough to be honest...I certainly didnt think it needed any re-enforcement...I'm sure it'd be fine as it is.
marc815
New Hunter
Would this stuff work for tinting the visor? or should I get window tinting film first?
Cyris
Active Hunter
I would say that the front and back face plates could use some reinforcing on these toy helmets. They are are pretty thin and brittle and probably wouldn't do very well if dropped unlike the dome which is curved, thicker, and more flexible.
I managed to snag a few of these online to work on as personal projects, and I've just recently laid down fiberglass strips onto the front and back plates of one of them without overlapping the seams. I remember seeing one user in this thread mention trying to slush a casting resin as reinforcement and had it not stick well. On mine I used epoxy resin and when I went to remove the tape it peeled back a little around the surrounding areas and this was after giving it a thorough sanding with a low grit. So it looks like the epoxy resin doesn't stick on as well as I had hoped either, but I think for it's intended purpose it should do okay as long as I'm not trying to dig in and pop it all off. Fingers crossed! It does make me wonder if any of the Bondo products (polyester resins) would fair any better...I haven't tried Rondo before, but I could attempt to brush it onto another helmet.
Other than that, I've just been coming up with ideas on everything else. It's definitely not a bad build to go off of and is roughly the same size as my WOF builds, but I wish Rubies had included a few more details, especially with a beveled RF, longer (and thicker) stalk, dent, appropriate Borden connector, and a gutter on the left upper cheek. It would've made my job a lot easier, but for $30 I guess I can't complain!
As for the visor, I have my own idea on one way it could work: I was thinking of Dremel-ing out most of the clear plastic but leaving a small margin all around the sides and then placing a thinner, flexible tinted face shield on top of it and using adhesive to stick it on from the inside. Granted I would have to leave plenty of room for vision and need to perfect a template before doing so, but I might give that a go.
I managed to snag a few of these online to work on as personal projects, and I've just recently laid down fiberglass strips onto the front and back plates of one of them without overlapping the seams. I remember seeing one user in this thread mention trying to slush a casting resin as reinforcement and had it not stick well. On mine I used epoxy resin and when I went to remove the tape it peeled back a little around the surrounding areas and this was after giving it a thorough sanding with a low grit. So it looks like the epoxy resin doesn't stick on as well as I had hoped either, but I think for it's intended purpose it should do okay as long as I'm not trying to dig in and pop it all off. Fingers crossed! It does make me wonder if any of the Bondo products (polyester resins) would fair any better...I haven't tried Rondo before, but I could attempt to brush it onto another helmet.
Other than that, I've just been coming up with ideas on everything else. It's definitely not a bad build to go off of and is roughly the same size as my WOF builds, but I wish Rubies had included a few more details, especially with a beveled RF, longer (and thicker) stalk, dent, appropriate Borden connector, and a gutter on the left upper cheek. It would've made my job a lot easier, but for $30 I guess I can't complain!
As for the visor, I have my own idea on one way it could work: I was thinking of Dremel-ing out most of the clear plastic but leaving a small margin all around the sides and then placing a thinner, flexible tinted face shield on top of it and using adhesive to stick it on from the inside. Granted I would have to leave plenty of room for vision and need to perfect a template before doing so, but I might give that a go.
