Counterweight
Hunter
So after spending a ton of time perusing TDH, I was inspired to do my own scratch build. Problem is... I suck at scratch building. So I decided to utilize the amazing amount of talent and know-how on this site in a somewhat unique way.
I've decided I will post my WIP boba bucket on here, even though it is somewhat intimidating to do so, compared to other people's. My hope is that this build will receive plenty of constructive criticism as I go along, and will teach me a hell of a lot for my next helmet (which I'm hoping will actually be halfway decent). The other purpose of this thread will be to show other scratch build newbies the MANY mistakes I've made along the way, in hopes that maybe they can avoid some of those themselves.
As I post, I'm going to explain things I have done wrong along the way, and hopefully will get some tips for how to improve. We'll see how it goes.
That being said, let's get started!
I used the WOF templates and loosely tried to follow the Antman build, among others.
I immediately ran into the issue of finding greyboard. So I had to go with 2mm chipboard, and I had such a tough time cutting through it. I was also using the wrong type of knife, which didn't help
Very jagged lines were due to the tough time I had cutting the chipboard.
Next mistake I made was fully cutting out the t-visor area, which compromised the structural integrity of the bucket.
Well, that's it for the first update. Clearly the lack of ability to cut straight, smooth lines had a negative impact, but I'm not gonna let it stop me
Quick question: what is the most effective way to transfer the templates to the cardboard? I tried gluing them and then cutting them out, but that didn't work well. I settled on cutting the templates out, then taping them down and tracing them. Any other techniques?
I'll try to do the next update soon, and any criticism or advice is more than welcome. Trust me, I NEED IT.
Next up: the dreaded dome!
I've decided I will post my WIP boba bucket on here, even though it is somewhat intimidating to do so, compared to other people's. My hope is that this build will receive plenty of constructive criticism as I go along, and will teach me a hell of a lot for my next helmet (which I'm hoping will actually be halfway decent). The other purpose of this thread will be to show other scratch build newbies the MANY mistakes I've made along the way, in hopes that maybe they can avoid some of those themselves.
As I post, I'm going to explain things I have done wrong along the way, and hopefully will get some tips for how to improve. We'll see how it goes.
That being said, let's get started!
I used the WOF templates and loosely tried to follow the Antman build, among others.
I immediately ran into the issue of finding greyboard. So I had to go with 2mm chipboard, and I had such a tough time cutting through it. I was also using the wrong type of knife, which didn't help
Very jagged lines were due to the tough time I had cutting the chipboard.
Next mistake I made was fully cutting out the t-visor area, which compromised the structural integrity of the bucket.
Well, that's it for the first update. Clearly the lack of ability to cut straight, smooth lines had a negative impact, but I'm not gonna let it stop me
Quick question: what is the most effective way to transfer the templates to the cardboard? I tried gluing them and then cutting them out, but that didn't work well. I settled on cutting the templates out, then taping them down and tracing them. Any other techniques?
I'll try to do the next update soon, and any criticism or advice is more than welcome. Trust me, I NEED IT.
Next up: the dreaded dome!