RichardJones's ROTJ Animefan Paint/Build

[RichardJones]

Hello all,
I recently received a very beautiful Animefan FP premium fiberglass helmet, which arrive quickly and safely. This was originally supposed to be an ESB paint/build, but I have another ESB specific helmet on order, so this will be an ROTJ build/paint.

I have been gathering parts for the interior and exterior of this helmet, with the main goal of having a movie accurate ROTJ (or as close as possible )
So one of the first things that i wanted to do was to change out the MR Dent with a custom dent made by a member here. I used a hole-saw and cut out the dent and epoxied the new dent in place.
The new dent is on the Left and the MR dent is on the Right

Using my favorite filler, i was eventually able to achieve a smooth transition between the new dent and the helmet.


The next thing I did was add in the ROTJ specific damage. I used Rafalfett's templates and images of the FPH2 to mark off all the damage using transfer paper.


I used my trusty Dremel to cut in all the damage.

Some overall shots...

 

[RichardJones]

So far I have gathered most of the interior items. I am still missing the metal clip, which I will custom make.
Here is what I have gathered so far...

I took all the items and just duct taped them into the interior of the helmet, just to get a feel for what everything will look like..



The next step will be to prime everything and start the first round of paint....

 

[LB66679]

Liking the process so far this will be good !

 

[Level3Fett]

Yep, good stuff here. Keepin it real.

 

[ToEleven]

Wow! Looks great man.

 

[RichardJones]

Thanks guys! This should be a fun project!

I forgot I had some shots with a hollow Mojo aluminum stalk...

 

[Armydad]

Good luck with your build! I just finished my animefan budget bucket, had a blast!

 

[RichardJones]

Good luck with your build! I just finished my animefan budget bucket, had a blast!

Thank you! Awesome, I will check your build out!

 

[intwenothor]

That reworked dent in this helmet is an absolute winner and makes the already great MR derivative even better. Great stuff.

 

[RichardJones]

That reworked dent in this helmet is an absolute winner and makes the already great MR derivative even better. Great stuff.

Thank you, I agree, the replacement went alot smoother than I thought it would. ToEleven did an excellent job on the dent and I appreciate his hard work.

 

[cbrant]

Looking really good so far. I don't know if it's Millennium Falcon cool, but it's cool. Keep up the good work.

 

[Drax]

How well does the mojofett aluminum stalk fit on the helmet? I just got my helmet in the mail and I was considering upgrading the stalk but I wasn't sure if it would fit well.

Thanks guys! This should be a fun project!

I forgot I had some shots with a hollow Mojo aluminum stalk...
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[RichardJones]

How well does the mojofett aluminum stalk fit on the helmet? I just got my helmet in the mail and I was considering upgrading the stalk but I wasn't sure if it would fit well.

It is literally the exact same size and shape. They are 100% identical except for material and screw hole locations (to attach RF)

 

[RichardJones]

Looking really good so far. I don't know if it's Millennium Falcon cool, but it's cool. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Cole, now I have to go look at some Falcon pictures

 

[Drax]

It is literally the exact same size and shape. They are 100% identical except for material and screw hole locations (to attach RF)

How are you planning to attach the RF since the holes are different?

 

[RichardJones]

You will have to drill one new hole in the RF housing. I'll post a picture comparing the two stalks when I get home.

 

[Drax]

Thanks I appreciate it. I wanted to get an aluminum stalk I just didn't want to buy one and have it not work out. Now I need to watch mojo's sale page lol.

 

[RichardJones]

Thanks I appreciate it. I wanted to get an aluminum stalk I just didn't want to buy one and have it not work out. Now I need to watch mojo's sale page lol.

Here are the two stalks next to each other... Mojo's is Aluminum and Animefan's is resin with a brass tube..

 

[Drax]

Thanks for the photos. It looks like this in an upgrade I need to do.

 

[atrophical]

^^ that's worth taking a look at. Never seen that available, but anyway, awesome WIP