stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
I got my HS helmet today!
It's heavy in hand, but feels fine once it's on. If you've ever worn steel maile, it's like that...
I didn't really do much of anything cleanup wise. The RotJ helmet is so beaten up that sanding it all perfectly smooth didn't seem to make sense.
I did the deep gouges all over the thing using various dremel bits. It's WAY easier to cut grooves into fiberglass
1 layer of latex down, then I sprayed primer. I used 3 different shades of grey primer on it... I'm hoping that works out as desired later, but we'll see.
Right now I don't have any great pics... just quickies I snapped while I was down there.
As shipped:
Masked and primed. You can see the big cut on the forehead.
You can see the latex here:
I'm going to need to grind out the RF side ear area... my RF stalk is thicker than the groove.
After the primer dried, I masked again... some of the grey will show through in the final product. I painted the back of the helmet and the cheeks.
Hunter green for the back and Hunt Club green, black and navy blue for the cheeks. Photos to come!
It's heavy in hand, but feels fine once it's on. If you've ever worn steel maile, it's like that...
I didn't really do much of anything cleanup wise. The RotJ helmet is so beaten up that sanding it all perfectly smooth didn't seem to make sense.
I did the deep gouges all over the thing using various dremel bits. It's WAY easier to cut grooves into fiberglass
1 layer of latex down, then I sprayed primer. I used 3 different shades of grey primer on it... I'm hoping that works out as desired later, but we'll see.
Right now I don't have any great pics... just quickies I snapped while I was down there.
As shipped:
Masked and primed. You can see the big cut on the forehead.
You can see the latex here:
I'm going to need to grind out the RF side ear area... my RF stalk is thicker than the groove.
After the primer dried, I masked again... some of the grey will show through in the final product. I painted the back of the helmet and the cheeks.
Hunter green for the back and Hunt Club green, black and navy blue for the cheeks. Photos to come!