Recent content by ainslieking

Ok and observed Mike, in future I'll screen shot with no direct link. RAK

The other helmets I have, have some kind of lineage to an original prop, that sort of thing I guess, a casting which is pretty sharpish, not warped etc. I love all the prep work (hole filling sanding etc.) - So something which needs work, as they do, but not shrunk down from over moulding or...

Thanks rnbuda, this is what I feared, even the Casio part looks like it's been recast a few hundred times. It's from a two part mould too (for the main bucket) "flash lines..." I'll continue to find an authentic'ish casting. RAK

I've built the Galactic Supplies helmet, all look good with a lot of rebuilding etc. but I've now found this one on Ebay - Does anyone with superior knowledge in these things have an idea of it's legacy? Thanks in advance! RAK

Yes, certainly in the learning all about the helmet, the legacy and variants. I've been building models and puppets for many years and started collecting Star Wars helmets a few years ago. I got the Stormtrooper first (as a kit) and turned it into the Sandtrooper style (copied the one who...

Yes, the range cap is missing, I just had to route a pocket in it to accept the head of the bolt holding the antenna stalk. It's on it now and I've improved the paint job too. RAK

This is a Galactic supplies/store helmet 80% through the build and paint up. It's all done now though. They're actually very good IMHO, a bit of filling, I rebuilt the coin slot section on the back from the blueprints on TDH out of card and plasticised it with fastcast resin. My paint job is...

I too bought a helmet from Galaticstore and I'd say it's a good enough helmet after some work! I closed the visor corners up by about 3mm, sanded the ends of the ear ends to a sharp edge, plus rebuilt the entire key slot panel. In fact did a lot of filling, cutting and sanding in various other...

I bought this helmet from Galactic Supplies a few months ago, sure it took a while to arrive, but they're built to order and are of very good quality. It needed a few corrections here and there - I too closed the visor up a tad, as it's a little wide at the corners, but it's a really nice kit...