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    First scratch build

    Ugh, ya. That may be it. I think it was a day and change...
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    First scratch build

    Clear coat totally jacked the green on the armor pieces. Never seen this before and kinda baffled as to the cause. Made the green crackle as soon as it started drying. Used a different clear on the bucket to be safe...
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    First scratch build

    Not happy with so many things, but for a Halloween rig for the 7 year old, it'll do. If it was my armor I'd be pissed. Plenty of lessons learned. That said, little man is happy as all hell. Visor get installed tomorrow.
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    First scratch build

    Working on armor for the little man. Foam I used was too thick for sure, but its what I had in hand and time is of the essence!
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    First scratch build

    Side note: when I blew the seam out, I was tempted to glass the entire inside. I resisted it due to fume concerns. What I DID do, was pick up some FG rolls. The stuff used to make casts for broken arms, etc. This was tricky to use because it's designed to only adhere to itself. A bit of...
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    First scratch build

    Progress photo dump: (Including where I dropped it while sanding and blew out a seam...)
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    First scratch build

    Clear, visor, and foam still to go, but cleaned up the dmg spots.
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    First scratch build

    Thanks! I put this latest together in about a week and a half from start to finish. Several days off work in there were used in this full time. Others got what attention they COULD after my 12 hr day (like today). All I had time for today was the last masking and cheek paint. Gonna get a clear...
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    First scratch build

    Side shot to show the design I went with to compensate for lack of rim
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    First scratch build

    There is no good way to get it off... that was the problem I ran into for 5he helmet on page 1. The most recent pic is a different helmet entirely where I used scotch tape to hold the template on an just used a surface cut to score it. Removed tape and finished the cut. Side note, I've taken...
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    First scratch build

    Running out of time for the Halloween bucket, so it ain't gonna be perfect. Shaved the ears and top rim to make a more modern look (and selfishly save time). Glazed up here for the final sand.
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    First scratch build

    Hey yall, haven't been around here for a bit. Finally finished that car door and been back at with these buckets to get em done for Halloween. Bucket #2 has been much better. The aforementioned delamination from the 3m spray is a real problem on bucket #1, especially on the rim. I nixed the...
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    First scratch build

    Cool. Thanks grim. I haven't had time for the bucket lately so I haven't even ventured into the fluid stuff yet. I think Im gonna have to prep/paint a few car doors before I get back to the bucket. Should give me time to Amazon some masking fluid ;)
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    Sizing question

    Ive you've got a small coconut, scaling might be a bad idea. I have a larger sized hear, and granted it has no padding yet, the original templates (both WoF and RF) fit me rather well.
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    First scratch build

    Ok folks, I'm not ready for paint yet (I'll probably build the 2nd helmet AND prep/paint a car door for my datsun before hand) BUT, talk to me about masking fluid. What is it and where can I find it. Never used it before. Sent from my SM-G930T
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