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<blockquote data-quote="superjedi" data-source="post: 86308" data-attributes="member: 303">Hi Ian,What I did with my ESB was to &quot;scale&quot; the reference pics I used to the actual size of the helmet.I would measure a certain portion of the helmet, say the keyslot section on the back. Then on my computer, I would enlarge or shrink the picture to that size.&nbsp; (Yes, I would actually hold a ruler up to the monitor. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )What I did then was use tracing paper, hold it against the computer screen, and draw the outlines of the scratches and damage.&nbsp; Once I did that, I laid the paper on my desk, turned it over, and re-drew my lines on the back side.&nbsp; Then, holding the paper (right-side out) against the helmet, I rubbed the pencil lines on using the back of a paintbrush. . . kinda like carbon paper.It's not an exact science, due to transferring a 2-d image onto a 3-d helmet, but taking small sections at a time I got pretty darn close.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />Hope that's useful!&nbsp; And understandable.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Eric</blockquote>

[QUOTE="superjedi, post: 86308, member: 303"] Hi Ian, What I did with my ESB was to "scale" the reference pics I used to the actual size of the helmet. I would measure a certain portion of the helmet, say the keyslot section on the back. Then on my computer, I would enlarge or shrink the picture to that size. (Yes, I would actually hold a ruler up to the monitor. :) ) What I did then was use tracing paper, hold it against the computer screen, and draw the outlines of the scratches and damage. Once I did that, I laid the paper on my desk, turned it over, and re-drew my lines on the back side. Then, holding the paper (right-side out) against the helmet, I rubbed the pencil lines on using the back of a paintbrush. . . kinda like carbon paper. It's not an exact science, due to transferring a 2-d image onto a 3-d helmet, but taking small sections at a time I got pretty darn close. :thumbsup: Hope that's useful! And understandable. :) Eric [/QUOTE]

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