Don Post '95 Standard vinyl Fett helm resurrection

[jhfagan]

From a dry cracked and broken visor, half the helm actually breaking off, and many failed attempts in the early days, to make a better paint job...
The DP '95 Std Fett helm resurrection has begun! : )
I am not planning on "upping" this to anything else but what it was.
As best I can, a factory restore in all it's mid-90's costume-y glory.
But of course though, I will want to make it pretty as I can. so, here goes.....!

 

[jhfagan]

Starting the new visor construction

Showing the seams where the side of the helmet was glued back in place with a high strength styrene glue that melts the material together.
Nasty stuff...but works like a charm.
Rimmed the flat of the edges of the break, then after it dried a day or two, applied a line on the outside and inside of the break, for strength.
I don't want to purposefully test it, but it'll hold at least just for basic handling and display.

 

[jhfagan]

and a few "before" pics.

 

[ShortFuse]

Ooooo. That’s a nasty crack.

 

[jhfagan]

Ooooo. That’s a nasty crack.

yeah, but thankfully it had a slight "puzzle piece" break to it, so it actually worked to hold itself together better.

 

[Irongladiator]

Hi jhfagan
Nice! I have me a '95 Don Post myself that, when I first set sail on my Boba Fett ROTJ journey, I was planning on using it as part of my costume. But quickly learned that a better bucket was needed.

I got mine back in '95 (My girlfriend then, now my wife) got it for me for Christmas. It was still in great shape. I actually went so far as to dremel'ing out the existing T-Visor (if you can call it that - Haha!) with the intention of cutting out a template and putting in a tinted welders visor that I procured off of Amazon.

After much research I now laugh at this Fett Helmet. I like how its Kill Stripes and Range Finder are of ESB and the use of the Silver (ROTJ) paint job for the Ear Pieces. Even though incorrect in that regard it is still a cool display piece and has graced my shelf for many years! I do plan on finishing it up with a new paint job and T-Visor, but as of right now that project is on the back burner. As I prepare my Boba Maker Armor and Arkady Flight Suit!

Good luck on your restoration! I look forward to seeing your end result!


Thanks,
-Iron

 

[RamSkirata]

Hi jhfagan
Nice! I have me a '95 Don Post myself that, when I first set sail on my Boba Fett ROTJ journey, I was planning on using it as part of my costume. But quickly learned that a better bucket was needed.

I got mine back in '95 (My girlfriend then, now my wife) got it for me for Christmas. It was still in great shape. I actually went so far as to dremel'ing out the existing T-Visor (if you can call it that - Haha!) with the intention of cutting out a template and putting in a tinted welders visor that I procured off of Amazon.
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After much research I now laugh at this Fett Helmet. I like how its Kill Stripes and Range Finder are of ESB and the use of the Silver (ROTJ) paint job for the Ear Pieces. Even though incorrect in that regard it is still a cool display piece and has graced my shelf for many years! I do plan on finishing it up with a new paint job and T-Visor, but as of right now that project is on the back burner. As I prepare my Boba Maker Armor and Arkady Flight Suit!

Good luck on your restoration! I look forward to seeing your end result!


Thanks,
-Iron

It is a piece of Fett history! I recently found my Rubies Boba (that I am actually trying to sell) and was jsut amazed at what "passed" back in the day.

 

[Irongladiator]

It is a piece of Fett history! I recently found my Rubies Boba (that I am actually trying to sell) and was jsut amazed at what "passed" back in the day.

I’d like to think it was because we didn’t know any better, back then. Hahaha!

-Iron

 

[RamSkirata]

I’d like to think it was because we didn’t know any better, back then. Hahaha!

-Iron

Probably ' cause there were no screenshots

 

[Irongladiator]

Probably ' cause there were no screenshots

Haha! Right?! I didn’t even get my first PC till ‘96. A Sony VAIO 166mhz Pentium with 32mb RAM, 8gb HDD and a 28.8k modem. Screamin’ back in the day! Up till then it was books.

-Iron

 

[RamSkirata]

Haha! Right?! I didn’t even get my first PC till ‘96. A Sony VAIO 166mhz Pentium with 32mb RAM, 8gb HDD and a 28.8k modem. Screamin’ back in the day! Up till then it was books.

-Iron

I was BORN not before 94 Got into T-buckets probably mid 2000s ... The situation then wasnt all toooo good either.

 

[droidbait]

Haha! Right?! I didn’t even get my first PC till ‘96. A Sony VAIO 166mhz Pentium with 32mb RAM, 8gb HDD and a 28.8k modem. Screamin’ back in the day! Up till then it was books.

-Iron

This was my first PC

Hewlett-Packard announce the first home pc with an in-built DVD+RW

www.ephotozine.com

Also good luck with the modding of the helmet jhfagan

 

[ShortFuse]

This is my first computer.

 

[jhfagan]

Hi jhfagan
I like how its Kill Stripes and Range Finder are of ESB and the use of the Silver (ROTJ) paint job for the Ear Pieces.
-Iron

I saw that too but only recently in my journey of Fetterology.
That's ok though.
Is what it is, and it was a part of history.
And it stillllll has that vinyl smell....ahhh.. : )

 

[jhfagan]

Glue line sanded smooth..
Going to go over the whole helm with some 800, to just even things out. Don't need to get down to the surface or anything.

 

[RamSkirata]

I saw that too but only recently in my journey of Fetterology.
That's ok though.
Is what it is, and it was a part of history.
And it stillllll has that vinyl smell....ahhh.. : )

Hm... I remember having been seriously worried if that smell is healthy...

 

[jhfagan]

About to go forth beneath the Primer purification....

 

[RamSkirata]

Maybe think about completely dip coating that thing in matt clear coat at the end. You know.... To seal it and prevent fumes

 

[jhfagan]

Maybe think about completely dip coating that thing in matt clear coat at the end. You know.... To seal it and prevent fumes

a good idea...however, 5 gallon drums of matte clear are hard to come by.

 

[Lazerjock]

I have one of these helmets too. Watching how yours turns out. Maybe my new project since I'm not working now.