FIRST (kinda) cardboard scratch build!
- Thread starter bobaseth
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Davehal9000
New Hunter
If you make another I'd recommend using sheet styrene. I'm getting it from US Plastics, paying something like $14 shipped for a 4' x 8' piece. Less bondo to use except on the dome, but even then it's more durable and you don't have to worry about waiting for cardboard to dry.
bobaseth
New Hunter
after this, i plan on makin a MILLION dave! hahaha i actually had fun building this so i'll look into making a more sturdy scratchbuild.
and on a side note, i'm doin my paintjob, when i realize my main green looks wayyy too bright. but when i compare it to the movie, it looks pretty similar. is it just in real life it looks really bright or do i need to go buy a slightly darker paint?
this one's shaped awkward for some reason
i added these two for different lighting/angles so i don't receive too much **** for the shape lol
also is there a way i can make my helmet look more weathered? i've heard of sandblasting but idk how expensive that is (remember i'm on a tight college budget lol)
and on a side note, i'm doin my paintjob, when i realize my main green looks wayyy too bright. but when i compare it to the movie, it looks pretty similar. is it just in real life it looks really bright or do i need to go buy a slightly darker paint?
this one's shaped awkward for some reason
i added these two for different lighting/angles so i don't receive too much **** for the shape lol
also is there a way i can make my helmet look more weathered? i've heard of sandblasting but idk how expensive that is (remember i'm on a tight college budget lol)
bobaseth
New Hunter
(sigh) so with school, it's been tough squeezing in time to work on the helmet. Also, I've ran into a brick wall mentally.
Long story short, I took it home for the holidays to show the family, and my brother through his carelessness cracked it. A huge six-inch crack along the brim of the helmet. @%#%$!. So I plan on sanding off the paint in that area, re-bondo-ing the brim, then repainting the !$#$^@%$# helmet. BUT, out of general concern for me and my roommates, I won't bondo it here in my dorm, so I most likely won't be working on it until the semester is over. And I was so close to the end too... :/
Long story short, I took it home for the holidays to show the family, and my brother through his carelessness cracked it. A huge six-inch crack along the brim of the helmet. @%#%$!. So I plan on sanding off the paint in that area, re-bondo-ing the brim, then repainting the !$#$^@%$# helmet. BUT, out of general concern for me and my roommates, I won't bondo it here in my dorm, so I most likely won't be working on it until the semester is over. And I was so close to the end too... :/
bobaseth
New Hunter
It's been sad really how much I've deviated from completing my bucket :/ but I leave for Argentina in a week and I won't be back for another two years, but I plan on finishing this helmet and creating much more original ones when I get back! So thank you all for the tips and help I received while making my first helmet! 
Adios!
Adios!
