Got my mystery helmet today! (pic)
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SgtFang
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I don't know about everyone else, but I use a dremel with a fiberglass reinforced cut-off wheel. Try to go from the inside and go slowly- let the tool cut at it's own pace. Just be sure to use goggles, a dust mask, and have LOTS of ventilation!
Glad you like it Bob!
-Sarge
[OH! Be sure to check out my "Make-Your-Own visor sanding block" thread for a great gadget to assist in final fitting of the visor!]
jeezycreezy
Active Hunter
I used a dremel as SgtFang suggested. I also used a hacksaw blade from a junior hacksaw kit. Then I sanded it. It's a 5 minute job, tops!
Cheers!
TJ
I've trimmed the helmet now, sanded the seams and filled the dent
It's coming alondg nicely. It's a joy to work on this helmet! I also cut the key-slots in the back. Soon i will start with the visor area, the worst part of the process:/..
I did't take any pics during the process. Did'nt have a camera at hand. I used a dremel, sandpaper and some small files.
-Mikael
It's coming alondg nicely. It's a joy to work on this helmet! I also cut the key-slots in the back. Soon i will start with the visor area, the worst part of the process:/..I did't take any pics during the process. Did'nt have a camera at hand. I used a dremel, sandpaper and some small files.
-Mikael
Foxbatkllr
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No, the mystery helmet was cast off the original ROTJ helmet when Don Post was in the process of making their Deluxe helmet. Sgt. Fang bought one of these casts not knowing what it was at the time and fixed a few of the problems. It is called the Mystery Helmet because he wasn't sure of its origins. Anyway, Skygunbro makes a DP95 recast.
Tyler Durden
Well-Known Hunter
Actually, that is not entirely correct. The helmet that was sent to DP was a real Fett helmet, but it was not the original ROTJ helmet.
Foxbatkllr
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Sgt Fang said this though:
"After a week or so of debating, someone, who's probably forgotten more about SW armor than I'll ever know, posted that he knew what it was, and that my original was one of 10 bootleg copies that were made by Don Post employees while they had an original film used helmet in their possesion for laser scanning."
Has the story changed since then?
"After a week or so of debating, someone, who's probably forgotten more about SW armor than I'll ever know, posted that he knew what it was, and that my original was one of 10 bootleg copies that were made by Don Post employees while they had an original film used helmet in their possesion for laser scanning."
Has the story changed since then?
Foxbatkllr
Well-Known Hunter
I don't think so, because it's smaller than the ESB helmet.
Here is a DP95 recast (bigger than normal DP95) next to a mystery helmet, courtesy of jeezycreezy:
http://www.geocities.com/esbfett/helmet.html
Edit: Here is a QUICK comparison I whipped up in photoshop based on jeezycreezy's pics with the DP95 recast on top of the MHK:
Foxbatkllr
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Yeah but if you give me a MHK, I'll look like a bobblehead 
I think I'm doomed to wear DP's the rest of my life.
I think I'm doomed to wear DP's the rest of my life.
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SgtFang
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Hey guys,
I'm heading out to a convention, I'll look back in here as soon as I get home tomorrow night!
Thanks for all the Kudos!
-Sarge
I'm heading out to a convention, I'll look back in here as soon as I get home tomorrow night!
Thanks for all the Kudos!
-Sarge
Lynn TXP 0369
Well-Known Hunter
Foxbatkllr wrote:
Yeah but if you give me a MHK, I'll look like a bobblehead
Fett is supposed to look like a bobblehead, that is what he is supposed to look like, in some pics he looks like one.... I said the same thing as you and BraksBuddy told me just what I told you.
Lynn
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