great news right cheek piece found

Once you get one of these, how are you gonna install it into a painted helmet without screwing up the paint around the fake cheek thing? Just curious, as I'm about to order one.
 

Hammerhead wrote:
Do we know if we need the "Nut & Metal Connector," or can we get away with just the "Stainless Steel Nut Only"? I'm just trying to minimize my spending, if possible! :)
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Unless I am mistaken I think you need the CONNECTOR only. I believe the nut is the sleeve around the connector. I could be wrong though...
 

Blastech wrote:
Once you get one of these, how are you gonna install it into a painted helmet
without screwing up the paint around the fake cheek thing? Just curious, as I'm
about to order one.
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Great find!!

Mask off around the old one, sand it or cut it down and drill hole if needed for new one and add the new one. then just touch up around the the disk if needed with the dome color. The helmet is supposed to be weatherd and beat up anyway, so any touch up work will only enhance the weathering.

It shouldn't be too complicated a process.

Lynn
 
any got the connector or still wait ... :D

hey thanks again for the kind words :o
but its all for the Fett

and Lisa :eek: $1170.- only a nut like us maybe can spend that amount of money on a small dentist accessory ;)
 
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Braks, isn't there a closeup shot somewhere of the inside of the helmet from the underside, that shows how this particular greeblie was installed? Seems like it was somehow screwed or bolted on...
 
Looks like it was epoxied on both helmets

Empire (AoSW):
empire.data.port.jpg


Jedi (MoM):
jedi.data.port.jpg
 
I was at the dentist yesterday and was checking these out. I can't wiat too see a pic of one on a helmet to see how the proportions are. :)
 
I took some pics late last night but I need to re-do them because they came out too blurry (due to the fact that this piece it so small).

One thing I did notice is that while I believe the piece is 99% correct, the 3 holes don't quite seem to match.

As shown in this montage by Brak's, you can clearly see the largest hole on the Borden on the helmet is closer to the upper-center of the circle (maybe even a bit to the left), whereas the big hole on the Borden connector is actually off-center and closer to the right side of the circle. This might mean it will have to be cut and mounted with the cut end facing out, but I think that will screw with the tiny holes and the way they relate to the edge of the circle and the larger hole above them...

Diagnostics_Port.jpg


This is probably just no big deal...but before I ramble on any more about it I want take another look at my connector after work today.

Ciao for now...
 
Max i noted too but i think it's a visual effect, 'cause i saw the connector and the big hole go on the right, and if you see more closer one hole looks more small because is partial cover with paint or bondo ... who knows :)
<img src=http://200.72.163.179/cdref/tdh/Helmet/Diagnostics_Port.jpg>
i think they take the cover and cut and flip the connector to put into the helmet
 

tk0000 wrote:
So, is it able to come out and flip it around?
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Yep, it's just loosely in there, falls right out easily :) But, it will have to be cut with a hacksaw or bandsaw to reverse it as the shape changes in back and there are tiny tubes poking out the other end.
 
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