My Attempt at a Rubies Bucket

[bneally]

I realize that the general consensus is to stay away from a rubies and that you should just go with a better helmet from the beginning, but I am very stubburn and had my go at one. This is my helmet. I hope you like it. I used a 1/8" thick piece of rolled steel flat stock on the inside to keep the flare. It has a bobamaker T-visor and all the decals were made with a custom vinyl machine and are not painted on. I have an adjustable welders mask ring on the inside along with 2 mini computer fans.

 

[RBF]

looks ok to me!!

maybe you could get the red a bit more dirtier and some thinner scratches, with a small... very small pencil or something.

lookin good !

 

[TBone]

Looks good. Here is the rubies latex crap that I tried shining up:

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=6298&highlight=ugly+bucket

It also looks like you had the same problems shaping it up that I had
1) There is a squished area right above the ears that won't stay pushed out.
2) Its impossible to keep the dome from flattening.

Rubies really are a lot of work, and it still amazes me that Lucas lets these crappy things be made.

All in all though, cheers for a job well done!

 

[Jaiden]

Dang, FT. I remember that thread. It was uke at first, but thanks to you, I have hope that mine will be as :cheers as yours in the end.

bneally, great job!