Ralph McQuarrie Boba Fett Concept Helmet WIP

Sanding and sanding and sanding and guess what?..... MORE SANDING! (I think im goin' crazy )
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BUT i did some small modifications like this:
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I've glued pvc sheets on the ear and a strip of plastic to the back

And also! I've attached a big sheet of PVC to the bottom as well to make the whole helmet more stable so it wont fall apart during sanding!
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So that's all for now. Sadly:(

But i want it to be smooth as possible so i have to pay a big price, and i hope its not just a waste of time.
I'll be back guys (dont know when but I'll be back! )

P.S.: Is some one can give me tips how to speed up the sanding procces ? Would really appreciate it !
 
Looking great! From my experience there isn't really a faster way to sand if you're already using a palm-sander. If not I would recommend using one, it really helps. Also a Dremel for change-heavy areas. (y)
 
Yeah sanding can be tough. It gets easier after doing it for awhile on the same helmet because by then you know how to angle the sander best, but don't know what it would be like on the McQuarrie helmet. Good luck!
 
OK! Im still sanding BUT i did a small modification again! As you can see in earlier pictures there WAS a small ledge between the ear and the side of the visor. So i leveled it to nice and even. Pictures will be up soon.
 
Ok here are the pictures of the last modifications!

First I've cutted the visor on both sides like this
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And i removed the excess.
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I've cutted out small pieces from a PVC sheet and i glued them up:
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and i sanded it smooth:
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So thats all for now. I will do an update as i proceed forward.
See you guys soon!
 
Love this!

Hey Guys ! Im new around here and i wanted to show you guys my latest build that i started like a year ago the:

McQuarrie concept Fett.

(The progress is slow because i have to study a lot so i don't have much free time on my hand)

So first i made a basic mando helmet with the WOF templates then i started to build up the basic shapes on top of that like this:

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It was not easy because there aren't any templates for this helmet (or i just didn't find any i don't know)
so i eyeballed the whole thing.

After fiberglassing:
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After some deeper research i repaired some details like the visor then i started filling and sanding the whole thing (still in this process) :

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Then i added some details with sintra to the visor and the nose area:
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The next thing i did. I changed the shape of the mouth piece because it was too small so i made it a little bit bigger:

Like this!
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So this is my progress so far! I will upload more photos as i proceed further with the build.
I hope you guys like it!

May the force be with you !
 
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