Rebuilding the PP3

[MinuteFett]

Hey guys,

recently acquired a scan of the PP3 and this thread will be dedicated to rebuilding it from a 3d print.
Some aspects of the scan will be reworked along with separating the ears and installing a new MQ1 into the Rear key slots.

As of now the plans are only to rework some things to make them sharper such as the dent, and fix maybe some warps.

 

[Funkyred]

Following this thread

 

[RafalFett]

For which helmet was the Pre-Pro #3 helmet scanned? Master Replicas?

It looks great. Is the file shareable?

 

[MinuteFett]

For which helmet was the Pre-Pro #3 helmet scanned? Master Replicas?

It looks great. Is the file shareable?

Hey Rafal!
It was scanned for MR but this is before MR messed it up and enlarged it for their helmets.

As of now its not available to the public but I don't mind sharing it with a great mind like you!

 

[RafalFett]

That would be great. It is at 1:1 scale?

 

[MinuteFett]

That would be great. It is at 1:1 scale?

Yes its a 1:1 scale, I just ask that you not share this file. Thanks!

 

[jbdubz]

So, a couple things.

The PP3 helmet simply does not have the left-eye (while wearing) wink that your scan clearly does and while the left vertical mandible does slant slightly, the right does not and the entire vertical section of the T-visor on your scan is angled. That was an aspect seen primarily in the PP2 helmet and its direct descendants. Also, the left vertical mandible extends lower than the right side.

The rear-headband of the PP3 helmet is also visibly wonky behind the right ear...

and their definitely isn't a dip in the headband behind the left.

Not sure what is going on with that back left lower panel either, it shouldn't bubble outward like that

Your Borden is also misplaced and the angle of the base moving forward is incorrect and seems to slice downward.

Lastly, you say you plan to re-work some things and mention installing a new MQ-1 board in the key-slots. Your scan clearly shows the MQ and the PP3 never had it. Why would a scan of the PP3 helmet already have the MQ installed? Also missing is any of the PP3 damage. Why wouldn't that be on the scan?

What's really going on here?

 

[RafalFett]

Yes its a 1:1 scale, I just ask that you not share this file. Thanks!

You have my word!

 

[MinuteFett]

So, a couple things.

The PP3 helmet simply does not have the left-eye (while wearing) wink that your scan clearly does and while the left vertical mandible does slant slightly, the right does not and the entire vertical section of the T-visor on your scan is angled. That was an aspect seen primarily in the PP2 helmet and its direct descendants. Also, the left vertical mandible extends lower than the right side.
View attachment 181881

The rear-headband of the PP3 helmet is also visibly wonky behind the right ear...
View attachment 181882

and their definitely isn't a dip in the headband behind the left.
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Not sure what is going on with that back left lower panel either, it shouldn't bubble outward like that
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Your Borden is also misplaced and the angle of the base moving forward is incorrect and seems to slice downward.
View attachment 181886View attachment 181887

Lastly, you say you plan to re-work some things and mention installing a new MQ-1 board in the key-slots. Your scan clearly shows the MQ and the PP3 never had it. Why would a scan of the PP3 helmet already have the MQ installed? Also missing is any of the PP3 damage. Why wouldn't that be on the scan?

What's really going on here?

I purchased this file believing it may have been a pre prototype scan of the pp3 MR used before then cleaned it up and did their stuff to it.
In light of recent discoveries, I’m going to delay this project further until I discover what this truly is. If it’s not a pp3 base, but truly a pp2 base, I’ll abandon this project and share this file publicly, as it still may be a good base for others to use

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

I'd love to hear more about the source of this scan. Did you determine if it was pp2?

 

[intwenothor]

That bulging seen on the left rear is only a feature seen on the PP2 casts from the KT process i.e. the KT and Art's old GM. It isn't even a particularly prominent feature of the PP2 itself. The dent doesn't look particularly PP2 though. It's almost as if someone was trying to work from a PP2 cast base and trying to cover the signposts but wasn't knowledgeable enough to cover it up properly; where is this scan from?