Excellent work!!
My goodness, that is a beautiful helmet!
You've done what I wanted with the bands, guess I'll have to hop of my high horse for thinking I'd get to it before anyone else! Really great work man!
That looks awesome, is that epoxy? Looks kinda like that sclupt-able 2 part epoxy.
.....Toys r us have them in stock for free delivery @ £79.99....
Progress pics. Thinking I'll be ready to paint in a couple weeks depending on how much time I can dedicate.
I really hope it's not a bunch of neckbeards buying these in bulk to resell at a profit.
Sorry if I missed this, what thickness did you use of your plastic? I was planning on doing the same thing and just remaking the front part.
. Plastic welding with a Wood Burning Tool and a Soldering Iron
Nice! Did you use black ABS sticks to fill in the gaps or did you just weld around the seem homogenizing it together?
I had high hopes for this helmet. But I guess I felt disappointed in what it was for the cost. I was hoping for something that would not require so many mods to make it a decent replica. To me, the size, materials and function are not too far from the clone trooper and feet helmets offered a few years ago for $35-$40. For $80, this should have not have been sectional, at least not a seam down the from and back half. Also, a battery compartment panel on the outside is ridiculous.
I appreciate the great mods people are doing but I just feel for $80, that level of modification shouldn't have to be done. I am hoping that Rubies comes out with some sort of deluxe/supreme version that is makes for a better replica.
With a Rubies Supreme Vader helmet you have more to do if you want it screenaccurate.
Figured I'd post in here since this thread is what got me wanting to the mod the BS helmet. Using the overall dimensions I decided to just remake most of it. I've got a lot more to do, most of the pieces pictured need fillets and filler before primer can even be considered, but I think it's starting to really take shape and I'm pretty excited to finally be able to wear it. Some of the pieces are pretty pieced together as well because initially I was just going to make it a bit more accurate than the BS helmet but gradually made it more accurate as the build went on.
My helmet will maintain it's ability to be taken apart as well, at least the grille/mouth pieces.
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i don't doubt it but Rubies products are a crap shoot. A future deluxe/supreme edition offering might be awesome or just awful.