DizzyStrmtroopr
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i'm making this thread to show those of you who may have bought the cast and are disappointed it doesnt fit you. ill show you how to make it bigger (thats what she said) by cutting and extending the face and cap, however theres only so big you can go before itll start to look deformed! im guessing a maximum of one inch between the cuts i made would be as far as you could go, i personally will be extending the pieces 3/4 inch to accommodate my forehead and nose. this may not work for everyone since the casts are consistent but our skulls are different.
the measurement of the helmet is just over 10" tall and the same wide if you're wondering about scale factor. my stormtrooper pepakura armor i'm making is scaled perfectly to my body, so i didnt want that "bobble-head" effect i'd get with a regular screen-accurate 12" helmet. when i first put it on i couldnt even get my eyes up to the eyeholes. i am separating the cap from the face to extend the brow area, thus lowering the face so i can see out of it, and extending the face from the back so it doesnt squish my nose.
if you have this helmet in your display case now cuz you couldnt wear it, you may want to give my method a try! even if it STILL wont fit, the line and everything are still bondo'd and covered up by the brow trim anyway
i scored a line from the 'step' in the back and went around to about 1/4 inch above the brow, using the blade of a hacksaw.
the left side may be a fraction off so just make it as straight as you can
the right side is perfect
i keep scoring around evenly so it wont separate prematurely, when its thin enough itll come apart cleanly, no dremel required (yet)
if you havent already, when you dremel the neck and eyes out so it fits around your melon, you can put on the 2 pieces and now you know my dilemma!
i hold the face off my shoulders, lowering my arms as if i'm standing straight, and the eyes are correctly lined up (mind the crookedness of the cap)
so this will be the final size, the gap will be filled with fiberglass-backed resined cardstock, just like many armor builds. now that ive extended the cap between 3/4 inch, my head rests comfortably inside and i can move my head around. so this helmet now fits almost perfect, i still have some dremeling to do because my nose is touching the inside frown
the measurement of the helmet is just over 10" tall and the same wide if you're wondering about scale factor. my stormtrooper pepakura armor i'm making is scaled perfectly to my body, so i didnt want that "bobble-head" effect i'd get with a regular screen-accurate 12" helmet. when i first put it on i couldnt even get my eyes up to the eyeholes. i am separating the cap from the face to extend the brow area, thus lowering the face so i can see out of it, and extending the face from the back so it doesnt squish my nose.
if you have this helmet in your display case now cuz you couldnt wear it, you may want to give my method a try! even if it STILL wont fit, the line and everything are still bondo'd and covered up by the brow trim anyway
i scored a line from the 'step' in the back and went around to about 1/4 inch above the brow, using the blade of a hacksaw.
the left side may be a fraction off so just make it as straight as you can
the right side is perfect
i keep scoring around evenly so it wont separate prematurely, when its thin enough itll come apart cleanly, no dremel required (yet)
if you havent already, when you dremel the neck and eyes out so it fits around your melon, you can put on the 2 pieces and now you know my dilemma!
i hold the face off my shoulders, lowering my arms as if i'm standing straight, and the eyes are correctly lined up (mind the crookedness of the cap)
so this will be the final size, the gap will be filled with fiberglass-backed resined cardstock, just like many armor builds. now that ive extended the cap between 3/4 inch, my head rests comfortably inside and i can move my head around. so this helmet now fits almost perfect, i still have some dremeling to do because my nose is touching the inside frown
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