tubachris85x
Master Member
Picked this up from a member on the legion forums. I've never built a TK helmet before but been wanting one for my collection for some time now. Got pretty far with it since receiving it. While it's not perfect, it's in the "spirit" of the originals which, upon closer inspection, were quite nasty.
The previous owner did most of the hard work, trimming the eyes, teeth, back, etc. and even drilled the initial holes for marrying the dome/back to the face, so It's really about assembly and finishing.
Got the first ear on.
A little bit off the back was taken too far in from trimming though...
Anyways...
More recent pics from yesterday/today
2nd ear finally on. Not as satisfied with it but it has it's charm
Dry-fitted the inner trim....
This side looks good
That issue from earlier? Had to make it work somehow
Getting the visor placed and mounted wasn't difficult. Quite easy and nice to do. Once I got it mounted, I marked and cut down some of the excess to allow it to be more comfortable to wear
So that's where I'm at currently.
The mic tips that came with it appear to be resin cast pieces from a 3D printed model. While they're still nice, they are way too big for this helmet, so I'll have to source an alternative. To add, I'd like to add the yellow-star cut foam and accurate chin-strap.....Not sure who can supply those
Additionally, I feel the brow trim is too wide compared to reference...I'm not sure what the proper width should be
Just comes down to painting the details....
Thanks
-TC
The previous owner did most of the hard work, trimming the eyes, teeth, back, etc. and even drilled the initial holes for marrying the dome/back to the face, so It's really about assembly and finishing.
Got the first ear on.
A little bit off the back was taken too far in from trimming though...
Anyways...
More recent pics from yesterday/today
2nd ear finally on. Not as satisfied with it but it has it's charm
Dry-fitted the inner trim....
This side looks good
That issue from earlier? Had to make it work somehow
Getting the visor placed and mounted wasn't difficult. Quite easy and nice to do. Once I got it mounted, I marked and cut down some of the excess to allow it to be more comfortable to wear
So that's where I'm at currently.
The mic tips that came with it appear to be resin cast pieces from a 3D printed model. While they're still nice, they are way too big for this helmet, so I'll have to source an alternative. To add, I'd like to add the yellow-star cut foam and accurate chin-strap.....Not sure who can supply those
Additionally, I feel the brow trim is too wide compared to reference...I'm not sure what the proper width should be
Just comes down to painting the details....
Thanks
-TC