Cut the ROTJ Port. reveal to separate the face?
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RedTwoX
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I'v pondered this myself. Portumac has the least expensive fiberglass Vader buckets I've found. They aren't screen-perfect, but for the price it's close enough for me.
Can it be done? I don't see why not. "Is it worth the effort?" is a better question. It's going to take a lot of effort to pull this off. Cutting around the "half round" from the tusk is going to very difficult. It might be worth while to file/sand/grind that feature off, make the cut, and then resculpt it. That's going to be a LOT of work, with a lot of margin for error. Portumac is a bargain, but not enough of a bargain that I can afford to destroy one in a botched attempt.
While I think it's possible to do, it really might be worth spending the extra $ to buy a face mask this was already built in two pieces.
Keep in mind that all of this is just based off the pictures I've seen on eBay. I haven't actaully got the helmet sitting infront of me. I would love to hear from someone who does.
I split a Vader mask for a Reveal style helmet, but I don't recommend it. Basically, as mentioned before, the lower tusk tube will be destroyed and cutting the chin/mouth part was no picnic either. If you were going to do this, I would just buy two helmets and use the lower of one and the upper of the other. Maybe the guy will give you a deal if you buy two. Good luck.