Against my better judgement, I've decided to attempt the dreaded, and according to some, pointless Rubies Supreme Vader restoration.
I say, why not!
Some pics to start.
Already removed the eyes, and the grill.
Dremelled out the eyes , and the lengths of the grill.
Bondo'd in the notches in the eye sockets, added the remaining lengths to the backs of the grill slots, and filled in the 4th nose slot, and the front of the nose cap.
Also filled in the nip on the top of the dome (not shown).
Installed a temporary sized insert to correct dome placement. A permanent plastic one will be hot glued in here soon, and after painting, will be applying industrial strength Velcro to the insert, and on top of the horseshoe on the mask.
Will be correcting the neck flange, and then finishing final sanding everything smooth, to be ready for the auto body shop to paint.
Waiting on the complete Vader insert and parts kit from Fenixprops.
More to come.
Sorry if the pics aren't in correct order.
I say, why not!
Some pics to start.
Already removed the eyes, and the grill.
Dremelled out the eyes , and the lengths of the grill.
Bondo'd in the notches in the eye sockets, added the remaining lengths to the backs of the grill slots, and filled in the 4th nose slot, and the front of the nose cap.
Also filled in the nip on the top of the dome (not shown).
Installed a temporary sized insert to correct dome placement. A permanent plastic one will be hot glued in here soon, and after painting, will be applying industrial strength Velcro to the insert, and on top of the horseshoe on the mask.
Will be correcting the neck flange, and then finishing final sanding everything smooth, to be ready for the auto body shop to paint.
Waiting on the complete Vader insert and parts kit from Fenixprops.
More to come.
Sorry if the pics aren't in correct order.
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