Jamestan
Active Member
There are a couple of screws that hold it to the front of the helmet, its around the dome thing that is supposed to go in front of your mouth, where the mic is.Take a pic and post it and i can point it out to you if you want.
Kylo Ren Black Series Helmet Mod
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There are a couple of screws that hold it to the front of the helmet, its around the dome thing that is supposed to go in front of your mouth, where the mic is.Take a pic and post it and i can point it out to you if you want.
darth pyross
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I think I understand where you mean. On the bottom of the mic there is 1 screw, and one on the each side (left & right) of the nose rubber. I unscrewed them but I wasnt able to remove any parts. Maybe I didn't try pulling it hard enough 
Rick1138
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Lovely work, planning to do something similar with my one for next years local Con, but for the premier i will leave it as is.
Having glasses though, removing that nose bridge plate is an idea as it interferes with the frames of my glasses and otherwise the helmet would fit straight on.
Having glasses though, removing that nose bridge plate is an idea as it interferes with the frames of my glasses and otherwise the helmet would fit straight on.
darth pyross
Active Member
I made it. I removed the center mouth piece. It's disappointing that the rubber nose piece was attached to the plastic unremovably, so I had to tear it apart - but still it was uncomfortable inside even without it. So I removed the whole center mouth piece altogether now I have lots of space...though the mic is in the open.
now I have lots of space...though the mic is in the open.
darth pyross
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Many people hated the voice changer but I found it pretty good actually I'll keep it on!
I'll keep it on!KeyEntity33
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The voice changer was definitely designed with a child in mind. The problem is two-fold:
1. The speaker is too loud
2. The speaker is mostly covered by the inside of the helmet turning it into a reverb chamber that will cause a feedback loop.
My solution was to disassemble the inside down to the chrome part and cut a black sock to just over the diameter of the speaker and place it between the speaker and chrome piece then reassemble. It doesn't knock down the volume too much but it removes the feedback issue making it usable. Hope this helps!
1. The speaker is too loud
2. The speaker is mostly covered by the inside of the helmet turning it into a reverb chamber that will cause a feedback loop.
My solution was to disassemble the inside down to the chrome part and cut a black sock to just over the diameter of the speaker and place it between the speaker and chrome piece then reassemble. It doesn't knock down the volume too much but it removes the feedback issue making it usable. Hope this helps!
darth pyross
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Someone in one of the threads said that Rubies is big enough to take the Hasbro inside
Jamestan
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Someone in one of the threads said that Rubies is big enough to take the Hasbro inside
I'd like to see that. I can't believe they could get the proportions that off. I was gonna get the rubies one before I knew the black series helmet existed.
Danakin
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I just wanted to say that this is a beautiful modification job you've done here. I will be using your photos for reference/inspiration as I work on my Black Series mod.
Any chance you can explain the plastic welding method a little more? I'm unfamiliar with the technique and the few Youtube videos that came up in my search show tools I most likely can't afford at the moment. Is it possible to use this technique with a wood burner tool, maybe with a certain bit/attachment? I've used my wood burner previously to modify my Rubie's Kylo helmet with moderate success.
Any chance you can explain the plastic welding method a little more? I'm unfamiliar with the technique and the few Youtube videos that came up in my search show tools I most likely can't afford at the moment. Is it possible to use this technique with a wood burner tool, maybe with a certain bit/attachment? I've used my wood burner previously to modify my Rubie's Kylo helmet with moderate success.
Jamestan
Active Member
Thanks man, this was a fun mod I'd like to to see your helmet when you finish it.
Real plastic welding needs a heating element that blows hot air that has precise temperature and can hold that temperature since different plastics melt at different temperatures. That's for welding plastics that need to be structural. So I just used an old soldering iron.
I basically touch the plastic with it between the seam I want to close and move it forward and backward to slightly mix the softened plastic. The seam will lightly be held together after the first pass, make sure not to go through the plastic in this step. Aim to melt about halfway through the plastic. Then get some extra scrap abs, I used pieces I cut off from the helmet itself, and use it to fill out the seam. I just go over the seam with the material and melt it into the seam until it's smooth. Try not to add too much material so as to not make a bump where the seam is on the outside.
The seam will be together after the second pass but still might be prone to breaking off if left in that state. So I go over the back and do the same steps except I add way more material aiming for there to be a bump where the seam is to reinforce it. Let it cool and sand away.
Hope that helps.
Real plastic welding needs a heating element that blows hot air that has precise temperature and can hold that temperature since different plastics melt at different temperatures. That's for welding plastics that need to be structural. So I just used an old soldering iron.
I basically touch the plastic with it between the seam I want to close and move it forward and backward to slightly mix the softened plastic. The seam will lightly be held together after the first pass, make sure not to go through the plastic in this step. Aim to melt about halfway through the plastic. Then get some extra scrap abs, I used pieces I cut off from the helmet itself, and use it to fill out the seam. I just go over the seam with the material and melt it into the seam until it's smooth. Try not to add too much material so as to not make a bump where the seam is on the outside.
The seam will be together after the second pass but still might be prone to breaking off if left in that state. So I go over the back and do the same steps except I add way more material aiming for there to be a bump where the seam is to reinforce it. Let it cool and sand away.
Hope that helps.
Mr Echs
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Really wanting to see the two of these side by side... Thanks.I have both the black series and Rubies, i will try to get a pic of them together and try for an inside each other pic too
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