bishopdonmiguel
Active Member
Unlike my prior threads, this helmet is not my sculpt.
A few years back, I acquired up a very cool resin and fiberglass Viper Pilot Helmet kit from "WeLuv3DFx" that I finally decided to build. It is a very nice kit as-is but it has an issue I felt needed correcting... noticeably concave sides. So while I am at it I decided to adjust a few other minor issues too.
First off, to fill those sunken sides, I need to rip down all the ridges with the Dremel. I won’t lie, tears were shed thinking of the effort to replace these. A layer of Bondo body putty levels everything out...
The front facing flat surfaces are thin and oddly tapered so filler is applied to fix that issue. Also, the visor's right side (wearer’s POV) is more shallow than the left. I mark those areas in preparation for more filler...
I'm sure you know the drill when working with Bondo body filler... sanding, sanding sanding. But things are starting to look better...
Another issue that bothers me is the back vent lines being out of square. To fix this I need to fill the existing vent holes and I worry about recreating them but at this point I'm committed...
TO BE CONTINUED...
A few years back, I acquired up a very cool resin and fiberglass Viper Pilot Helmet kit from "WeLuv3DFx" that I finally decided to build. It is a very nice kit as-is but it has an issue I felt needed correcting... noticeably concave sides. So while I am at it I decided to adjust a few other minor issues too.
First off, to fill those sunken sides, I need to rip down all the ridges with the Dremel. I won’t lie, tears were shed thinking of the effort to replace these. A layer of Bondo body putty levels everything out...
The front facing flat surfaces are thin and oddly tapered so filler is applied to fix that issue. Also, the visor's right side (wearer’s POV) is more shallow than the left. I mark those areas in preparation for more filler...
I'm sure you know the drill when working with Bondo body filler... sanding, sanding sanding. But things are starting to look better...
Another issue that bothers me is the back vent lines being out of square. To fix this I need to fill the existing vent holes and I worry about recreating them but at this point I'm committed...
TO BE CONTINUED...
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