Heylo!
So I've been working on a scratch build based on
RafalFett's awesome templates over on TDH. I chose Rafalfett's over the more common WOF templates for two reasons.
1: I printed both templates, but I couldn't get WOF to print right.
2: It's just not as commonly used, at least with the Mercs, so I figured I'd break from the crowd just a 'lil. Call me a hipster.


However, I have modified the templates a bit. I've widened the overall shape of the helmet, while keeping the front-to-back dimensions the same, in hopes to give the finished bucket a slightly wider face. This means that nearly every dimension of the templates have to be altered to fit the new helmet size ratio. I did this simply because of my personal taste of what a mando bucket should be shaped like, and to make it more unique instead of just an exact copy of Rafalfett's template.

Here's a top shot. The white paper is the unmodified template, and you can see the cardboard under it is wider, making a fat egg shape.


So now I've got the base done and I'm liking how it's looking.


And here's a question for you scratch build veterans. I'd like to harden and bondo the helmet at this stage before I put on the rest of the face and ears so I can have smoother more complete surface. So what do you guys use? Resin? Do you use any fiberglass cloth? Bondoglass seems like it would be brittle. I plan on casting this helmet, so it doesn't necessarily need to be indestructible, I just want it to be a smooth and detailed surface.
Any feedback is extremely appreciated.
