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 Start of my new buyce

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twistedxknights


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Start of my new buyce
« on: May 24, 2020, 06:34 PM »
slowly getting a new kit together here's a progress picture on my new helmet since I decided to put my engraved one in semi retirement...

after fiberglassin but before bondo and primer



the inside


After bondo before sanding..


After bondo sanding


after primer

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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2020, 06:41 PM »
Good looking start.  I have done one of those too.   :like:

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twistedxknights


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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2020, 07:51 PM »
Quote from: Druj Jes on May 24, 2020, 06:41 PM
Good looking start.  I have done one of those too.   :like:

thanks.. last mass produced helmet i worked on was my jango 2pc 11 years ago.

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twistedxknights


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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2020, 06:05 PM »
put a bit more work into it today..

starting point for the day


Glazing spot putty applied



sanded with 180



sanded with 220



primed after sanding



Sprayed with Aluminum



after a misting of flat black and clear coat


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twistedxknights


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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2020, 11:30 PM »
put a bit more work into the helmet today.. started with prepping the visor





















with the visor prepped turned my attention to the ears



Decided to go with a communications Ear









Up next a little bit more work before priming the ears ..

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twistedxknights


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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #5 on: Jun 08, 2020, 09:33 PM »
getting closer to completion..































up next mounting the Visor and the ears..

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twistedxknights


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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #6 on: Jun 24, 2020, 02:33 AM »
Figured I would share the complete exterior of the Helmet with visor



How it looks on me




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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #7 on: Jun 24, 2020, 12:41 PM »
Might just be me, but I can't see the images at all. Are they on Imgur or elsewhere?

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Knight0351

Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #8 on: Jun 24, 2020, 10:28 PM »
Quote from: GraniteDad on Jun 24, 2020, 12:41 PM
Might just be me, but I can't see the images at all. Are they on Imgur or elsewhere?
I can't seem them either I thought I might have just been my work had the site blocked but it doesn't seem that way with your message

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twistedxknights


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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #9 on: Jun 25, 2020, 02:57 AM »
Quote from: GraniteDad on Jun 24, 2020, 12:41 PM
Might just be me, but I can't see the images at all. Are they on Imgur or elsewhere?

Used Google images. Copied the image adress..

Is it for all the pics?

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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #10 on: Jun 25, 2020, 05:19 AM »
Quote from: twistedxknights on Jun 25, 2020, 02:57 AM
Used Google images. Copied the image adress..

Is it for all the pics?

Yup. Can’t see any of them.

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twistedxknights


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Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #11 on: Jun 25, 2020, 03:07 PM »
Well lets see if sharing the whole album works better since I no longer see a way to attach images
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ftLWyhGDiWpGD1gM7

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Darksaber

Re: Start of my new buyce
« Reply #12 on: Jun 25, 2020, 11:58 PM »
Quote from: twistedxknights on Jun 25, 2020, 02:57 AM
Used Google images. Copied the image adress..

Is it for all the pics?

Here is a tutorial on posting pictures for the forum.
It takes a couple more steps then just using Google Drive.  I'm no voice on determining if helmets are application ready, but it looks good to me  :like:

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