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[Bowfanny]

Honestly I use hot glue but my next visor will be put in with screws

[Vash Kartan]

Awesome thanks for the input,  I think hot glue would be iffy in our humidity. Velcro honestly sounds pretty awesome,  I didn't think of that,  I might start with it and move on to something a little more permanent, I will probably use screws and tabs in the long run as it seems like a permanent mounting system for multiple visors. Well,  hopefully it will come in today with the mail,  I am pretty excited considering I have been looking at this half finished buy'ce in top of my bookshelf.



I know I'm not the only one who has gone through this. 

[Laaran Kar'ta]

Awesome thanks for the input,  I think hot glue would be iffy in our humidity. Velcro honestly sounds pretty awesome,  I didn't think of that,  I might start with it and move on to something a little more permanent, I will probably use screws and tabs in the long run as it seems like a permanent mounting system for multiple visors. Well,  hopefully it will come in today with the mail,  I am pretty excited considering I have been looking at this half finished buy'ce in top of my bookshelf.



I know I'm not the only one who has gone through this. 

DOn't sweat it. I finihsed mine but it's been chillin on my kitchen table for over a week now.  I think its a good reminder to keep going

[Vash Kartan]

Oya burcyan, I am happy to report that my visor came in. I gave it a quick heating up in a water bath to get the curve adjusted, and right now it is being held in with velcro, some pretty serious stuff i might add, might have been overkill. I am going with some thinner velcro as soon as I get some, and quite possibly use the tab method. Oh yea, and I decided to add a piece to the front (still have to weather it a bit) to accent the "gills" I am going to use as earcaps (because I'm a swimmy Mando). I am just super happy with it myself. I need to start figuring out something for a little more airflow now. I personally like that the velcro spread out, as opposed to a solid line of it, adds a bit of ventilation to the visor area. Please let me know what you think!

[Russiya]

Looks great vod and I dig the new grill on there

[Vash Kartan]

Small update. In case you were wondering, here is the beginning of my "gills"/intake earcap. the other one is going to have an led flashlight (modified of course) and  a couple antennas.

[Vash Kartan]

First earcap done, just have to get the screws and washers I need to mount.

[Vash Kartan]

Progress on the other earcap. I still need to figure out what I want to use as my antennas, and find a light to use. I will be sanding and painting it soon, (painting depending on this weather... so much rain in the next couple days.) Oya!!!

[Frushie]

Those ear caps look sick. What kind of paint/weathering did you use to get that look?

[Vash Kartan]

Thanks a bunch vod, I am quite happy with them myself!To answer your question, I primed it first and hit the inside of the vents with black spray paint.I then taped off the front and re-primed the outside, hit everything exterior with silver leaf rub n buff, then some dry brushing with black acrylic. I think the vent is going to work well with my rebreather/jetpack (which I plan on installing a portable a/c inside, and porting directly into the helmet.)

[Raestin Ke'Varek]

Fantastic work on the ear caps!  I love that vent on the visor too.  Looks great!!

[Syko Voss]

Ok, my visor is en-route and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on installing it to make sure I don't mess it up, as I cannot afford another right now. It is coming from T-visor.com. I have been doing what research I can, but advice would be greatly appreciated.

Probably a bit late on this, but had to solve the problem myself at the weekend - this is the solution that worked for me...



Small screws, and using kitchen cabinet screw head covers for washers/covers for the screw heads - so you don't get a face full of screw heads when you put on your helmet.  (Full WIP thread here)

[Vash Kartan]

Ok, so this next part I'm nervous about. I need to find a way to attach the ear caps, and I was thinking of using some screws and washers. My plan is to put a piece of sintra on the inside to act as my anchor plate. Just nervous about drilling into my buy'ce.

Pic of the other earcap now.

[Paragon468]

What about just using some e6000 or a bit of epoxy? That would save you from having to drill into your helmet, and it should give you a pretty strong hold.

[Bowfanny]

I'd say use epoxy or some Chicago screws.