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[Zekk Voss]

This idea has evolved from several inspirations.  When I made my first rendition of my kit, I always wanted a bucket with a visor due to my love of Scout Troopers, but that never wound up happening.  Then, I started examining McQuarrie's design concepts for the movies for inspiration.  A few months ago the idea hit me when I was drawing buckets based off of muscle car design features that I could combine the look of the tail section of the '69 Dodge Charger with the standard Mando, McQuarrie and Scout buckets to get a pretty mean looking original design that wouldn't look out of place in a Legacy comic. 


Note: I have made changes since then.  The bottom side and rear view pics are more accurate, although the visor will be more flat like McQuarrie's concept as opposed to being as curved around as I illustrated.  Take note of the implied side vents- those will be implemented.

This past weekend I started taking up the pep work, using Fierfek's Boba to help out with the dome and random bits that I would use communally.  Here's images of the bucket before I attached the rear panels.





At this point in time, I'm almost finished with the back of the bucket, but have two areas where I want you vode opinion. 

The first area would be the rear vents- Ducts that have stick out louvres (top), or ducts that lead into the bucket (bottom)?



Secondly, in the rear right side panel there is a flap like surface that I had to cut out, and was considering turning it into a rear facing vent.  Yea or nay? 

[droodles]

Ummmm. I love the flatness? of the visor in that drawing. There's a few alternative designs that really nailed visors on mando helmets. The assassin visor and the visor in the Marrow Sun Custom come to mind.

This could be up there if done up really nicely.

Reminds me of scuba diving gear.

[Zekk Voss]

Thank you very much!  Indeed, if this does go well and others are interested, I might take up casting.  I have the sneaking suspicion that McQuarrie might have been inspired by scuba gear for his original concepts, now that I think about it.

[lockon13]

Neat the helmet looks like it'd be great for people with glasses that can't them in a normal bucket

[Zekk Voss]

Although I didn't initially consider it in the design, this helmet would most certainly be glasses friendly, assuming you don't have giant ones of course.

[Drako Katora]

never seen the sun shade actually molded into being part of the bucket before. Now I'm curious. 

[Bowfanny]

I'm interested to see which direction this goes myself! I like the concept!

[Zekk Voss]

I'm leaning towards the inwards directed rear vents that I illustrated in the first post.  I'll probably be able to knock that part out tonight and maybe get a start on the earcaps or the cheekplates. 

Thank you vode for your display of interest and compliments! 

[Cattfish]

Love this helmet design, can't wait to see where it goes from here.

[Straka Zulu]

Color me intrigued. 8)

As for the vents, I like the idea of haveing them out, as opposed to in.  May not be much, but interior space can come at a premium.

[Zekk Voss]

Color me intrigued. 8)

As for the vents, I like the idea of haveing them out, as opposed to in.  May not be much, but interior space can come at a premium.

Well, you got to me a little bit late, heh.  I've already built and attached them facing inwards.  At the most we're talking maybe 4/16ths of horizontal interior space lost in the bucket, but it's no cause for alarm as I can always make the dome longer if it looks like it'd be too tight when it all comes together.

Making them face in also allows the rear vents to have a Louvre like look to them, such as the ones on the Lamborghini Miura, going with the sports/muscle car design cues I'm using in other places on the bucket.
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[Zekk Voss]

Here's some images of the newly completed rear vent.

[Straka Zulu]

After seeing the pics, I can agree. It works.

[Zekk Voss]

Vor'e Straka!  Looks like I've decided on a pace for myself: One part per weekday, as many as I can cram in on the weekends.  At this rate, I may or may not get finished by this weekend.  Tonight I made the stencil and test fitted the underside of the visor frame, tomorrow I'll be working on the inside mandibles, on Friday I'm looking at getting the cheeks done. 

[Zekk Voss]

So this is the part where I start to feel like my hard work is paying off.  I just got the mandible template done and taped it on.  I'm addressing the slight angle issue where it meets the vertical at the moment.  I'll be working on the cheeks tomorrow, and if all of it fits together well I'll be gluing afterwards.