lonewolf

Yes, made, can supply if anyone wants a set. Thanks.

Great job on the build, looks lovely.

A nice original feature to try to add is the notch on the visor, http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=12008

Using bondo/car body repair, as long as the back is well glued and has the jointying strips well fitted it is a strong seamline.

The chin cups were all cut differently ,quite roughly tbh, slotted at different places etc but the way the 3/4" black elastic was threaded through the original helmets is the same. Of course there may have been variations but this is the way I have seen two originals done on the inside and have seen other Biker Scout original helmets from behind the scenes with the black elastic running up the outer side. It is the best way to do this for general accuracy and it actually works really well. The inner bottom elastic ends were either glued and/or stapled [steve Sansweet/Prop Store lid is stapled] and "rolled"to keep them from slipping through the bottom slots.

Thanks, filling the seam is actually an easy part of the build, various ways to do it from car body repair paste to abs sludge, then a bit of sanding and that is it. Any questions please ask.

Finished.....easy!!

I have tried to show how I put my kit together, with a lot of pics and less explanations. I am pretty sure the originals were made in a similar way.

Yes that LW guy is really busy!

Ok, so it is not the same as I have shown then?

I never had an MLC V3 and didn't know the wee raised bump was on them, good to know, thanks.

Ok guys, so the common questions about visors is how does it stay up and how does it stay down. The usual way for the lid to stay up is by having a tightness on the visor bolts. A light faceplate helps.The problem with this is it is tight to lift as well. To hold down the visor some guys use a piece of velcro or even magnets which work very well. Ok back to the originals, they used a notch at the hig level and a notch at the low level cut into the return edges of the plastic visor. These notches line up with the internal "bump" on the main helmet. Judging by the design of this bump it may have been intended to be a flexible "spring" with either side sliced open to allow the bump to push in and back out to keep a tension on the visor. You can see the "ramp" beside the bump. Holding the visor in the open position, The top notch is used to hold the visor strongly in place. Holding the visor closed, Unfortunately the only lids that can have this original method are any that have a return edge and have some "give" in the material, Hope this helps.

Nice job guys, and great pics, thanks for sharing!

Yes I agree Paul, it was done on my old kit as I said,too deep and too obvious.If I can get a tool to add this tiny detail I will of course! Until then it is staying plain.

Nice job Tomas, I have some parts here , catch you at the next troop!

Every screengrab shows this detail, it is on every suit. If it is a consequence of trimming marks it will be on them all. The MOM suit is identical to the screenused suits ,exception is only the red square .[ doesn't mean it wasn't in the movie]. I can see no other difference. The detail ,I believe , is the way they were trimmed, still trying to figure this out.

They are too close together,they should be just a small distance beyond the last stitch lines on the cummerbund. You don't look overweight, pouches look a decent size, they could possibly be hung slightly lower, closer to the belt than the bottom of the chest piece maybe.

6 stitch lines, 5 raised areas, add the same distance of a stitch line to either side and that is exactly where the pouches are sewn. [in my opinion]

Yes it is, slightly less obvious on some parts, and it is on other armour parts as well. I think it is a cutting machine edging mark, as you say it is vaguely seen on the chest plate and other parts of the armour. I wondered about the same line around the helmet lip and edges as well! They are all very neat and uniform, possibly a pneumatic nibbler or some other fast dremmel style cutting device for cutting out the pieces or a finishing toolmark . Now I need to find a tool that will leave an edge just like the original . If this works it will be an easy modification to premade armour pieces!!

If we get a decent shoulder design could this become a requirement for Lancer? Is it too minimal to worry about. [sorry Chef, I was mean't to get back to you about a year and a half ago lol]

Excellent Jeff, it is a nice detail imo, maybe a negative pull on the same thickness of plastic could get a sharp detail? It could actually be where the part was cut neatly from the pulled plastic?

I added this detail to my last costume, it is not on any available armour versions atm , it is seen in the ROTJ movie although very vague. Anybody else added this small detail ? A bit too wide but I thought it look pretty nice at the time, Original armour close ups,

I use black sticky backed felt, cut into rectangles and it seems to do fine, easily cut and stuck into the lid. Of course I have no idea what they actually used . I did think it was the headband sweatband, cut and glued into place as the only original helmet I have looked into doesn't use a wrap over type sweat but a glued on pad. Just another unanswered question about our favorite costume!