Cyber Scout

That would be nice to see

Hay Luis, try and go for "less is more" this is mine...

Hello Mark The headband rivets sit just behind the main visor bolt holes on the originals, when the visor is up you can see them on the movie used helmets, the main holes of the headband were cut off and a 1/4 circle was then cut on each side to give access to the main bolts and then thay were just riverted in, and yes that's my trusty K.S. here a pic to help

Hay folks been working on the lid all day today, headband riveted in as original decals on and snout plate made but have ran out of gray snout paint, Lid fit nice looking forward to trooping in this feel free to as questions

Awesome as always mate, love how you can see the full brow decal on these lids

Hay Andry hope ya well, you'll find it a lot bigger than a K.S. and its more solid and feels like a real helmet, the headband dose not line up with the holes of the helmet but the screen used ones did not,if you look on the screen used one on here the holes were cut from the headband to give room for the bolts and it was then riveted in if you look at a screen used when the visor is up you can see a small rivet near the main bolt hole that's what keeps the head band in, once in the headband is very strong i've used loads of them years ago when i was a welder , the lid sits in a really nice position hope that helps

In my opinion to be Honest would be to go with the screen caps orientation bud, that has always been the way on screen, the Blue-ray has been handy to at long last see what these parts are but there's a thrown together look about it just like the M.O.M.with things not put on wright so i'd just use it for part reference, that's my thoughts on it at the mo

Hay Rob! it may not! the bund fastens in the correct way but it's all ways worth keeping ya eyes open with this cosy

Hello to all! after weeks of being ill i finally got some more done on this helmet, its all filled and painted ready fit the snout and lense and all the other nice bits here's a few pics...... This is a pic with the face plate undercoathed This lid like i have seid before has been weird for me to build being black but i enjoyed doing it this is it sanded and filled I've also gone for screen used look inside with painting the it white and also copying all the strutts and adding a M3 9000 headband which i will rivet in as per the original

Thay are but may not be forever so just starting you on the right foot try not to use E-6000,it's fantastic stuff for armor but for this you will need something a bit stronger,ABS weld will do the job clamp it over night sorted

Hello Mark the original belts were one peice with webbing going from each end sercured by a single rivet to make the belt, at this point i'll surgest glueing the 3 SC belt peices instead of rivets with a good ABS weld to make one single belt section and then the single rivet for the wedding,and if you feel confident just add some heat (sometime a hot hairdyer is enough) just to bend the belt around your waits for a better fit,Also if you have plans for Lancer this might be a good time to change the nylon "Drop box" straps to cotton to save re-doing bits down the line

I do think it's one of the worst things about costuming and troopng is waiting for helmets and armour,and it dose drive you aound the bend lol, hang on in there guys it will be worth it

Hay Lou, great idea doing a vid bud, this will help lots of folks on there build, as John seid it is a tricky lid not for the faint harted lol, it's had me marching up an down my kitchen a few times will post some more of my progress this week

Hay Folks going to be doing some more of this helmet and posting up this week not done any for a while as i was ill for a few weeks and then i've had internet props from my service provider so it been a bit of a pain but will put some more progress pics up this week

Top job John we have some near the Sky hooks lol

You are very correct David (Whitness) as these are based on the original design even when made in white ABS thay will need to be painted these are a full build not a lid off the rack so to speak, and as David has seid mine is the first 3mm pull hence the black ABS which i will be painting inside and out when ready. And to answer your question Frank (Acrylikhan) yes these are bigger helmets i was going to say about this in one of my next episodes lol, to all you guys who have had props with other lids fitting you wil have no props with this and frank the size is the same with a K.S. as a D.P. bud

Well I do try and say to all new folk go with the well known makers what we all use on here, to be fair it dose look ok but photos can be deceiving, ive had someone rob me of some money over a fiberglass lid which looked ok but when i got it it was very thin and was broken you can not tell with just a photo, just to play it safe just wait for your K.S. these helmets may be very good but know one knows much about them so just save ya cash at the mo

Is it me or is this a recast of a K.S. mmmm....... The way i can tell the ears dont stick out as much as thay should and are not very deep almost flat, and the lense is shaped wrong just like the factory built K.S's but it is well done, p.s another thing just jumped out at me thay are using the same size sticker for the snout as K.S. so it dose not have the thick black line it should have "AND SINCE WHEN AS MESH IN THE EARS BEEN ACCUATE...AAARRHHH" LOL

Hay folks just got on line lol it's just what Frank has seid,

Hello all just a quick update on the lid, spent a few hours last night with ref pics from here and Star Wars helmets .com and lined up the blinded and faceplate, this is something ive found comes with practise having build anda number of different scout helmets and as some of you guys will know from making the K.S's from a kits, i'am happy with the result, now all the helmet is glued my next steps will be to cut out the lens and the ears and use P38 filler for the gaps along the seams ready to paint "i'll be pleased when it's white it's weird making a black scout lid

Yes and it dosen't scratch the helmet

Hay mate i use two foam washer made from mouse mat material and it works graet

No props mate the ABS weld i use i get from an R.C. and model shop in the next town but just had a look on line for you and it's avalible to get on the net bud, just use a brush to put it on.

Thanks for the build complements folks, and to answer Neil (ukscout) i'am useing E.M.A. plastic weld i've use it on a number of helmet builds and armour and never had a prop with warp bud, i think you may warping if you use to much of any plastic weld product but this has served me well and to honest the 3mm thickness of this lid i'am working on you'd be hard pushed to warp it.

Hay ho, just thought i'd put a few progress pics on This is a nice lid to work on and i'am enjoying the build, i'am very impressed with the 80's design, me being an engineer idid not think the film design looked that strong but believe me you can see why the originals have lasted this long lol I've made all the strutts inside the lid exact to the move use ones.(i have the mesurements if anyone needs them) i did have a bit of ABS weld leak ARRRHH but i am going to paint the inside white anyway i've cut down the visor and shaped both sides to fit using the original mesurements Before i start putting the parts in to possition i've sanded the nose down to give it the nice crisp line like the movie scouts This is all the parts taped ready to do all the tweeks and sanding useing film reff shots so i'am happy before a commet to glueing heres just a comparason shot with my beloved K.S.