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It's basically from the same blaster as the RS one but one generation less as RS engraved their logo on their blaster. Otherwise I would assume it should be pretty much identical with the RS one.

Interesting new helmet option. To be honest looks a lot like the RS one to me especially the softness of the tears, the missing bevel edge of the mask and only 7 vents at the back.

If I'd do it again I would make the patch come up a bit higher. This flightsuit is still from my very first costume and I was always to lazy do it again 😉 For the pattern I would put on the suit and the cod piece and then have somebody do the pattern while you're standing. This way you can exactly emulate how it sits on the image from the Star Wars Costumes book. Cheers

Yes, those are the exact ones. I've used them for my builds as well.

Everthing mentioned above is correct...however: For the screen used armor and helmet they used rattle cans and the result does look different to airbrushing which is much finer. But with airbrush you have much more control whereas rattle cans need a bit more practice and it's way easier to overdo it.

Congrats, Pete!

You could check out Newimage prop replicas on Facebook. They're offering a fibreglas bikerscout helmet which comes pretty close to the efx.

Outstanding job! I really did not think it would be possible to get this to work but you defied the odds 😃👏

Well, that's an easy fix with an exacto knife 😉 Would love to see a scout blaster cast from an original one day with warts and everything. That 3D scanned blaster is almost a bit too clean for my taste.

Wow, just came across this thread. Awesome to see that comparison. I didn't even know the Praetorian blasters where 3D scanned from an original but after comparing it to my reference images that claim seems legit.

Nope, just thick leather (about 1mm) which was extremly smooth on the surface. Incredibly hard to find though...

Awesome👌 Would love building one myself if I had the space to display it properly

The majority of helmets had 8 vents. The mold had 9 vents but the 9th was cut of in most cases. With this particular helmet the ridge between 8th and 9th was broken leading to one large 8th vent.

I can't see an image in your post but it's fairly straightforward; if you cut out the cloth exactly like the template and use 1cm space to the edged when sewing your results should look like mine 😉

Personally, I would rather build a new helmet from scratch than sanding it down and repainting it 😉 Also you'd need a second set of decals and hope they didn't use super glue for attatching the snout. Using gloss coat could be an option ( when you mask decals and snout) but you would have the risk that the coat and the white paint RS used react with one another...

You're reference was to an older thread of mine, just make sure you got the latest version here:

If I recall correctly my pattern is with about 1cm stitching seam on each side so it will look a bit slimmer and at the bottom exceed the 2inch strap by just a bit.

Plus the helmet they acquired was 30 years old and been through who knows what which most probably affected the painting as well (i.e. dulling it down).

Looks great, looking forward to seeing how the boots come out!

Thanks guys, really appreciate the support ❤ Love a good prop challenge once in a while 😉

I believe all of those helmets have been approved for the 501st at some point but if you want to compare the overall accuracy to make an informed decision I'd recommend this thread (all of those have been 501st approved):

Here we go, the "Steve Sansweet Replica Helmet" 🤖 Let me know what you think

Okay, the boring assembly part is almost done. I've primed it and marked the chipped areas where I'll apply a paste to really create the effect of chipped of paint. Hopefully I'll paint the bucket later today and then the fun weathering part begins!

Finally a perfect excuse for building some props in your basement all by yourself 😉

Quick update; I've made even more mods to the mold, sharpened the tears some more and added a return edge to the side of the facemask. It's a bit trickier to pull but I always wanted to have that feat from the original helmets One other feature of the Sansweet helmet is that the ridge between the 8th and 9th vent was broken so it looks like one large vent. I didn't want to do this to my mold (which has 8 vents) so I'm replicating this in the cast