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HSM76

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  1. HSM76
    Another update on the bucket. I glued the halves together, bondo and cleaning the lines will be the next step. I am not 100% happy how the joining worked out, but I think after bondo and sanding it will be okay.
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    Got a little progress on the bucket. Finalized the cuts on the dome, I think I can start gluing here, the visor needs to be cut a little more, that's why there is still an overlap. The only thing right now that bugs me is that the visor is flaring out on the left as you can see here: I think I need to bring it in a bit with the heat gun, after it is glued. Any thoughts / advice here?
  3. HSM76
    Wow, very cool!
  4. HSM76
    Your wish is my command, here you go:
  5. HSM76
    Already shot Andrea a mail about that. Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A6013 mit Tapatalk
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    Got the BBB from RS Prop Masters with the commission yesterday. The soft parts need a bit of a rework. I have to make the jumpsuit narrower in the midriff, it is a bit wide there. I think I will separate the flack vest and the cumberbund. The cumberbund is way to wide, have to make a new closure and remove the sixth rib in front, with this I have to reset one of the pouches too.
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    Are the ears okay, or should I take off more?
  8. HSM76
    Great, thank you all! Got to work a little bit on the bucket, today and made some holes:
  9. HSM76
    I read some discussion here about the number of vent indents, so I thought I better ask, than be sorry. 🙂
  10. HSM76
    Yep, it does look good.... Damn it, 3 more days to wait. I can't stand it! Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A6013 mit Tapatalk
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    One question that popped up, will the seven vents on the helmet be okay for lancer approval, or do I need to make an eighth?
  12. HSM76
    UPS validated my initial estimate, should be delivered on Monday. Incredible how long the wait till then seems even if you have waited nearly half a year until the shipping notification.[emoji23] Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A6013 mit Tapatalk
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    I think it will take a bit longer in my case, since it is going to Germany. I think it will be at least till Monday for BBB day Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A6013 mit Tapatalk
  14. HSM76
    Just got the quote that the shippinglabel has been created. 🙂
  15. HSM76
    So finally started with the bucket. I got a bit sidetracked with a DLT19X 🙂 I started cutting some of the parts but am still a bit weary, especially the visor. An initial problem I encountered while testfitting the dome part. It won't really go over my head... I think I might tighten down the return edges in the face and neck area, but I don't know if that will help a lot. Any tips here?
  16. HSM76
    My invoice was from Nov. 21st. I would assume that they finish the orders in batches.
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    But shouldn't be to long, I just got a mail that they are finishing the cumberbund. So I hope it will not take to long. Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A6013 mit Tapatalk
  18. HSM76
    One question that's shot in my mind, is: How about painting the face plate, do I attach it first and than spray paint the visor / Faceplate section. Or do I paint them separately and attach the faceplate? I ask this because I fear that I get insightly paint residue between faceplate and visor.
  19. HSM76
    Yes, I am going through the thread back and forth. But indeed it is a lot more scary than the TK bucket.
  20. HSM76
    Ahhh okay, Just saw a picture on Facebook, from RS. The one on top is intended for the visor. Still rather terrified to start cutting the helmet parts.
  21. HSM76
    After getting my TK Centurion ready, yesterday I wanted to start on the TB bucket. But the only thing I managed was stare at the parts and contemplate... This thing is instilling more fear than the whole TK armour! One thing that I don't quite get is this small piece of ABS, where RS drew on with pencil. The hexagon might be for the top of the dome, but was is the other shape intended for?
  22. HSM76
    That's why I took out the boots of the order after checking with them, if they plan to update there. I think the red label might be cheaper because of another construction, maybe it's a three piece which would eliminate some of the glueing, filling, sanding, painting.
  23. HSM76
    Thank you Corey, the 501st access was granted nearly instantly after my introduction here 🙂 Yes I will post questions, I think they will arrise during built of the helmet. As with most things RS there is no instruction to do the built. Right now I have the Vallecho colours for the M3 fasteners and the snout greebly, flat black for the snout. For the bucket itself I have bondo, primer, filler and RAL9016 for the top coat.
  24. HSM76
    Hi I think I start the tread now even if it will be a few days before I start the actual built. And it will take even longer to complete it since it is way to cold right now for painting the bucket. I got the bucket kit from RS early 2018 along with a TK ANH Stunt kit. The TK was finished in mid November, EIB and Centurion will follow when I have time to take new pictures. Late November I ordered the RS scout set, which as some of you might know got postponed a bit. But as I wrote above this is no problem since I have no way to spray paint in this cold weather. But I will have some work ahead to get the helmet so far maybe till then the weather is warm enough.
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