TB 80225 WTF Helmet Build

[Darth Taco]

This is good information - please forgive what I guess is a stupid question from a first time builder ... What do I cut these helmets with?

[Thax]

I used a mix of Lexan scissors and a Dremel, depending on what I was trying to accomplish and how much I was cutting off.  Most of the scout stuff doesn't lend itself too well to score-and-snap.

[Gundark]

I know this thread is a bit old, but I am just getting started.  Does anyone have any pics of the face plate and bonnet parts trimmed but separate?  I am working on those, but I already ruined one face plate.  LOL

[Thax]

I don't think I personally have any good photos of that. I had to iterate so much on the face plate sides, trying to get things to fit just right. I spent a lot of time trying to get the molding of the face plate to sit right in the bonnet before gluing.  Looks like my only pic of just the face plate is straight on, so it doesn't show the sides at all.

How the bonnet looks trimmed but separate is going to vary a per person. There is such significant overlap before you trim that not everyone will trim the same amount from each side.  All I can really say is draw lines and cut small parts at a time, test fitting with clamps before gluing to make sure you don't trim at the wrong angle or too much.

Later I can try and get a pic of the inside of the mask to see the side of the face plate where it attaches to the bonnet.

[Pele]

Greetings, 
I was curious how deep the visor is on yours after mounted to the faceplate?
My two visor parts are about an inch different in depth hoping it's trim the deeper one instead of filling the shorter one. 

None of the documentation I can find in the CRL's give the snout angle or visor depth. 
Thank you.
 

[Thax]

20 hours ago, Pele said:

Greetings, 
I was curious how deep the visor is on yours after mounted to the faceplate?
My two visor parts are about an inch different in depth hoping it's trim the deeper one instead of filling the shorter one. 

None of the documentation I can find in the CRL's give the snout angle or visor depth. 
Thank you.
 

I feel like my depth kind of came about organically as I got the sides to fit how they felt right. At the center of my visor, on the bottom I have ~ 1 1/4" from faceplate to edge and on top it's ~ 2 3/8".  That top distance will vary some based on how exactly your visor behaves when it rotates - I slightly over-trimmed the right half of my visor, resulting in a larger than desired gap between the bucket and the visor on that side.

[Thax]

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[Pele]

Thank you incredibly! This helps a ton.

[HokieScout24]

This is a great guide for those using WTF Scout Kits.  Currently in the middle of my build and glad I found this VERY useful information!