Darth Taco Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thax Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundark Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thax Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pele Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thax Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thax Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pele Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Thank you incredibly! This helps a ton. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokieScout24 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 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! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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