mickeymark34 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I started trimming my ear holes. They aren’t quite done yet, but I was looking for some feedback on mine.Any advice would be appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 You have a good start, but you should open the outer rounded edge up more. Try using this photo from the sw costume exhibit as a guide. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 I took your advice and tried opening them up a bit more. I’m going to sand them down a little to see if I can shape them better.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Retrofire Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Chopper gave you a good pic to go by. Depending on the maker you can use a #2 pencil and carefully go around the inside of the ear hole and trace out the impression from the molding process. Give it a shot and post up a pic before you cut and let us take a gander at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 Here are some pictures of the inside of the helmet. It appears to be smooth on both sides.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Here's my take on it using your photos and paint. Feel free to give it a sketch with a pencil before cutting though and we'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 Thanks Chopper. I will use a pencil and try to emulate what you’ve done in the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 How would this look?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 You got it! Just take your time with the trimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Looks great dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 I got this one out to the edges of my pencil line. Now I’m going to sand it down to fine tune it.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRex75 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Looking good! When I got to this point I used micro files and fine sandpaper to smooth it out. Just take your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 I borrowed a friends microfiles and have been trying to shape the earholes using the picture Chopper gave me. I’m wondering if I can call them good.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRex75 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 35 minutes ago, mickeymark34 said: I borrowed a friends microfiles and have been trying to shape the earholes using the picture Chopper gave me. I’m wondering if I can call them good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Those are looking pretty good. The right side is slightly broader than the left but they look clean to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Those look good, bud. Great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTrooper Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I was thinking of staring the holes with a hot soldering iron. It will stink for a bit, but may give nice smooth edges. Any thoughts on this approach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 It may be overkill in my opinion. I used a small drill bit and drilled a bunch of holes around the area that needed to come out. After, I used an X-Acto knife to cut along the holes and remove the middle. I went back and filed and sanded the edges to smooth them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeymark34 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 2 hours ago, TexasTrooper said: I was thinking of staring the holes with a hot soldering iron. It will stink for a bit, but may give nice smooth edges. Any thoughts on this approach? It may be overkill in my opinion. I used a small drill bit and drilled a bunch of holes around the area that needed to come out. After, I used an X-Acto knife to cut along the holes and remove the middle. I went back and filed and sanded the edges to smooth them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 15 hours ago, TexasTrooper said: I was thinking of staring the holes with a hot soldering iron. It will stink for a bit, but may give nice smooth edges. Any thoughts on this approach? I would highly recommend against trying that method. As Mark mentioned: draw your outline in pencil, drill it out with a small bit, and then do some cleanup and refining with needle files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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