I need helmet help

[Falcon-One]

I need help, I got a B.A.R.C. Trooper helmet only to find out it's thin fiberglass. I paid $XX.XX for it, I got it from SF,and it looks good from the outside, so I'll keep it and try to build it up from the inside.

 

My question is what is the best way to do this, everything I have looked at looks like it will deform the helmet when I try. I'll post photos soon.

[cockroach]

I have an garrison memeber that bought a Tie Pilot helmet from the same place and you can see thru it. The helmet doesn't have good detail, looks like a recast or an pull from an very used mold. The only thing you can do is reinforce it from the inside, that's what my friend is having to do.

[Falcon-One]

and how do I reinforce the helmet without deforming it?

[Peaches_DC]

Yet another example of why not to buy from SF. They're helmets are relatively cheap, but the reason is because they're made cheapily. I have never read anything good about that guys work. I've read some things about his stuff being recasted, and there are a lot of people in the community offended by this guys business practices. On his ebay auctions, he says that everyone else's work is ameteur, and that he is the true artist that makes the molds that everyone else copies .

 

I hope that you're able to fix this helmet, and that you end up happy with it. Good luck.

[Falcon-One]

Yet another example of why not to buy from SF. They're helmets are relatively cheap, but the reason is because they're made cheapily. I have never read anything good about that guys work. I've read some things about his stuff being recasted, and there are a lot of people in the community offended by this guys business practices. On his ebay auctions, he says that everyone else's work is ameteur, and that he is the true artist that makes the molds that everyone else copies .

 

I hope that you're able to fix this helmet, and that you end up happy with it. Good luck.

 

I could'nt agree more. It was my mistake to rush in on what I thought was a good deal. I do have to admit tho the outside looks good, I just have to fix the inside.

[Peaches_DC]

Well I truly hope that it turns out good for you. Hopefully someone has some helpful advice about how to reinforce fiberglass from the inside. I've learned the hardway about rushing to get things too... but the best thing about making that mistake, is that you'll be hard pressed to make it again

[kivas]

And FYI that BARC helmet you bought from SFP is a recast ripoff from an artist on these boards.

 

Hate to say it but a little reasearch on the BARC's here could have saved you a lot of grief -

[Peaches_DC]

I read that thread. I figured it was SFP that ripped him off. Just looking at the auction it seems like he's really trying hard to quell rumors of his recasting... but whatever. Some people have no respect... except for respect for the dollar.

[Falcon-One]

And FYI that BARC helmet you bought from SFP is a recast ripoff from an artist on these boards.

 

Hate to say it but a little reasearch on the BARC's here could have saved you a lot of grief -

 

 

You are absolutly right. But in my defence, I did not know about this board (the mighty BSN) before I got the helmet. Sorry.