Rubies Modders.

[RichArnold]

Hey guys and gals.

 

Just became the proud owner of a second Rubies bucket.

I know, I know, the first ones not finished yet, but allow me to jump the gun a bit...

 

Having finished, broken and rebuilt one, I ask a very simple question to the people out there who have done this mod-

 

If you had to, or decided to, do it again, what would you do different or better??

 

Should it have gone in the bin as soon as it arrived? Would you use a different reinforcing material? Which decals or snout variant work the best?

 

Was it worth the blood, sweat and tears?

 

If you wish you'd dumped, or did dump, the thing in favour of a KS, MLC or (lucky people that they are) an LW, then speak up too.

 

I've been lucky, I guess- the Rubies I've got weren't horrific to start with, but some of you guys have worked wonders.

Dunno if it's against policy, but feel free to link to your builds.

 

I know that I only got into the Biker Scout build because of happy coincidence and Acrylikhan's thread on this here site .

http://forum.bikersc...?showtopic=2047

 

And beautiful work he does.

 

So come on, you Rubies modders, lets get together and share some info.

 

Faiing that, we might all just realise it's a bag of (self censored) and go with a KS anyway

 

Happy building,

Rich

[Chef]

I'm not sure I'd do another one....

 

But I'm glad I did.

 

I'd try and find some better reinforcing material. and try and embed it in the shroud and faceplate.

 

I used a bit of thick wire, and even with that, if left somewhere even vaguely warm (like the garage, where all my kit is stored!) it would warp out of shape.

 

It was a great bucket to do, certainly cheaper (even after modding) than any of the kits out there, the end result looked better than a KS bucket (in my opinion, no offence to any KS owners), and the experience taught me a lot.

 

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it), I became very fed up with it (after reshaping it for the third time....) and used it to cast one out of fibreglass.

[Guest troopermanx]

I dont think that I would be tempted to do another one,It took me nearly a year to do the one i've recently finished.

I got bored with it and over the course of the year threw it in the bin twice due to it breaking.

Saying that though the finished helmet looks good and with the cost of the helmet,compared to a KS or MC I'm happy that I spent the amount of time doing it and getting it right.

Whereas you can spend alot more money, get a helmet then have to spend even more money on it by replacing the decals or snout to get it right.

Here is a piccy of my rubies before and after shots.

 

http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy105/manxman-69/113.jpg

http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy105/manxman-69/bikerscouthelmet004.jpg

[thericeshield]

SO Im thinking about buying a rubies and modding it. What do you think is the most I should pay for one?

[Chef]

Well, obviously I'd say as "little as possible".

 

But as bad as they are, they do still hold some of their value.

 

 

Over here, they seem to hover around the £70 mark, so if over there in the US of A, you can get one for $70 or less, you'll still be well on target for making a decent bucket for less than the price of a kit, that you may still have to modify as Colin suggested.

 

Best thing to do, is watch the market a bit, hunt around and grab a bargain.

[Heatshock]

I did mine a while ago now, and when the whole acrylikhan treatment.

If I had to do all over again? I wouldnt.

In terms of time spent, cost of materials etc - it would probably have cosst less to get a nice fan made

IN terms of satisfaction - priceless.

 

Nate