Kaltblutfreak Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 So i got this brand new helmet from SC and his instructions too, but i am not able to make it right. It is my first helmet and my first build so i am 100% making a mistake here. I asked allready e-i via pm and he told that i only have to push up the dome a little bit more. Its all about a small gap between back and dome. I havent glued, sanded or cut anything. I just tried to put the parts together. But pictures will explain my problem a little bit better i think. So here are the pictures so you can better see what i mean Worst is the worst case i am able to put the pieces together and best the best case. The inside is looking like this So what i am doing wrong ? Never cut or sanded any of the pieces. Just trying to put them together in the right way. Will it help if i heat the pieces up to bring them into the right form ? Sorry for my bad english but i dont know how else i can explain my problem. . So please help. Maybe some of you had the same effect and since he has build x helmets knows exactly what to do. I am a little bit stuck here. Greets Sascha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudioCreations Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 The Dome and the Back of the helmet are setting flush against each other, and the gap is only where the back edge is not 100% lining up against the crease line in the Dome, correct? You can safely glue the "center back" of the parts together with minimal pressure applied to get them to sit flush onto one another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaltblutfreak Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Correct. The "center back" leaves a gap of about 2mm between its edge and the rising of the dome if pressed together slightly. its like the back needs about 1 to 2 mm more "edge" to get closer to line up with the dome. In the last picture you can see that i pressed the parts together fitting 100%. On the outside it will look then like picture 1 where the little gap occured. If i make the back line up with the dome then there will be a gap in the inside of the helm and the dome is no longer 90 degrees from the back. I think i should glue them together withthe smalest gap possible and then fill the gap like you adviced me to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudioCreations Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Okay, I see what you are saying now. Yeah, these parts are hand cut and variances do occur. You can either fill the gap with a silicone caulk, or sand the area down that is pressing into the seam to be more like the area that is not pressing into the seam, this way you have symmetry all around. Is the gap noticeable when you are wearing the helmet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaltblutfreak Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 My wife has seen the gab when i presented her the helmet that i taped together to show it to her. When i turned around and looked a little bit up in the air. So i will try to sand it a little bit down on the inside where the parts are glued together and make new fotos then. I will connect the parts with 1mm double sided adhesive tape and see how it fits then. If the gap then is just 1 mm i know its from the tape and everything will be perfect. I will do my very best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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