My Clone Helmet Project EPS 2 Project

mandalorianBleahhh · Post by **mandalorianBleahhh** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:00 pm

I have the same helmet frm nacho, and I think it can look quite good and might even pass for a 501st costume, but with a bit more work.

still it will be a good chqance to custom it up.

Armor party for EP2 clone!? Omg! I might wanna come!

darth nacho · Post by **darth nacho** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:12 pm

man just wish my armor will get here faster...too bad wont be till maybe first week of next month.......so sad.....

Haldir · Post by **Haldir** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:24 pm

Oh don't worry. Shipping takes time especially if it's a big box.

At least not as bad as my armor/helmet/pistol order a few years back. Ordered in late Oct but only received it around Feb or Mar due to box getting damaged in transition (so the seller had to replace the parts when the box automatically came back to him) and Canadian Postal taking 1 month just to get the box to go international (and it only takes about 2 weeks to arrive in Singapore after that).

Oh! In case you might not know, depending on luck, your box might get GST taxed. Think it all depended on how much the seller valued it on the "Info" Label.
I got lucky and didn't get taxed tho' mine cost me SGD1,200 but William said his kena tho' it cost him around SGD600+.

darth nacho · Post by **darth nacho** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:14 pm

ok here is the white paint on tonight

then first coat of the red...hhhehehe...hand painted to make it look more war like

haha a little rushed because i wanted to see the red on it....more detail work to come tomorow night...dead tired now.

i will do some weathering effect on it...use it to cover up some f-up area....

renzaijh · Post by **renzaijh** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:24 pm

Eh? You're done with the white coat of paint already? Can see some patches of uneven white or is it just the lighting?

darth nacho · Post by **darth nacho** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:42 pm

some are lighting. will have more white sprey on by airbrush tomorow. my small sprey can ran out of white...hahaha.

darth nacho · Post by **darth nacho** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:57 pm

ok smooth the rough spots out and used tamiya white polycard paint to hid some other uneven spots.

will put more white on friday night and then do the red back on saterday.

mandalorianBleahhh · Post by **mandalorianBleahhh** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:30 am

looking good...

mosske · Post by **mosske** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:19 am

Not bad...getting there.

darth nacho · Post by **darth nacho** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:31 pm

ok final coat of semi gloss white and then the red goes back on. one more night of work and should be done....hehehe...cant wait.

mosske · Post by **mosske** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:59 pm

As for the visor, it has to be reflective for this helmet and dark smoke/black for your EP3 clone helmet. You can place car tint (black and reflective) onto clear acrylic sheet. I'm not too sure where you can get clear acrylic sheet from...perhaps from Art Friend?

Anyone have any ideas to help?

mandalorianBleahhh · Post by **mandalorianBleahhh** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:51 am

i usually go for those protective welding visors. it has something like a hard hat liner and then an adjustable clear face visor. The good thing is that it has a good size (roughly 15cm X 13cm), it can be cut out in any shape using just a garden shear and it costs less then $10!...

get them at any neighbourhood hard ware shops

after cutting into shape, then use what keith proposed; black reflective tint~

darth nacho · Post by **darth nacho** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:57 pm

ok here is my visor

i will get some film from taiwan when i am there this weekend.

thanks for the idea. cant wait to get this done.

GetzJedi · Post by **GetzJedi** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:36 am

Just pop by any car accessory shop that installs solar film. There's bound to be waste pieces lying around. You might easily get some cheap or even FOC.

darth nacho · Post by **darth nacho** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:17 pm

ok thank you for the advice. here is what i done tonight. the field grey goes on. need more tim e to do some more touch up then i will weather the paint with airbrush.

so cool doing it all