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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 24 2010, 10:54 AM (491 Views) | |
| Romeo Knight | Jan 24 2010, 10:54 AM Post #1 |
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Hi Shadow Troopers! After receiving the brand new CAP-W helmet kit, here is a thread to let you follow my work in progress on this. Here is the helmet at first sight : I have sanded a little bit some parts of it with wetsandpaper 600. ![]() After 3 under-coats for plastic, I have applied 3 coats of bright black colors (wet sanding was also needed to get an even surface) : ![]() Afterwards, the teeths were painted by hand with silver metal paint : ![]() At last, 3 waves of bright clear coats were applied : ![]() All that work took me one day... You have to wait a long time between each steps in order to let it dry. Next steps : - Put something behind the teeths - Get the miror shield installed - Put a helmet liner inside - Put Hovi-Mic - Install a mini fan Edited by Romeo Knight, Jan 24 2010, 11:11 AM.
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| izzi | Jan 24 2010, 04:23 PM Post #2 |
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Detachment XO / Alpine's: TX-4994
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Nice work. Looks like a good bucket. |
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| Romeo Knight | Jan 24 2010, 07:14 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks. Do you have any advice for the mirrored lenses? Scott has provided a very good mirror shield (16'' x 4''): - Should I cut what I need (1) or put the shield as is (2)? => (1) I may use hot glue. => (2) how do I proceed to make it holding inside? |
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| scootch | Jan 24 2010, 10:17 PM Post #4 |
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Hey bud take a look at this installation method:![]() |
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| Romeo Knight | Jan 25 2010, 12:36 PM Post #5 |
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Great, thank you for the picture! This will help me a lot
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| Darth Emphatic | Jan 26 2010, 06:55 AM Post #6 |
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Did you try wet sanding to a shine as opposed to paint? |
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| Romeo Knight | Jan 26 2010, 05:28 PM Post #7 |
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French Garrison - TX-7319
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Nope. |
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| Romeo Knight | Feb 5 2010, 05:02 PM Post #8 |
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Ok dudes, Here is an update from the WIP : 2 things left to perform : - Glue the neck trim. - Install an Imperial Fan kit inside because it is too hot in this little bucket. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| izzi | Feb 5 2010, 05:17 PM Post #9 |
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Detachment XO / Alpine's: TX-4994
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Are the pics just making those tube stripes look lighter or they actually a light blue? |
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| Romeo Knight | Feb 5 2010, 05:31 PM Post #10 |
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Well, those are the tube stripes sold by TK4510. They are not dark navy blue if it is your question. I like the color, otherwise I would have put black tube stripes.
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| izzi | Feb 5 2010, 06:50 PM Post #11 |
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Detachment XO / Alpine's: TX-4994
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Heh... Just going to slip them by, huh? I'm trying to get navy on one of my helmet builds. I decided I don't have a steady enough hand to paint them. |
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| TX7798 | Mar 16 2010, 03:57 AM Post #12 |
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Love the tips for the lenses. I am looking forward to changing mine to mirror lenses. Thanks. |
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