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WIP (work in progress) E3 helmet. - trooper1389 - 12-09-2011 [color="#FFFACD"] Step by step on my E3 helmet WIP. STEP # 1, wash the helmet with soap and cold water. Let it dry for a couple of days indoors, out in the sun it will turn yellowish. Step #2 make your cuts, fills, and sand ready for primer. Before any primer or paint is added, WASH it again, and let it dry again. This is very important, as some one had a bad time painting a helmet and was upset. The material on this helmet is great and does take paint on with no problem unless you wash it as a precautionary measure. Thank you Marcelo TK-1389[/color] [color="#FFFACD"] I had this posted in another forum, but I think it will serve better purpose here I'm just glad that the CT.net is back! Well one thing, this site is great, we can use all resources available and share with all members new and old, instead of keeping the secrets to ourselves. I'm going to grab one of my OSCS helmets, and start to make it from scratch. Tools needed to assemble and complete my helmet. Any kind of small hand held rotary tool (DREMEL is the one I use, here is the link for the site. [url="http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=4000"]DREMEL 4000 High Performance Rotary Tool[/url] make sure you get one the has various speed, and best attachment is the #225 flex shaft. This will give you ability to cut at various angles and areas. You will need a cutting tools. For your major large cuts, I sue the #561 multi purpose cutting bit. This will cut fast and accurate, just take your time as it will pull on you test it out first on scrap pieces of ABS or drywall. For sanding the areas after cutting, I use the #430 ¼ inch sanding drum and the #407 ½ inch sanding drum, depending on the area and size. This will give you a fine and smooth finish. DREMEL has numerous types of cutters and engraving bits, but the ones I mentioned are the most essential to use. Now to cut out the face plate, I used the X-ACTO No. 15 key hole saw. (http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/X-ACTO-blade-no-15/BDM49 ) You will need more than one trust me a few will be best, and take your time they bend easily. You will also need Sand paper various grits from rough to the finest you like to use. Pencil (for marking areas) CA glue I use Flex-ZAP Files, small to large. Primer and paints.[/color] [color="#FFFACD"] I took THIS helmet. and started.[/color] [color="#fffacd"]For starters, you will need to determine which of the two methods you will go with in preparing the helmet the way you want it. Here are a couple of suggestions that you can use as reference. [/color] [color="#0000FF"] Keep the neck ring on[/color] [color="#0000FF"] Or cut it out.[/color] [color="#fffacd"]I decided to show the keep the neck ring on. Well to start, the first thing I did was taped down the chin piece in it’s perspective place, held it in place with tape drew where the holes for the metal dowels need to go and drilled them in.[/color] [color="#FFfacd"]Don't ca glue the dowel, chin and air raters down, that will be done once the helmet is painted. There is a piece that is missing, and here is a picture of it so you can add it on yourself. Once I make a new mold, I have added that piece to it the re-master master I will be putting this one under silicone once the Neyo master is out of the jacket. This is how it should look like Kev added this to the V2 that is no longe available[/color] THIS IS A WIP I made a few years back and tried to copy and past with my phone (to difficult) will clean it up when I het home and finish up the tutorial. I also have some molding tips and will post up tutorials on that ok. RE: WIP (work in progress) E3 helmet. - JAWS - 12-10-2011 This great. Glad to see some Props being shared. Keep em coming.