New ANH RFT build, helmet made from scratch!

[pandatrooper ()]

Hi there, just getting my parts together for an EP IV RFT build.

I already have the boots (from my X wing pilot), pants (gray BDU), vest (black BDU shirt), belt (Tandy buckle and leather dyed), holster and helmet. Currently building my DH-17 blaster.

I built the helmet myself. I bought a genuine WW II Navy Talker helmet, and I made a mold of it and fabricated the buck. Then did a vac form, which was then used to create the base helmet, swoop and the front shield and the black shield like the originals. For the chin cup I 3D modelled a chin cup from scratch and created a buck and vac formed that as well. The com box was create from scratch using wood and washers etc.

Is the helmet approvable? I would think so since it's made the same way as the originals and the other makers use the same base helmet as well. But I wanted to check to be sure.

Thanks in advance!

*Sorry for the water marks, people have been stealing my photos!







IMG_8072 by panda86, on Flickr

[Retrofire (Peter)]

This is great! I copied my Scout Biker after your build thread over at the Pathfinders and now I get to watch you here. Beautiful work as always. How about doing an Endor Commando next?
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Peter Holzemer
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“Retrofire”
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RAID Recruit - Endor Commando

[navarre1095 (CHARLES GRAY)]

Very cool!
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[EBGA ()]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing the images of the vacuum forming process. Nice work.

[Kievan Mereel (Sam Coulson)]

That is a great looking helmet.

[kman ()]

Looks great!

Are you going to sell these, or is this just for you and maybe some friends?

(I'm not in the market; just curious)
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