thanks for the comments ,guys.
nztk, thanks for the back up.
pooper, looking at other peoples work is what makes me want to do better sculpts. rube,evo,skygunbro and others do awesome work , and makes me get off my butt to do better.
i do plan to mold up the helmet and the other parts. the helmet will be resin with a vacformed viser and rubber for the grey pads that come out the bottom on the back.