Se7enheads' Scout Helmet

[bigdstainer]

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Alrighty, folks! I have some kinda progress to show. "finished" bondoing/sanding. ( I use that VERRRRY loosely) It's appearing somewhat disproportionate, but i'm happy with the results nonetheless. Bondo was a major pain, but the resin/bondo concoction was truly eaier to work with. I still have alot of sanding to do and detail work, but it appears to be coming along nicely.

I'm not only new to this, but also to forums in general. so i apologize for my intense noobness. and for a previous double post. just figured out what that was exactly. heh.

 

[Zenzeigan]

that looks great for a first try, keep sanding
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[bigdstainer]

that looks great for a first try, keep sanding
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sanding certainly seems to be the never-ending battle here. thanks for the praise!!! i'm on it!

 

[Zenzeigan]

sanding certainly seems to be the never-ending battle here. thanks for the praise!!! i'm on it!

yep, about 60% of pep armor build is sanding

 

[SagittariusArt]

Looks great!

But if you want a easy Way of Sanding, you should by a Sanding-Mouse, the most are very cheap and great too, i have one, the Result on my ODST Helmet speaks for itself.

 

[NZTK]

Good job so far. The design is starting to grow on me. When I was making it, all I could think of was atomic big bird but now, after toiling on more ostentatious designs, there is something elegant about its simplicity. Good luck and like the others say, keep sanding get some high build primer and and some abrasive sponges, it will help you with all those curves, you have your work cut out for you.

 

[bigdstainer]

Good job so far. The design is starting to grow on me. When I was making it, all I could think of was atomic big bird but now, after toiling on more ostentatious designs, there is something elegant about its simplicity. Good luck and like the others say, keep sanding get some high build primer and and some abrasive sponges, it will help you with all those curves, you have your work cut out for you.

Thanks for the well wishes. I can certaqinly see no immediate end to this project. Heh!
Question, however...by abrasive sponges, might you be talking about the dish sponges with the green scrub pad, by chance?

EDIT: I always thought the design was reminiscent of an Orca whale...

 

[NZTK]

.by abrasive sponges, might you be talking about the dish sponges with the green scrub pad, by chance?

Haha, no. I mean these

You should be able to find them in the paint section of your local hardware store. they are good for sanding soft, smooth curves. They are pretty much like a sanding block, but they have a bit of give and flex in them, I use them all the time.

 

[bigdstainer]

Haha, no. I mean these

You should be able to find them in the paint section of your local hardware store. they are good for sanding soft, smooth curves. They are pretty much like a sanding block, but they have a bit of give and flex in them, I use them all the time.

Thank you so much! I was a bit concerned about using dish sponges...heh. Now i can rrrrock!

 

[Ral Partha]

These sponges are available at Wal-Mart in the aisle where you find sandpapers and accessories. They're also available in various grit grades that we use.

 

[Zaso117]

Very nicely done. If you find your model is a bit porous, try using some spot putty.
Nice work!

 

[bigdstainer]

Very nicely done. If you find your model is a bit porous, try using some spot putty.
Nice work!

Thank you, sir! I had to add more bondo spot glaze/putty in spots as i'd sanded down to far and had noticed i had done an extremely crappy job at fiberglassing. Heh. I was thinking, however, for some of the raised detail work, i could use one of those icing tube tips to raise areas, as opposed to layering bondo and sanding DOWN the details. has anyone ever tries this for detail work?

 

[alexonekenobe]

NICE WORK

- alex

 

[flying squirl]

heh, i love the way the topics that are titled 'noobtastic' or 'im a total noob' are usuialy the ones with supprisingly good work in em.

good job man

 

[23Magnum]

heh, i love the way the topics that are titled 'noobtastic' or 'im a total noob' are usuialy the ones with supprisingly good work in em.

good job man

Yes perhaps we should improve the title a little.

 

[Sigma LS]

Indeed.

Nice work on this. Most smoothing progress I've seen on any scout since Tim's. The sanding sponges will definitely help you out. Even with my orbital/mouse sander, sanding sponges are teh win! I use them for all my finishing work.

My Walmarts must be weird. Their sanding sponges are all by the bondo stuff in Automotive.

 

[ILOLD]

My Walmarts must be weird. Their sanding sponges are all by the bondo stuff in Automotive.

Mine are behind a glass case, where the resin and bondo are

 

[LastSpartan]

Also, what I recommend is getting Filling primer, and wet sanding it. Really helps to remove all small pinholes and such.

Happy Sanding!

 

[dgj27284]

looks a ton better than my first pep! Good work!

 

[bigdstainer]

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Update!!!
just finshed (once again, a term used loosely) sanding using the sanding sponges NZ-TK suggested and my new mouse sander which was a helluva lot larger than i'd anticipated. also, i have primed with the suggested high yeild primer. it seriously helps to figure out those problem areas one might have missed prior to priming. i love what i have so far, though i wish i would have tackled NZ-TK's HD version instead...probably woulda cut out alot of work i've done to date. grrr...
i have also cut in a groove on the front of the helmet, and though it is not exact (half tempted to fill it and try again ) i guess it's okay. i have a hard time "living" with somehting i am not truly satisfied with, so we shall see. it seems very plain to me, and i wish to cut in some more "beauty lines" or something to make it more unique and a bit less plain. sorry for the lack of quality pics. i was at my buddy's house (who is undertaking the rogue helm, btw) and had only my cell handy to document progress. more to come as i further this project.

EDIT: Once again, how does one make thumbnails. may sound like a stupid question, but I've not teh knowledge. Feel kinda sheisty that my pics take up SO much space...