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| Making a better Clone Pilot lid | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 12 2011, 12:20 AM (255 Views) | |
| heatshock | Sep 12 2011, 12:20 AM Post #1 |
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I had to sell my SGB clone pilot a few years ago, and it was a heart ache. My wife, bless her heart, tried to replace it with one she saw on ebay not realising its origins. It was a UK recast of the SFP lid. Filled with all kinds of badness, but it was bought with such good will, I had to do something with it. so I sought to make it as accurate as I could original lid ![]() ![]() things wrong - 1. the dome detail is actually raised, not just a painted feature 2. ear recess is too deep and wrong shape 3. recess back of the dome too small 4. no ear greebs 5. no chest box and associated greebs 6. no decals we in the UK deserve better than poor recasts and expensive US props with the added postage and import tax. Plan - to make a more accurate clone pilot helmet available at a reasonable price built up dome detail built with cardboard and car filler ![]() ![]() cut and re-shaped the recesses area ![]() narrowed the ear recessed area and built a nice ear shape and ear tail
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| heatshock | Sep 12 2011, 12:22 AM Post #2 |
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smooth and priming - repeat blah blah blah![]() ![]() ![]() then the same old story of molding and casting like in my other similar threads ![]() 2 part split mold with FG jacket ![]() cast from polyurethane resin with FG hollow bubbles reinforcement ![]() |
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| heatshock | Sep 12 2011, 12:25 AM Post #3 |
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greeb search - successful!!![]() ![]() building a chest box from an old cigar box and bits of styrene ![]() ![]() chest box connectors ![]() weee silicone bath for all!!! ![]()
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| heatshock | Sep 12 2011, 12:27 AM Post #4 |
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painted next to a raw cast![]() custom decals from my mate tk4510/mike appling ![]() including the chest box window pic ![]() ![]()
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| heatshock | Sep 12 2011, 12:31 AM Post #5 |
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thats it for version 1. Kits were supplied with the helmet, box, tubes, decals, lens and mesh. If I were doing version 2 -what I would address: 1. have since found a small detail missing - 2 raised platforms at the back of the lid - 4 strips of 1/2round styrene strips should do. Easy fix for people who already have this kit. 2. solitary vent - build in so I dont have to mark on each kit goign out to owner to guide drilling out 3. get a nicer smoother shape to the recessed areas Nate |
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| TANGO'D FETT | Sep 12 2011, 11:28 PM Post #6 |
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Great work Nate thanks for posting all the pics , always helpful for many varying projects to see the process involved. |
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