@@VaderDadBuilds turned out nice. I was just bothered that those were missing. But yeah, on shelf it looks amazing because I did the movie way of weathering it which is with a rattle can.
That's awesome! Good luck with your print! The printed bolts hold it in place and still allows you to open it. The bolt was a tight fit and held in place without glue.
Thank you! It was about 120 hours of printing time. Just using the primer should work, but that would take a lot of passes to get rid of the layer lines. The putty will save you lots of time with 1 pass.
My suggestion for both cost and retaining detail is do a quick initial sand, then use a sandable primer, but in only a few light coats. Then sand the primer down. Then use the Bondo as intended and only use it to fill deeper lines. Then sand and do another sandable primer. This is way less expensive and you don't run the risk of filling in detail or changing the form of the print. It also reduces weight. If you're going to use Bondo as a filler like this, I recommend thinning it with Acetone. It goes on a lot smoother and you don't get buildup that you have to spend hours sanding. Finally, I never sand my Bondo dry... only wet. The amount of dust created is nasty.
Thanks for the tip about the Helmet Pads.
Glad it helped. Thank you for watching!
Hey I printed this and finished this model as well. I actually carved in the shapes on the back that were missing.
That's awesome! How did it turn out?
@@VaderDadBuilds turned out nice. I was just bothered that those were missing. But yeah, on shelf it looks amazing because I did the movie way of weathering it which is with a rattle can.
Looks great! Printing my own now! What did you do to connect the front and rear of the helmet?
That's awesome! Good luck with your print! The printed bolts hold it in place and still allows you to open it. The bolt was a tight fit and held in place without glue.
Wow , the timing is impeccable, just went to a anime con cosplaying has a scout trooper, not as good as that helmet but still fun
Sounds fun! Did you 3D print yours too?
Looks great 👍
Thank you!
Thank you. Great tute. How long did this take to print?
Also instead of putty can you build up the smooth surface with more coats of primer?
Thank you! It was about 120 hours of printing time. Just using the primer should work, but that would take a lot of passes to get rid of the layer lines.
The putty will save you lots of time with 1 pass.
@@VaderDadBuilds thank you so much for the quick reply.
Thanks for the great tutorial! Hemet is 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you! I appreciate that. This is my favorite build so far.
My suggestion for both cost and retaining detail is do a quick initial sand, then use a sandable primer, but in only a few light coats. Then sand the primer down. Then use the Bondo as intended and only use it to fill deeper lines. Then sand and do another sandable primer.
This is way less expensive and you don't run the risk of filling in detail or changing the form of the print. It also reduces weight. If you're going to use Bondo as a filler like this, I recommend thinning it with Acetone. It goes on a lot smoother and you don't get buildup that you have to spend hours sanding.
Finally, I never sand my Bondo dry... only wet. The amount of dust created is nasty.
Interesting. I'll give that a shot on another build.
This is so cool
Thank you! And thank you for watching!
Would you consider selling this to people? And if so how much do you think you would sell this mask for?
Oh man, with all the time I spent on this, I don't think I could ever sell it. I have seen raw prints for sale online though.