Hi guys, after seeing Rolf´s amazing Replica Build, I have decided to go a step further too.
I have always loved my very first Sandtrooper helmet that I have used to achieve PO and it somehow still is my favourite helmet.
You can see that helmet on the left:
I have since build my Dockingbay 94 Tuck´n Roll Helmet (based on a DA HDPE helmet) and have achieved SWAT with it.
WIth my very first helmet I have tried to emulate the infamous Move Along helmet but it´s more or less a pretty free interpretation of that helmet and I knew that I could do better, so I have ordered my first RS helmet kit when RS had its "May the 4th" sale and now I have started to build that helmet using starwarshelmets.com and Rolf´s gallery thread as my references ...and my bible.
I know that the eyes should probably be cut out a little more, but hey, for me the Move Along helmet is somehow like a unicorn and larger than life so I thought why not exaggerate certain areas and one of them that I find remarkable and most noticeable is the sleepy look of this helmet. I can still sand it down some more, should I decide to keep it completely original.
So here you can see what my new bucket looks like so far:
Here are some comparison pictures:
If I got my calculations right the brow should move up slightly further as soon as I attach the ears I am working on at the moment.
WIth the teeth on the other hand I wanted to stick as much to the original as possible:
Cheers mates!
p.s. the RS bucket is awesome with all its little imperfections.