tk7713gra30 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hi all, Well thanks to my wife, and the kitchen being down a sieve, I found a softer mesh. Please let me know what you think. I just need feedback on the tips themselves and price. I will post these in the ongoing sales section as soon as I get some more cast and some more mesh from the market and see if there is an interest,I will make a list up then, think I can do them £3.50 a pair. They will be posted as Budget Tips for sale and the run number if you want to keep an eye out As mentioned they are meant to be a budget alternative. but I think better than a lot of tips and a good starter before upgrading. They are Hovi casts. I used 2 part epoxy glue to glue a flat head screw to the back. When dry I attached a felt pad with a hole drilled, to the inside of the helmet and screwed, its very strong. I wanted to avoid drilling as the back is not that thick due to using a proper hovi and a 1 piece mould. A screw could be added inside but I would have to drill the hole before adding the mesh and it looks a bit unsightly, the screw method should hold really well but would be great to hear your views and others. Here they are in one of my lids. All the best graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Cool this answered my question in the other forum. Looks great, Price seems reasonable too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I like them Graham(although never bought any)and could be interested in the near future buddy. Not only do the look really good but the price is great! Smally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supa troop Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Well Graham promised me a finished set of these, and he has duely obliged, they look as good as they do in the Picture and i am very very pleased with both the product and the price top man and once again (publicly) thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk7713gra30 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 PM sent mate, Glad to help out All the best Gra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supa troop Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Just a friendly Bump i cant stress enough how good these are im really pleased with mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk7713gra30 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Just a friendly Bump i cant stress enough how good these are im really pleased with mine Thank you Simon, glad you like them :-) Hope to do more at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supa troop Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 i feel bad posting this after your genorosity but i did forget to mention it, if you are planning to send these as completed items ie painted with mesh, it might be worth you looking into painting the inside of the Mic tips before adding the mesh a very minor flaw to what are great Mic Tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk7713gra30 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 i feel bad posting this after your genorosity but i did forget to mention it, if you are planning to send these as completed items ie painted with mesh, it might be worth you looking into painting the inside of the Mic tips before adding the mesh a very minor flaw to what are great Mic Tips Hi mate, No probs and I am all for making them as best I can. They are painted white inside as I thought that was as the originals, the resin is cream coloured. Should they be black inside or have I missed something, please give any advice you can. It may just be that I needed to add a bit thicker coat of white I know some of the original sandys looked like they had black tips inside but I thought most were white. looking at them this could be the case as I sprayed them white first and masked them for the black, the white may not have coated as opaque at the bottom. If its the white you mean I fully understand what you mean :-)but please advise All the best mate and as I said I am up for as much info as possible I'm looking at sculpting a nipple fo the inside next that can be inserted if wished, should't be too hard to do. Kind regards Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supa troop Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 i feel even worse now for posting my above comment because it seems your right, ive had a look and indeed some were white inside and some much darker so please just ignore me Sir ive been out of this hobby for such a long time and it seems i still have a lot of catching up to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk7713gra30 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hi mate, No problems at all, just worried I missed something. I can always do them darker if someone requested. Best wishes mate Gra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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