Gino HDPE V3 build

Ok Guys here we go Gino v3 build , today i did some trimming on the eyes and teeth i want to keep it as slap happy as posable you know what i mean as it was back in 1976 .

Could you add some words Kenco to this thread ,like how thick the plastic is ,sharpness of pull etc. Thanks mate.

Yer no probs mate the thickness of the helmet is .060 Gauge which is quite thin the overall pull of the lid is quite sharp apart from the traps which imho are quite soft , buitifull pull on the vocoder very sharp , and the main thing that i wanted was the bumps all over the cap and the face plate and also there is a greeny look to the HDPE aswell .

Mmm this build is screaming to me - higher brow and all 10 teeth out!

I can't believe you bought a V Gina!
Looks like a cracking helmet though, mate. Close to the right shade of plastic. Be nice to see how this turns out when painted. If it were mine, I'd be tempted to use the same sort of primer and just try and do the paint job as nicely as possible .... then watch as it falls off randomly!

Quite fancy one of those. Mmmm HDPE weirdness.

OMG .... thats the ugliest thing i've ever seen!! Lol ...... 10 teeth, 10 teeth!!

@ Rick i cant belive i have shanks a VG , i have always wanted to do a HDPE lid , yes mate you are right with the shade of color its preety bang on , iam not going to over do it with paint chips , try and replicate as on screen , less is more then for sure i am going to use some red for the inside going to take my time on this one to get it as near as dam it .

Looking forward to seeing this take shape!

I think iam going to go with a strait and high brow on this lid seen a lot of lids with the low or mid brow , lets get the high brow back in to compation

Cool build. The thing I find funny is whenever you take pics of these the color comes out differently. I have mine assembled ready for paint. I love working with HDPE,it's so flexible and you can really bend it around during assembly without worrying about fracturing it.


Ben

Ben going to have to get pics of yours mate luv to see

i've been tempted to get one of these. hows the build coming along?

Hi Guys managed to get a little bit more done today on the v3 have now rivited the helmet together and also trimed the ears not purfectly as i want to keep it a bit slap happy , oh yes also weatherd my hovi tips up to day got inperation from Simons origanal ANH helmet .






















Now just got to prep it up for the white Gloss paint so iam going to lightly rub it down with a bit of wet and dry sand paper , as for the gloss paint to adear to , got to wait for the paint to arrive but wont be that long really enjoying this build with HDPE

Looking good Stephen!

Nice! It´s the first build i´ve seen so far besides Gino´s own build! Looks great so far!
I have my V2 and V3 still sitting in boxes as i can´t find the time to build them.

Send them to me Roger and I'll make time..

I thought the red paint inside the helmet was a red primer over spray from the outside?

Hi Erik, yes i will be using a red primer inside the lid to get that effect with some HDPE showing at the inside top .

Red primer should be inside and out...

And shake it all about , Mark as i dont need a primer for using Krylon fusion white gloss , i was thinking shall i put a coat of primer on anyway for the out side as well as the inside like you say thats how they were

Yes i would - the primer would really of only been on the outside - the red on the inside is from overspray.. the same as with the white

Danger Danger Danger,Krylon Fusion does not like any other brand paint.It will bubble and Fish scale like crazy.It acts the same with greasy finger prints or plastic that has not been washed properly.

You need flat/Matt red Krylon Fusion to simulate the primmer.

The reason i mentioned Krylon in the first place was you were looking for a paint that did not need primmer.If you are now going to prime the lid just go for red primmer and Halfords Appliance white and put the Krylon in the shed for another project.

Thanks for that Doc , imoprtent to know that Krylon will have reaction with other brand , well now i have dicided to go with simulating the flat red Krylon for the primer , because thats what i orderd today with 2 cans of Krylon Fusion Gloss white just waiting for them to arive in the next couple of days

Whats wrong with Halfords Aplliance White?

I bet they do a nice red plastic primer..