My pleasure, the benefit of having someone who has made the same armour.
A little bit too big a helmet isn't a problem. It allows room for electronics. I actually wish mine was a bit bigger, if I'm not careful I scrape my head on one of the button switches putting it on.
Got everything sprayed down! Up next is completing the helmet, painting, and then harnessing all my pieces together. Looks like I might be able to jumble this together after all.
It's funny, I wasn't going to bother with damage since I figured I'd make it look worse than my rush job already did, but it made it look 1000 times better.
looks papeesheewoosh! Well done! One thing I would recommend is doing a thin blackwash. It helps bring out the details and makes it look more used. anyway, prepare for con!
Are you sure this is your first build? it looks really good! If you haven't already, you should try out a rotary tool like a Dremel, especially for doing weapons. I got one over the Christmas season and used it on a D.Va pistol build for a friend and it changed my life! Seriously though, super clean build, love it!
Fantastic work Redheadwolf!!! I agree w/ mblackwell1002. if you do a blackwash, more of the details will show rather than just ....red w/ some scratches. It is very easy to do and you could do your whole suit in under and hour. Thin some black paint w/ water and brush in at every crevice and lower edge of any raised piece of foam.....ie, the divots on the boots. swirl the brush inside along the "wall" avoiding let it pool int he middle. Then w/ a rag wipe away most but not all of the paint. that's it.....it will look like dirt left in the nooks and crannies of the suit.
A trick to using a dremel, go softly and keep a firm hand or it will run away from you. And always move the bit in the direction of the rotation. Otherwise it will dig in to the foam and then you'll have another problem.
One thing I do with my rotary tool is keep the speed setting set between medium and low. That way if the tool does run away from you, you can gain control faster and mistakes won't be as severe. I learned that the hard way.