So, I was feeling a bit down on the whole project a couple of days ago, but I picked up the exacto & started cutting the forearms and started feeling better
. That, and I managed to "build up" part of the jawline with bondo - the left side was lower than the right. I also cleaned up the back edge of the helmet opening - before it kind of looked like a seismic graph
. I'm feeling a bit more confident about being able to make corrections with bondo, but symmetry is going to be a challenge for me, I can already tell!
Here are some pics of sanding from tonight - I also slopped some bondo on the low points on the dome (there are quite a few...) but they will need to be hit with a rasp before I sandpaper. Of course, you won't be able to see much of what I described due to my continued use of the camera on my cell phone!
the inside of the back of opening will get some touch-up with the dremel after I do a bit of fill work
the top of the dome needs to be evened out
You can see that the left side is now higher than the right - that will be corrected soon. The center of the jaw ("nose", for lack of a better description) is going to be a challenge to get straightened out...
So, a little progress - still a long ways to go. This is my v2.0 helmet, aka the 'practice' helmet. v3.0 is going to get bondo started soon