Nope, even when I was inexperienced it was helmet first. I dont understand your logic, if it works for you that's cool but your methods dont fit everyone
> if it works for you that's cool but your methods dont fit everyone
I never said they did. Its just one man's recommendation. Like everyone, we all have our recommendations. Ask 10 people and you'll get 10 right yet different techniques.
> I dont understand your logic
Helmet is the beauty part. The piece in EVERY photo. Its your "first impression" when someone meets you. The nature of people is to try to look someone in the face. Literally the part at everyone's eye level so its the first thing people look at.
So my logic is:
Start at the boots because they're the LEAST looked at and least photographed and even when they are photographed its a full-body photo so there's no close up and you can't tell if they look like shyte or not. And boots are going to be the parts you distress the most because: They're boots that have slogged through all the terrain. If your printer or foam technique is... umm... 'inexperienced'... No harm no foul here.
Then shins, as they have to ride on the boots. And they get just a bit less distressing.
Then thighs as they have to not lock up the knees (not collide with the shins). And get a little less distressing. Now someone new is building their scaling/fitting skills, along with their construction and finishing skills: Part by part.
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By the time someone works their way up from the boots, and in from the hands, then the back, leaving the chest and helmet for last - they have built skills. They have refined their techniques. They have made their mistakes, and fixed them, 10 times over on less critical parts.
The vast majority of "Oh heck, look at that" photos are from the waist up. So its nice if the chest and helmet take advantage of one's developed skillset and don't look like the beginning of one's learning curve.
But like you said, that's not for everyone. And I never said it was. Its one man's perspective & logic and thus why its my recommendation.
The next guy might feel that doing the helmet first provides motivation to finish the suit. Ok, great.
The next person might recommend doing the biggest, less detailed parts first because they're the easiest to scale and sand. Terrific.
10 other people have 10 other right yet different perspectives and they will make their recommendations. So cool.
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