our Halo Reach Operator and EOD build!

[Alfrey515]

some bondo of the EOD helmet

 

[Alfrey515]

detail work; am i doing it right?

 

[spartansonny]

your bondo work is looking great buddy!

 

[Alfrey515]

thanks man! just trying to stay patient with it!! haha

 

[JetFireRR]

This build looks awesome and your bondo work looks top notch!

Did either of you use any support struts for the helmets? They came out very well.:cool

 

[Alfrey515]

hey thanks a ton! actually no support struts on either helmet, but we each did two coats of resin on each helmet, and the first coat of resin is applied really thinly to avoid any sagging and such

 

[Sara]

bondo work is looking really promising guys, keep it up

 

[Hells Badass]

Looks smooth in the bondo department. Can't wait to see them primed

 

[deactivyoke]

but we each did two coats of resin on each helmet, and the first coat of resin is applied really thinly to avoid any sagging and such

What did you apply the resin with? Especially the thin layer! I never seem to have luck with brushes or sponges.

 

[Rex 084]

Your build is coming along beautifully. Keep it up!! EOD has always been one of my favorite helmets. Can't wait to see it done.

Rex out.

 

[Hyperballistik]

Both helmets are looking great so far, hope to see more progess soon

 

[Alfrey515]

What did you apply the resin with? Especially the thin layer! I never seem to have luck with brushes or sponges.

well we buy a ton of throw away brushes from dollar tree and for the first coat we only do select portions of the helmet at a time and then use a heat gun on those areas. it only takes a few minutes to cure so we can watch and prevent warping, once we do the full helmet with a thin coat, we apply a heavy second coat and repeat! (and watch for drips!) hope that helps!

 

[Hells Badass]

That's actually a really efficient way of doing it (especially with a heat gun). Up until now I've just kinda thrown it on and crossed my fingers; I'll definitely be stealing it

 

[Alfrey515]

learning how to build up sections with bondo for added detail, this stuff works wonders!

 

[Alfrey515]

got the top part of the helmet mostly smooth, put some primer on it

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b611/DanielAlfrey/IMAG1121_zps74347222.jpg dirty looking operator helmet, coming along nicely so far though! rondo'd the helmet today as well. big improvement!

some big progress on the EOD helmet! still have a lot of detail work to do on both helmets

 

[Alfrey515]

didnt seem to post for some reason, lots of work to do!

 

[Alfrey515]

the back of the EOD helmet was looking rather bland so we decided to add some detail

 

[thorn696]

Awesome looking build. Love all the detail your adding.

 

[Alfrey515]

thanks a ton thorn! saw your suit on the internet before i ever built anything, it was one of the suits that eventually made me want to build one myself

 

[Drewhinkle09]

Sweet work! You guys are burning through this build!

Drew