I don't have any current armour builds - I wish I did, but my work is all mothballed due to my imminent migration to the United States. I realise that it's probably a little rich for me to give you advice without having an active build myself, but I've honestly spent years, and hundreds of dollars, on learning the techniques you're currently working at. I've also seen enough tutorials around to recognise that you're making the same mistakes early on that I did when I started, and I want to save you the wallet-ache now rather than later on when your budget is starting to suffer.
If you're still interested, I may be working on an old Warrior helmet I've had sitting around for a year or so now, to use up some of my spare resources before the winter months kick in - when I've begun I'll be sure to let you know and keep you informed of progress, and you're welcome to heckle the merry hell out of me