anyone have experience with this helmet or seller?

[Toddo]

I've seen this on the Ebay for some time now. Can anyone vouch for it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-1-1-S ... 500wt_1202

[stripes]

CT is a decent helmet from what I have heard... there will be work that has to be done as this is just the raw helmet...

[Toddo]

Thanks Stripes. By "work" do you mean sanding, cutting the visor, and painting? Or is there something more intensive to be expected?

[stripes]

sanding, cutting, filing and filling....

A raw resin helmet will have pores from air bubbles and such that will need to be filled so you have a smooth surface, and the edges will likely be rough so you'll be wanting to spend a lot of time making them smoother so the helmet is more comfortable to wear... Lots of sanding and bondo work

Being that it's a white resin, you'll probably want to do something to the inside of the helmet to help darken it (black paint, padding, etc)

[Toddo]

sanding, cutting, filing and filling....

A raw resin helmet will have pores from air bubbles and such that will need to be filled so you have a smooth surface, and the edges will likely be rough so you'll be wanting to spend a lot of time making them smoother so the helmet is more comfortable to wear... Lots of sanding and bondo work

Being that it's a white resin, you'll probably want to do something to the inside of the helmet to help darken it (black paint, padding, etc)

I see. I'm not that good with the bondo yet, so this is very useful information.

[LuciousTalvloinne]

I have two of these Helmets. I knocked one of these from Raw Kit to Finished Product within A standard work week. It is the picture in my avatar

[Toddo]

I have two of these Helmets. I knocked one of these from Raw Kit to Finished Product within A standard work week. It is the picture in my avatar

Stephen, did it require bondo?

[LuciousTalvloinne]

Not really bondo so much unless you wanted to get out minor minor stuff. Lots of wet sanding

[Draft808]

It's definitely larger than a Don Post. Its air bubbles are small, were pinhead sized on mine.
Anyone ever use joint compound in lieu Bondo? Any known issues?

[JesterTDA]

I can't stand Bondo...instead I've been using a flexible Bondo-alternative called Pro-Flex (PolyFlex is another brand). Basically it's flexible Bondo which I think would work much better on the curved surfaces of a TR bucket. I've never seen one of these buckets in person though so I can't comment first-hand though. I did get a life-long love (or hate...it depends upon my mood) of wet-sanding.