matthew007
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
I did have a starbuckcylon fiberglass head but it was way to small the face area just couldn't get on,so I bought the styrene head much more room in there.
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2/17/2012, 7:44 pm
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
quote: matthew007 wrote:
I did have a starbuckcylon fiberglass head but it was way to small the face area just couldn't get on,so I bought the styrene head much more room in there.
I had the same problem, so I had to go for the styrene head as well. The thing with the fibeglass helmet is that the front opening is very small, as well with the 'horse shoe'. The styrene front of the head is a bit flexible breadth-wise, allowing for a little bit more room. But as everything with C3PO, it's all about a few 7-12 mm's of gain.
I also used putty to improve the details on the styrene head as the details due to the vacuum forming process on the original head is quite weak.
I also added fiberglass on the inside of the back of the head for extra strength, which makes it just as heavy as the starbuck-cylon helmet.
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matthew007
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
What sort of eyes grills do you have,only I want brass eyes not sure which ones I should buy
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2/18/2012, 11:54 am
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
I only have the resin ones. But I am really interested in 3D printed ones, I found the brass ones to be a bit expensive. I think I'll upgrade it to brass in the future instead.
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2/18/2012, 2:27 pm
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
TarragonNZ , this is a pics of my head...
inside the helmet with antenna.
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2/21/2012, 4:53 pm
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
Thanks cymico. Pictures say a thousand words.
I need to purchase some of the metal greeblies like the antenna, as the 2 that came with the styrene head are made of the same material as the horse shoe.
Could you please post a couple of photos of how you have the neck screws mounted?
Many thanks.
Phil
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2/22/2012, 5:59 am
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
I drilled the size of the neck bolts
i added extentions with ABS ciment (the color of ciment is yellow in Canada and white in US). I drilled the size of screw
i glued the screw with epoxy.
I attach the front of the head with neck bolts and antenna. Same method that littledragon88
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2/23/2012, 9:56 pm
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
Your photos are going to make my life a whole lot easier with my build. Thank you very much cymico
I've just paid for Neck Bolts, Antenna & Brass Eyes from Moncal, to go along with the ABS shorts I've ordered from them
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2/24/2012, 4:33 pm
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
I ordered mine to Moncal too
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Re: Styrene 3PO Head Assembly
I want to order the eyes to I have a styrene head from starbuckcylon what size do I get from cal.
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2/24/2012, 8:13 pm
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