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Deep Six v2 Helmet
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10-17-2020, 12:25 AM
Josh Z
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Boston
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I've always hated the helmets that Deep Six v2 and v4 came with. They're just big, ugly hunks of unpainted plastic in gaudy colors, and the character can't even see out of them.
Many years ago, I thought I could improve the helmet by painting the window in front. For some reason, I chose black for the v2 figure. While I don't think the helmet could have gotten much worse than the way it originally came, I also don't think I made it much better. I was never satisfied with this and regretted doing it.
Last week, I finally ordered a replacement, unmolested helmet off eBay. It's fine, I guess. I suppose I'm glad I have it, though I still hate it.
With nothing to lose on the painted helmet, I decided to try something radical and cut the window out entirely so you can see the figure's face. The problem is I'm not a particularly good customizer, and I really underestimated how difficult it would be to cut the helmet apart. There's at least a quarter inch of solid plastic in that section of the helmet. You can't just carve that out with an Exacto knife. I wound up needing a power drill and dremel bit.
After making the hole and sanding it down the best I could, I glued a small piece of clear plastic in front for the glass.
I couldn't get all the black paint off this plastic, so I left a ring of it around the edges. I hoped this might give it some depth or something, but unfortunately I think it mostly just looks sloppy. I wish I were better at this.
Edit: Some additional touch-up on the paint has helped a bit, I hope.
Anyway, if anyone were ever curious what this Deep Six might look like with a proper window in his helmet rather than solid plastic, here's a crude approximation of it. It looks better from a distance than it does up close.
I haven't decided which version I'm going to leave on his head when I put the figure back in my cabinet.
Sadly, I made a much bigger mess when I painted the v4 yellow helmet back in the day, and that one's not as easy to replace today.
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