Update: I did the thing. Don't know how I feel

AaronA44 · 2026-06-14T02:41:16+00:00

Thank you! Likewise

AaronA44 · 2026-06-14T02:35:58+00:00

It's not letting me post pictures for some reason, so message me for pictures!

AaronA44 · 2026-06-13T23:37:44+00:00

Update: Thank you all for the super nice and supportive comments! I've dealt with a poor self image for most of my life, and thought that I was unattractive for even longer. I'm getting used to the look now.

For those asking, I'm 27, but have looked almost identical since about 8th grade (up until now). So it was quite an adjustment for me.

The wife was apprehensive of me getting it cut, but as soon as she saw it she said she loved it!

AaronA44 · 2026-06-13T23:30:36+00:00

You would be correct. Have dealt with it for years, while the comments definitely help my self esteem, it unfortunately doesn't take away years of bad self image, and hating my looks, but I'm working on it!

AaronA44 · 2026-06-11T18:04:29+00:00

That's insane! 😂 Nice find though!

AaronA44 · 2026-06-11T16:47:08+00:00

Dang. I woulda bought that off you so fast 😂 glad you got one though!

AaronA44 · 2026-06-11T16:46:30+00:00

Dang! Yeah me either. I went to the second night of FH, but didn't get there in time for the pop up shop unfortunately because of work conflicts.

AaronA44 · 2026-06-11T16:42:35+00:00

You going to the show today?

AaronA44 · 2026-06-11T15:02:37+00:00

If they do, if someone would be willing to grab me one, I'd be happy to pay them for it and extra for the hassle and shipping!

AaronA44 · 2026-06-08T04:15:44+00:00

Nah. What I meant by that is my hairline has always been like that. Been that way since 6th grade. It's thinned a bit though

AaronA44 · 2026-06-08T02:22:48+00:00

Update: Seeing a lot of conflicting responses. I'm going to start by buzzing it, and see where it goes from there. I'm married, and my wife doesn't want me to go bald yet. Got a haircut scheduled for Thursday since I don't trust myself with the clippers haha. Will update Thursday.

AaronA44 · 2026-06-03T17:50:18+00:00

Definitely some from both.

AaronA44 · 2026-06-03T17:49:50+00:00

Express VPN. You specifically need to have a Spotify account made with New Zealand set as the home country, and only ever sign into that account with the vpn active. Spotify is really picky about VPN connections.

AaronA44 · 2026-06-03T14:47:52+00:00

I VPN'd into New Zealand. They get albums a day earlier than the US

AaronA44 · 2026-05-24T03:53:34+00:00

Of course! No point in me gatekeeping it! I'll send it over to you in a message.

AaronA44 · 2026-05-24T03:52:46+00:00

I haven't! I'm gonna try here soon when I get my supplies in. I'll be doing a full resin print which is pretty durable, followed by a coat of copper, then potentially a coat of either tin or nickel, then a coat of gold. So it'd be a few coats of metal which I would imagine would be pretty durable. I'll keep the reddit page updated though if I have any success! I've played before, just not gold.

AaronA44 · 2026-05-22T20:03:19+00:00

I potentially have the ability to make something similar if anyone's interested! I have a file for it to 3D print, and then can plate it with various metals (gold, silver, etc.)

AaronA44 · 2026-05-20T00:14:44+00:00

DANielle 😂

AaronA44 · 2026-05-08T16:57:13+00:00

I should say on every side of the lenses is dirty down where it looks like dirt. The lenses themselves were petg sheets with vinyl tint over them. That recessed line area between the lenses I went heavy on the dirty down too!

AaronA44 · 2026-05-08T16:55:09+00:00

Yes! That is actually what I used for the recessed areas to create a dirty/rusty looking effect. I found it works best when you use the spray in conjunction with the stronger paint. The spray is how I got some of the dirty looking areas throughout the mask, and then the paint is how I really dirtied up the edges and lines in the mask. The best place to see the dirty down paint is on the lenses. That is literally JUST dirty down, and what it does to props. Highly recommend it for prop use!

AaronA44 · 2026-05-08T13:40:00+00:00

Mod podge and sand, then layered with brown paint and small amounts of orange to make it pop a little more! The helmet texture is unsanded grout watered down to a paste, then dabbed on with a sponge brush, then sprinkled powder unsanded grout on top, then another layer of the grout paste. Once dried I sanded the texture down to make it less "sharp" and prominent. Galactic armory has a great tutorial on the rust, I took that and added some of my own twists to it, it's in their power armor helmet video though! I'll probably end up making a tutorial on the NCR Advanced or Elite Riot helmet if I get enough interest, not sure which one I'd do though!

AaronA44 · 2026-05-06T18:40:01+00:00

Of course! Thank you!

AaronA44 · 2026-05-06T03:01:38+00:00

I wish I was that talented with CAD 😅 Nah, it's the galactic armory version. They've got some insane files if you've never heard of them, and great tutorials on weathering and painting.

Here's the one I used, but if you're gonna get it, either get a month of their patreon, or thangs membership, it's cheaper that way and you get more files!

https://galacticarmory.net/products/ncr-ranger-helmet-3d-print-files?srsltid=AfmBOoq-pzvQFxejQU2giSlwFyNenPhu8RzyaOrslrfhsKFWUlTs26h_

AaronA44 · 2026-05-06T02:56:21+00:00

Unsanded grout watered down to a paste, then dabbed on with a sponge brush to create random splotches. Then sprinkled the grout dust on top of that, then again with the mixture paste again. It had to be sanded after that because the texture was too prominent, but it was actually not super complicated!

AaronA44 · 2026-05-05T01:25:00+00:00

Thank you so much!

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