I've not been well so haven't been able to work on this lately and my progress has been related to side issues and further research. One thing I did make some in roads on was the visor clips. These were made for me by my friend Sidewinder at TDH and I think he's done a pretty nice job. They may need some minor tweaks to fit but following that SAS will probably be offering these for those that are interested so think of him if you're thinking of these types of clips.
Also been looking at the FG cloth issue and realised the cloth I used was too fine. Over the last few weeks or so I have bought quite a few samples of variosu weights (some far too heavy) and narrowed my choices down to two weights Even though the first thin cloth wasn't right it has covered up those ear reinforcement sins and will still work out well as a base layer.
The pictures represent:
Left - Cloth used in first layer. As you can see it really is tissue thin and very smooth.
Upper right - Cloth choice 1 at 48GSM. Much coarser than the first layer and got some real texture to it.
Bottom right - Cloth choice 2 at 81GSM. Quite coarse and quite thick. This will be very noticeable in texture.
The two pence piece was chosen for the one inch diameter. Cloths maintain relative positions throughout.
Live the dream.
Andy
Update:
So, a quick and dirty experiment this afternoon to test out those textures of the two cloths I'd narrowed my choices down to. These were pasted into the rear of my MR recast by the keyslot area. Even though that area is molded in on this cast we all know what sort of size we're talking about; I used the 1 inch 2p for scale as well. On the left is the 81 and on the right the 48. I've had to contend with the lumps and bumps of the resin cast but you get the idea.
Although it is much coarser than the first sample the 48 really is still very fine once the glass resin is in and the detail get lost quite quickly. The 81 may be too coarse by a margin but now I'm leaning toward that cloth as the texture shows through and may well go with that. Both these thicker fabrics were far easier to work with than that tissue thin first sample.
Live the dream.