I just phailed at Improving CC's mask. The way I'm trying to press the head into the Monokote, while pulling that the edges of it, has killed my thumbs and fingertips. It also really ate into my Monokote supply.
Guns aren't gonna be possible. This is a self adhesive, plastic film. It's the stuff they use to cover some radio control model airplanes. You'll never get it around a tiny complex shape, like a gun. I can barely get it around Cobra Commander's mask. A sword could probably be done, but I'd be afraid to break it, in the attempt.
A picture with a squad of Vipers would require me to have more than one Viper in my collection. If you send me a squad, I'll chrome them, and send you a picture of them. 
I have no online resource. I buy the stuff from a brick and motor hobby shop. I did google for "Monokote around a compound curve" and hit a few of those links, to see what I could gleam. You can get it from any online hobby shop, that sells RC plane supplies. I've been using the trim strips, because they don't cost as much as a full roll. Outised of fumbling around with Cobra Commander, I rarely use much of the stuff at any one time. If anybody gets some Ultrakote to try for this, I'd love to know how well it works for you.
Dunno how good of a tutorial I can give, but here's what I've been doing. First, take the head off the fig. I've been useing an electric ceramic tower heater to heat the Monokote up. For CC, I'm still not sure whether focusing my stretching the material more on the horizontal or vertical plane worked better. It had to be cut quite a bit over sized, so that I hade enough to pull on. I end up holding the edges of the Monokote, and pressing on the back of the head, while trying to stretch the Monokote. It's really a lot of trial and error, to find what works best. The chin and jawline end up being the hardest parts.
For the Viper and BAT, the best way seems to be to cut the peice a little wider than the face plate, and overly long. Start under the chin, and pull the Monokote up while heating it. (make sure you've got a good grip on it, on it the bottom of the head.) Once you've got a good centerline stretch in the material, it should (hopefully) press down fairly smoothly. I started at the top of the visor, on the Viper, and had sometroubles getting it smooth. The BAT went much better, starting at the chin. I've got a spare Viper head, I want to try starting at the chin on. I use an X-acto knife, with a fresh blade to trim the Monokote, as I go. Having something to press it into the edge of the face plate helps.
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