ASOK CC ESB build

Fantastic work!! I received my asok cc recently and am starting the deep breaths before diving in.

Quick question to you experts: after buffing out the CC helmet, do you in any way primer the silver layer? Or go straight to the colors?

Thanks in advance!
 
Hey Dinky Darth,
Awesome build and paint up.
I have embarked on my first ESB Fett Helmet and Im building one of Asoks CCC lids. Im all prepped up and ready to paint but I have hit a wall.
I have read everything I can find on the site about templates and I have tried to scale every type thats been posted on here and I cant get any of them to line up on the back. The dimensions are tricky since the cast seems to be wider in the back plates so simple scaling of the image doesn't work. Ive tried stretching and tweaking and scalling by size and % and no luck getting them to line up.
Ive been at this for a week and I cant make it work. Did you find a solution to getting the templates to match or do you perhaps have templates already scaled for the shape of Asoks awesome helmet.
Many thanks
Cameron
 
Thanks for the tips on the primer.

(Sorry if I'm dense here...)

Before priming, did you prep the CC in any way, or just buffed it with the steel wool? Does this allow a good bond for the primer?

Thanks for putting up with my dumb questions! :)
 
Hey Dinky Darth,
Awesome build and paint up.
I have embarked on my first ESB Fett Helmet and Im building one of Asoks CCC lids. Im all prepped up and ready to paint but I have hit a wall.
I have read everything I can find on the site about templates and I have tried to scale every type thats been posted on here and I cant get any of them to line up on the back. The dimensions are tricky since the cast seems to be wider in the back plates so simple scaling of the image doesn't work. Ive tried stretching and tweaking and scalling by size and % and no luck getting them to line up.
Ive been at this for a week and I cant make it work. Did you find a solution to getting the templates to match or do you perhaps have templates already scaled for the shape of Asoks awesome helmet.
Many thanks
Cameron

sory for the late reply... i haven't been checking these threads lately. i used a program called GIMP. i then scaled the horizontal and vertical aspects seperately- that gave me the best approximate fit. for some parts this is all that was needed - like the back rectangular bit. for most other parts, i needed to cut the stencils into smaller parts to fit them.... i would use certain parts of the helmet as landmarks then position the appropriate scratch/chip in relation to that landmark. so.... my tamplates were not perfect....

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Thanks for the tips on the primer.

(Sorry if I'm dense here...)

Before priming, did you prep the CC in any way, or just buffed it with the steel wool? Does this allow a good bond for the primer?

Thanks for putting up with my dumb questions! :)

Just buffed with steel wool.... the bond is very strong.... all the other paint goes on top of primer, so every thing sticks pretty well.
 
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Dinky you did an amazing job on your bucket. I just finished my helmet a few days ago, well almost finished, LOL, but it was a lot of work and very time consuming. Not complaining though as it was a labor of love. I've always wanted a accurately sized Fett helmet painted ESB style, and although mine isn't perfect, I am very happy with it. I'm kinda ready to do another one, LOL.

Again, great job, and thanks for sharing your progress with everyone.

Take care,
David
 
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