ASOK CC ESB build

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some more progress, slow.
I've decided to switch over to using humbrols for the final layers of this bucket. Save myself some time and hassle trying to mix up the tamiya's. Besides the humbrols seem to work better with the liquid mask. The masks tend to peel off better, leaving a more accurate result.
I've had no problems using the humbrol enamel over the tamiya acrylic base... so far...
 
minor hitch- mixed up humbrol enamels for the left ear and it doesn't seem to be drying too quickly, even after 48 hours... must have not stirred the paint well enough.... will have to wait a little longer for it to completely dry out.
Anyone had the same issue with humbrol enamels?
 
Others with more experience may chime in, but for me, when the enamels take a while to dry it was usually due to heat/humidity and/or applying too much paint at once (which could also be the case with paint that isn't thinned well enough).

Here in the States (in Austin, TX), painting during our summer months was killer, as I didn't have a temperature controlled environment to work in and had to paint at the whim of whatever the weather was on a given day. Given the heat here, there were a number of days where the heat kept me from painting altogether.

I know you're creeping into your summer there, but is it anywhere near the 30s yet?
 
It was the olive green on the left ear. After 48 hours, it was still tacky, so I have decided to strip the paint and redo it. The weather here has been quite dry and temps of about 25deg C. I think I made 2 mistakes:

1) I didn't have the right light gray, so I mixed up some tamiya ENAMEL black and white, and sprayed on the middle layer - this might have reacted to the final olive green Humbrol Enamel.
2) I might not have mixed the final coat enough.

so, I'll be doing this again, this time with all Humbrol paints and lots of Mixing!
 
The tamiya paint is a possibility - its quite differrent in consistency to humbrol, floquil etc, and even has quite a differrent odour. I dont actually think the tamiya enamel is as quality a paint type as the others mentioned, and noticed this in the application - but having said that, it also worked fine on the upper cheeks on my jedi lid, and reacted fine with other makes. However, as I say, there definately is a noticeable decline in quality of the tamiya enamel range.

With mixing, the ol double 'shake and stir' is the way I do it! :)
 
This paint up looks better and better with each new post! Can't wait to see this helmet finished! Keep up the great work!
 
I agree with Raf, but I don't think I would ever disagree with him! ;) But seriously, it is looking really good now! You have done an awesome job.... I am starting to understand how hard this is man! Keep it up my friend! :)
 
thanks a lot of the kind words guys. Working on the helmet has been fun, and has given me a new appreciation for the effort involved.
I checked my helmet this morning and noticed the mandibles are starting to bend outwards, despite the splint I made in place of the visor. I have bent it back with some heat, but am going to keep it on a stand for now.
 
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I've made a little mistake in the placement of the silver scratch on the left hand side of midline on the mandible. Is it obvious? Should I fix it?
 
If you are talking about the big silver scratch near the right arrow (as you look at the image) on the red brow, then I say fix it, and I say this because you will need to squeeze the rest of the colors as you get closer to the temple area:

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