Big Game ESB paint up WIP
- Thread starter BGHunter
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Ya so am I
I was laid up most of last week with a cold and trying to track down masking fluid was a set back I hope to get back at it
this week end
I will be looking to you for advice on the kill stripes when it comes time
Jayvee
Active Hunter
fair enough, i can definately see why some would go the decal route, as they are a nice, clean finish, and far less fiddly, and can be weathered nicely if done with the right tools, but then painted stripes if done well have a real professional look. I certainly think there is pros and cons of both methods, but ultimately, people have produced quality lids using either, so whatever makes the individual happy I guess. peace
JV this is the difrentces in the colours the yellow visor
Is mist green (this is the colour before , rivergum on the colour bond colour chart, the names my be difrent but seeing as the are all made to the colour bond colour standards the difrent brands and names are always pretty close)
The finished ROTJhelmet is done with field grey, the one im working on now is actually a mix of humbrol colours mostly No.78 ,with some No. 120, No. 88 and also No. 31,
i remixed the clour a few times to get it looking how i thought it should look,
theother helmets dome is done in rivergum , so seeing them all together the are pretty close ,
Is mist green (this is the colour before , rivergum on the colour bond colour chart, the names my be difrent but seeing as the are all made to the colour bond colour standards the difrent brands and names are always pretty close)
The finished ROTJhelmet is done with field grey, the one im working on now is actually a mix of humbrol colours mostly No.78 ,with some No. 120, No. 88 and also No. 31,
i remixed the clour a few times to get it looking how i thought it should look,
theother helmets dome is done in rivergum , so seeing them all together the are pretty close ,
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
Man its looking really good Jinto I really would like to see the rear 4 kill stripes more orange but Im a stickler as you know...Your doing a great job with it...Have you put the black down in the upper cheeks yet?
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
almost to the back panels...they gave me hell
Thanx mate
The upper cheeks are next,
I did actually paint orange on the last 4 stripes, Its hard to see in the pics but if you were to look at it in peson youd see,
(Try this, blowing up the 5th pic and cover up the center stripes with your hand leaving 2 on either side youl be able to see the difrentse in colour then ,
As for the back panels , Im saving them till last , I may need to consider at least printing templates , so i can at least see the colours broken down to there individual patterns
Ive looked at the gallery pix over ad over and , and i feel ive got them pretty close
The upper cheeks are next,
I did actually paint orange on the last 4 stripes, Its hard to see in the pics but if you were to look at it in peson youd see,
(Try this, blowing up the 5th pic and cover up the center stripes with your hand leaving 2 on either side youl be able to see the difrentse in colour then ,
As for the back panels , Im saving them till last , I may need to consider at least printing templates , so i can at least see the colours broken down to there individual patterns
Ive looked at the gallery pix over ad over and , and i feel ive got them pretty close
Jayvee
Active Hunter
i think youre doing a stellar job mate, looking really good. with the grey on the visor, it could be a tad dark from those photos, but steel wool and a dullcote may change that too. i know on my test colours, i had to go with ironlak lazy grey for the dome and cheek area which is a darker grey, and then for the mandibles, i went with ironlak melbourne grey which is a shade lighter. i think its because the green is a greyish green, it needs to be darker on that area than on the mandibles, where the red plays off differently against the grey. youd hardly know they were different greys when looked at all together, and id say thats a good thing. not sure if this mite be what youre facing, but if so, a lighter shade on the mandibles mite be the right option. great work again bro!
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
get the templates and make sure theyre scaled to each panel as they may be different than the templete
i think youre doing a stellar job mate, looking really good. with the grey on the visor, it could be a tad dark from those photos, but steel wool and a dullcote may change that too. i know on my test colours, i had to go with ironlak lazy grey for the dome and cheek area which is a darker grey, and then for the mandibles, i went with ironlak melbourne grey which is a shade lighter. i think its because the green is a greyish green, it needs to be darker on that area than on the mandibles, where the red plays off differently against the grey. youd hardly know they were different greys when looked at all together, and id say thats a good thing. not sure if this mite be what youre facing, but if so, a lighter shade on the mandibles mite be the right option. great work again bro!
Thanx JV
I think i may see how that goes , I dont want to but red s down and realise then that i need to change , and in real life its actually a bit darker than the pics,
with the back panels ill print the templates but i wont be tracing them down ,, more just a visual aid (the way i see it is the templates as great as they are , are some one else's interpretation on the paint work)
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
you can make ur own template jinto...trace the actual screen grab like ponte
