Converting the GMH to an ESB AOSW...

Wow Alex that is just gorgeous I can't wait to see this bad boy all painted up love all the damage that has been removed and re-added wavy brow and the crack!!!!! A true master at work.
 
Getting the right idea. My critique is its too exaggerated. Check out all those lovely C4 pictures and reduce the severity would be my advice. Cant wait to see this progress. I was really very tempted to do my GMH as an ESB.
 
Getting the right idea. My critique is its too exaggerated. Check out all those lovely C4 pictures and reduce the severity would be my advice. Cant wait to see this progress. I was really very tempted to do my GMH as an ESB.

Agreed.. those C4 pics put it all in perspective, I would say "Less is more"... Thanks K.
 
Now place it on it side and step on it, (in order to add the cracks) and your good to paint,
but seriously will you add a fouve crack on the right hand side upper cheek (next to the lower ear on the black colour) most ESBs tend o miss it and its as prominent as the wavy brow.
 
I thought we established the wave is more an illusion of the mind created by light distortions from the colors that are in that area?

Like BGH said there are also some small chunks on the right cheek bottom where it meets the upper cheek near the ear side and the left cheek where it meets the upper cheek on the visor side...and a few more on the left cheek in the same sorta location, and two on the back left side one bigger than the other
 
As for the cracks and such most ESB paintups are per the movie BGH there were no cracks present in the scenes of ESB maybe in ROTJ but not ESB
 
Nice side by side images Spidey!

You can barely see any difference at all size wise... just a tad... and when its painted up all the colors would make it seem less so.
 
I thought we established the wave is more an illusion of the mind created by light distortions from the colors that are in that area?

I'm not sure when that was established recently..But a few years back Tylerdurdan posted a clear picture of the repair (anyone have that pic??), and I think it was established that there was a wave in the brow and its just understood that it was a repair of somekind...And from what I remember at C4 its there. (y)

Here is the best shot I have of the repair.

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Thats a great pic eplaining it alex, like I tell scott every other day learn something new everyday. In some pics it apears theres a wave, but in others it appears to be straight, its possible its a combination the silver and grey in that spot also makes it more prevalent I think as well like i was saying with the light...Are you adding the other crack and chips as well...I dont know how you would add the smashed cracked right one but the chips would be easy enough
 
...Are you adding the other crack and chips as well...I dont know how you would add the smashed cracked right one but the chips would be easy enough

I think most scratches on that right side will prob be added once the paint work is completed, would prob be the best way to show it as "hair-line" crack..
Heck I'll prob just take an exacto knife to the thing anyway as there's so much damage from mishandling.. LOL!
 
I don't know if this is helpful in any way... but when movies are filmed they're often done out of sequence. It could explain why the wave is in the brow in some scenes and others not (I'm not even sure of that - never researched it). At some point it was damaged and repaired... and POOF the wavy brow is in the film.
 
If we can trust the images in the gallery most of the helmet has in some degree a wavy brow.

The PrePro #1 and PrePro #2 has a slight wave in the right side

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The PrePro #3 has also a slight wave and the ESB a bigger wave on the left side

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I don't see it on the ROTJ helmet and I think we can't count on the Sandy (because of the severe damages it has).
This wavy brow thing might be because the way they fixed the visor into the helmet, but maybe not.

The only difference is this: if you want to see the wavy brow, then it's there, if you don't want to see it, then it isn't there.

Sorry for hijacking this thread (too).
 
Tru though I think it is in the second pic and washed out in the others from lighting ,, none the less I guess it not so important ,,
I personally just paint it on
 
The crack in question is there during ESB filming without a doubt. Nobody has yet put it into their replica as far as I know.
 
The only difference is this: if you want to see the wavy brow, then it's there, if you don't want to see it, then it isn't there.
I have to completely disagree with that statement, sorry buddy.. its there, not because some of us agree and some of us don't... my examples are on the next post and pics below. (y)

I personally just paint it on
You might have something to that...(y)


After speaking with FP, and reviewing all the high res pics (in the gallery and my own) I think Three things contribute to what we know as the "wavy brow".

#1: There is definately a repair or "Crack" of somekind, as shown in my previous pic on post #29 and the pic below.
#2: There is a "Paint Overlap" on the under side of the brow..(second pic below)
#3: The brow rim is thinner in that spot when compared to the rest of the brow as you move outward....(second pic below)

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The crack in question is there during ESB filming without a doubt. Nobody has yet put it into their replica as far as I know.
Agreed, I've always thought the wave on the brow was also there during filming, I think it's what gives the hero helmet on screen it's overall look.

But for this project I'm sticking to the AOSW version, mainly cause there's more reference material.(y)

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