ESB paintup!! DONE (MORE OR LESS)!!

Time for an update. I finally, after having to open a dispute with the webshop I ordered paints from, they arrived today.

Nothing to do but to get working then.

I finished up the left ear with the white "decal". I had a decal I was going to use, but I wanted to paint it in stead and in my opinion it looks better painted.

I also did the grey on the back panels. You´ll probably notice that the weathering is similar but far from the same as the original piece. But I´m happy with the results so far. You pro´s out there are welcome to chime in, so I don´t screw anything up though:)

With more experience I might be able to make it look better, but that´s a whole other helmet!

On to the pics:

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That looks very good cr4nky!

I just started my FPH to turn it into a ROTJ helmet.
And a PrePro helmet will be after that ... you see one never stops working on the Fett Baby! :D
So my personal Fett Family has 1 TF Helmet (ESB), 1 FPH (ROTJ) and maybe another TF for PrePro.

Good job so far bro!
 
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Looking great, I do not see anything off but I am by no means a expert but keep it up!!!
 
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That looks very good cr4nky!

I just started my FPH to turn it into a ROTJ helmet.
And a PrePro helmet will be after that ... you see one never stops working on the Fett Baby! :D
So my personal Fett Family has 1 TF Helmet (ESB), 1 FPH (ROTJ) and maybe another TF for PrePro.

Good job so far bro!

Nice collection!

I´d like to get one of each version, but I´d like to stay married to my wife too, so we´ll see how that goes:)
 
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Ok, last update for today. Time to hit the sack. Feels good to get some work done again. Sunday will see more progress on the lid.

The grey is a little too thin along the back of the dome, but that´s a quick fix on sunday.

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great work, brother! really coming along nicely...love the layered look....:cheers
 
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Just a small tip: Use 0000 steel wool to slightly rub over the paint-layer. This way you get rid of all the scuffs of paint around the previously masked areas. You see all those paint-chips around the masked parts?

try it. You won´t regret it. But just slightly ... not rubbing away all the paint! :) And please always use a "new" piece of steel wool for the different colors ... the rubbed-away color keeps into the old steel-wool.

Great job so far bro!
 
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I know... I du use it, just waiting for the paint to fully cure before I do it on the back panels. Already done it some on the one ear and the dent and cheeks. Works wonders for the looks.

Oh, and thanks:)
 
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Finally the back panels are done (except for washes and other fun stuff).

In the left/right side pics the flash makes the colors look really dead and cold. The last pic kinda gives a better idea of how the colors look.

I think I´ll do the ear tomorrow.


Hope you like:)

Oh... and for those of you who have a BM lid. How have you attached the MQ1 board? Just glued the four points to the inside of the helmet or some other fancy stuff? I´m guessing I should attach it before I paint that part of the lid?

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More work done this evening. Finished up the right ear, only missing the final decal on it. And I got the killstripes on using Lucksy31´s stencil. I really liked how it turned out. Next up is the black in the cheeks, and the the mandibles and trim. Cheeks will be done tomorrow and then I´ll start on the trim and mandibles on saturday.

Hope you like! :eek::eek::eek:

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But I still have to add some more weathering and a clear cote though.

Also have to finish the right ear and some other stuff, steelwooling it etc. etc. But it´s more or less done though.

Hope you like, I know the red on the mandibles looks a bit popping, but the flash kinda weirds it out:)

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i got some more done today. Mostly adding the black wash, which really made the helmet look 100 times better. Also added some of the brownish rust details and the black "smudging" on the left side.

I´m considering this paintjob done, I just have to do the white stripe on the right ear and seal this baby in with a clear cote.

Visor will be installed with screws this week, and the RF needs to thinned down a bit for it to fit. I´m not using the one that came with the helmet, I got one in aluminum from GBH, but as I said it´s to wide for the opening in the ear, so I have to find someone that can sand it down for me.

On to the pics! I hope you guys approve, you are my jury.

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