Its done, just need to find a chin strap so my (large?) nose dosent touch the visor...
Discussion on finished my helmet; at last! within the Boba Fett Helmet forum, part of the Star Wars Original Trilogy Bounty Hunters category; Its done, just need to find a chin strap so
Its done, just need to find a chin strap so my (large?) nose dosent touch the visor...
Beautiful bucket, Im jealous...
Insane attention to detail. I love the blast streaks coming from the dent, and the hundreds of surface scratches. Well done!
Gorgeous!! That's so pretty it makes me want to cry.
Beautiful. That one is actually a bit nicer than mine
very nice indeed
Mate this is an insane amount of detail... I'm happy to have seen pics on this... I can't wait for mine to arrive so I too can venture into the ESB look.
And I could not think of a better way to spend my 400th Post!! :thumbup
Awesome work G...
Thats a thing of beauty !! makes me want to restart mine
Wow! Insane paint job, man! & Awesome job on the interior!
Beautiful!! Pure Wickedness! Job well done, Fettler!!
That looks awesome! And I love that interior.
Charlie
:thumbup
fettler...i was wondering where you picked up those foam pieces for the liner...
oooohhhhh!!!!! Thats a dandy!!!!! Especially love the job you did on the back!!!! Post some more pics of that bad boy!!
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The foam liner comes from packaging for sram xo shifters and derailleurs. Approx. 10mm thick, i laminated it with carpet tile adhesive spray to the right thickness, just added the extra squares for additional padding. The peices are then held into the helmet with self adhesive velcro strips.Originally Posted by Melvin Fett
Way to go TF. That is seriously one sweet bucket. The attention to detail from the foam to the wiring to the visor is first rate. Makes me want to get back on mine!
It seems like the only place to find foam pieces like that is in packaging for hardware...you can't really buy it separate.
One place i saw similar foam for sale was for underlay for Hornby model train tracks, just came in a roll, this could be laminated to the desired thickness...
Hey Chad,
I got some similar foam for my gauntlets at Ace Hardware. It's weatherstripping foam. Like TF said, if you use some of the 3M spray adhesive, you can layer it or just lay strips next to each other till you get the shape or thickness you want.
Worth taking a look.
Another thing I did recently for an X-Wing pilot helmet was to buy a cheap batting helmet and cut the foam pads out. I used the same spray adhesive to put into my helmet.
Go to a bike shop and ask for some packaging for components, a good bike shop normally builds the bikes there so they should have plenty of boxes with the foam left over.
Wow thanks for all the info guys.
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
O.O that is AWSOME!
TF,
SWEET! :thumbup
Love the work you did on it!
Tim.
Very nice job.
Man, that sure is pretty. Outstanding job!
Did you go layered, topical, or both?
Thanks, it's entirely layered, and all airbrushed. The only brushed on areas were additional scuffs and some of the key splatter spots. Also the symbols were painted using a 00 brush...
WOW...Layered is how I'm doing mine...Great Work TF.
Holy smokes, that is beautifulI kow that layering can be harder to get the detail just right, than topical. You nailed it though. Well done
Beautiful bucket, congrats!
that is up ther with one of the nicest ESB paint ups ive seen, what makes it even more special is you also sculpted the helmet, like others have said awesome interior too
I don't think your bucket is actually that good, if you send it to me i'll make sure it is disposed off for you
seriously though, that is outstanding work. One of the best ESB buckets i have ever seen
fancy painting one of mine
WOW!
Couldnt have said it better!WOW!
You are an artist!
THAT... is unreal!!! Well done!
Thanks for all your kind words
Just thought i'd share my humbrol colour list, slightly revised with this helmet:
ESB HUMBROL COLOUR LIST
-Base grey all over helmet: 79
-Upper cheeks: Black 33
-Dome and cheeks: Green 78
-Red on mandibles and trim: 73
-Purple on mand. and trim: 73+104
-Back of helmet: Cream/Green: 28+103 / 76+96
-L/H ear: Red/ Grey/ Green: 60/ 28/ 78+159
-Kill stripes: Yellow 154, fade to Orange 82 on
back.(very slight fade)
-Black marks by kill stripes:62+33 mixed whilst
painting on with 00 brush.
-R/H ear: Sand 94
-Light blue/Grey all over helmet: 23
-Weathering: Splatters/misting, very thin mix applied
with airbrush with low pressure and flicked from
cotton bud: Black 33/Grey 79/Beige 103/ Brown 72.
-Glue blobs(applied in layers) and general
discolouration all over helmet using brush and cotton
bud depending on required effect: Windsor and Newton
ink: Sunshine Yellow.
-Scuffs: Black 33/ white 34: use 00 dry brush on.
-Putty crack repair: 28 + 94 mixed while painting on
-L/H cheek grey area near L/H ear slightly green:
79+(76+96: back of helmet colour)
-sand coloured grime on top of brow and in arrows:
94 thinned with spirit applied with small ****** brush, dabbed with rag
Last edited by terminal fettler; 09-12-2007 at 07:56 AM.
Beautiful!
What'ah Bucket !
By Zeus's beard! You did a fantastic job on that bucket. :thumbup:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup:t humbup:thumbup Great work!
Yeah i noticed the gray is a bit more noticable on yours than mine. I'm kind of tempted to carefully repaint them the darker gray
SPEECHLESS:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup
WOW GREAT JOB BRA!!!
I went to Wal Mart and was able to pick up some of this weather-stripping foam. I cut out a bunch of pieces and used industrial velcro to attach them to the inside. Works great!
Nice work TF! Working on any other new projects lately?
Phil
ps- is that one of the CC aluminum helmets, or a later pull?
ooooohhh!!!!
It's awesome!
Great work.
Said it before and I'll say it again...... great work!!
Guess who had delivered #15 of this bad boy?
If I remember correctly, Garret told me it was a non cold cast one but painted in the layered technique
Yeah, i made a couple of non cold cast helmets, this being one of them. The helmet was sprayed with silver enamel then all layered on top, you can still pick the paint off to the silver layer which gives some realistic damage, before sealing with satin coat...
What brand/color did you use for the gray on the cheeks and the dome?
Hi Pat, the base grey all over the helmet is Humbrol 79, is a smidge darker than the grey on yours...you have a keen eye sir
I do what I can
Beautiful job man.
Awsome work, breathtaking!!!!
You've done a really great job on it.
And thanks very much for posting your paint list, you've saved me a load of time and effort!
I thought that was a new post then I seen it was from September 2007! Very nice bucket by the way!
That looks awsome! Do you find it intimidating to "replicate" a paint scheme thats so iconic? I don't think I'm brave enough or good enough to do a movie Fett. Mine would turn out so-so and I'd end up being embarassed by it.
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