First time painter...ESB Asok CC helmet in work

Thanks for the info about the pads! Those look like they would work out great! As for the visor I will probably just epoxy or hot glue it in as I don't have any of the hardware to just use the Chicago screw method. I will post a pic when it happens (crossed fingers!).

And thanks clonecollector! I really appreciate the kind words.
 
Got the Mandibles mostly done, temporarily stuck the visor in to help it hold the shape. I will be gluing it in permanently later in the weekend and I will start work on the ears to get those done as well. It's close now!

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from one painter to another fricking awesome work man
would be great is someone would make a youtube video of the process to better understand the process.
I have the same helmet waiting for me when I have the time.
thank you for sharing
Megatron
 
Yeah, I highly recommend Welshwarrior's videos! They helped me considerably. I followed his process mostly, and it made this whole enterprise a lot easier.

And thanks for all the kind words everyone! Once that red went on and I took the tape off I was shocked at how much it brought the whole thing together. Now I just can't wait to get those ears done and the stalk installed so I can call this bad boy done.

Really excited to paint up the jetpack now. :jetpack
 
I used AFFO$ spraypaint list for this bucket, with the addition of Rustoleum Almond for the concrete color on the back panel. I did also add in the Krylon Pumpkin Orange to do the fade on the killstripes.

Had a bit of a hairy moment tonight when I went to affix the visor in permanently. I thought at first that I would go the epoxy route since I had good experience with the stuff from my Navy years working and painting Aircraft.... BUT... after trying to get the lens in place I noticed that the epoxy was dripping down the visor and just would have been awful if it would have dried. So I acted quickly and thankfully had thought ahead to ensure I had Goo Gone handy, and the situation was resolved.

I then just cleaned up the epoxy and went with the hot glue method, and only one burnt finger later... the visor is in and it's solid. Added bonus is that it will have a bit of epoxy in there too, so it should stick pretty nicely. I won't be able to change it, but honestly... I doubt I ever will.

Tomorrow I will do the ears and this helmet will be mostly done. Yay!
 
Finished the major coats on the ears and attached the RF and the Ear Cap. I bolted the RF in, and the ear cap is glued on. I will be coming back to add the markings on the ears, fix the bottom of the right side ear (because I forgot to mask it and painted right over it), add minor scratches, fix the killstripes, and weathering, and that should be it. Almost done.

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Tonight I added weathering, markings on the right ear and the white on the left ear. I also used weathering powders to darken the killstripes, but will hit it again to darken it again. Once the left ear is nice and dry I will do the symbol on the ear. I just hand painted the markings, and used a thin marker to do the small black symbols and stripes. I actually think I will clean up the bottom left of the white marking on the left ear... I need to square off the bottom of it. Shouldn't be chipped there....

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Well, finished the final tweeks... some yellow overspray, couple of fixes here and there... added the green damage on the back and a few missing scratches on those panels. I added the markings on the other ear and straightened out that corner. I added a bit of overspray on the RF also.

So pretty much it's done, just need to wait for the helmet padding to get here so I can make it wearable. Maybe add some fans. But the paint is pretty much done. I'm happy with it. I wish I had done better on the back panels, and I wish I could have put the visor in better. It's not level with the bottom of the helmet and I hate that. But lesson is learned, so my next helmet will be an improvement upon this one. But thanks for watching, and for all of the helpful comments. I really did appreciate the feedback, and it made this journey a good bit easier to handle.

Now... on to the jetpack! :jetpack

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The paint job looks great and I agree that the base green of the dome and lower cheeks is a bit dark. You might also correct the dark misted spot behind the rangefinder stalk (it should be less visible) and maybe reduce a bit the size of the lower right ear's symbol (the DV: combination).

Keep up the great work!
 
Thanks for the tips RafalFett! I'll see what I can do about correcting the RF splatter... maybe dim it out a bit with the dome green. The Dome and cheeks look a bit dark in these pics but lighter in person. I might try to take an outdoor shot in daylight to show this. I used spraypaint straight from the can and didn't darken it at all. I misted lighter green on the right ear and did darken the grey, but the base green was unaltered. But I do appreciate the help, it is great to get another pair of eyes on something like this... it really helps to get everything as right as I can.

And thanks for all of your work on the stencils. No way I could have done this without them, they were truly invaluable. I can't imagine having to do this freehand.
 
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