Got my MLC helmet to day. (progress pic added)

I got my MLC helmet today , I love it. I started my work. I just finished painting the aluminum paint on and when it is completly dry I will draw the scratches on with a pencil and use masking liquid to mask it of.

Cheers Micke


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Cool good luck - can't wait to see how it turns out!

Loranar

mobius wrote:
...masking liquid to mask it of...

masking liquid
**** i need to update my memory
can you put a link of that or the brand
or the generic name

BTW im waiting pics of your job
have a good paint job

Please, post pics!
I want to get an MLC 1 for my other project soon.

secol_FETT wrote:

masking liquid
**** i need to update my memory
can you put a link of that or the brand
or the generic name

Maskin liquid is a form of latex that you can paint on and it turns into latex that you can peel of after the paint dries.

I had problem with it as it would not stick to the surface right away, I had to have the level I was working on level orelse it would run down. But when it dries it stays in place.

I took some pictures of the procsess last night, I will post them when I will come home from work today.

You probably knew that one

I bought mine at a painters store here in Reykjvik.

It is usaualy called liquid masking ore something of that sort. I don´t recall what brand I use, will check when I get back home.

mobius wrote:

secol_FETT wrote:

masking liquid
**** i need to update my memory
can you put a link of that or the brand
or the generic name

Maskin liquid is a form of latex that you can paint on and it turns into latex that you can peel of after the paint dries.

I had problem with it as it would not stick to the surface right away, I had to have the level I was working on level orelse it would run down. But when it dries it stays in place.

I took some pictures of the procsess last night, I will post them when I will come home from work today.

You probably knew that one

I bought mine at a painters store here in Reykjvik.

It is usaualy called liquid masking ore something of that sort. I don´t recall what brand I use, will check when I get back home.

Rubber cement works in place of liquid mask and isn't as runny either. But its thicker so you can get less detail with it then you can with the liquid mask.

Here is the progress pic so far.

Here I have painted the helmet in aluminum and you can see the latex (yellowish)


Here I painted the helmet in dark green, I added a little bit more black. This colour will show with the silver scratches and the cheeks. You can see the latex it is lighter than the dark green colour.


Here you can see the dent after I removed the latex. Here something happend that I did not intend, note the little scratches in the silverpaint, this happend after I added the dark green paint. Must have something to do with the thinner in the spraybottle. What to you think should I leave as is or try to fix it


Next I will add the panzer green colour and the red on the mandables.

I had a similar problem w/ my bucket after masking w/ liquid mask & then painting. I was in such a rush that I did not allow for the mask to completely cure & after I sprayed my green on, it knda ate little lines through the mask. Also, I had to leave my silver cure for at least a couple of days, otherwise some of the mask pulled off bits of silver paint right down to the primer. I think the dent looks pretty cool on yours though! I guess I'd leave it, but thats just me

Paint job ended in a disaster , it seems that the dark green did not bond well enough with the silver paint. Sanded it up and also wet sanded. It is as smooth as a baby´s behind now.

Got to get a primer and prime it tomorrow and start all over again.

Will again post progress pics.

Here´s the first in the line.



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That sucks man Sorry to hear that.

Look on the bright side - you will probably redo it at least 3 times. First repaint is under your belt

Good luck - too bad it did not bond, it was starting to look great!

Loranar

paint problems always happens
but apply the first layer, then wait 24hours two apply the second and the same for the rest, i know you guys are in winter but try to put the helmet close to some hot or warm that's could be good for the paint cure fast and good

and with your first paint job looks awesome

keep the good work

and pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeee
put a pic to that liquid mask

thanks for share

secol_FETT wrote:
paint problems always happens
but apply the first layer, then wait 24hours two apply the second and the same for the rest, i know you guys are in winter but try to put the helmet close to some hot or warm that's could be good for the paint cure fast and good

and with your first paint job looks awesome

keep the good work

and pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeee
put a pic to that liquid mask

thanks for share

The masking fluid is from Winsor & Newton and is called Art Masking Fluid for water colour. 75ml.

Here is the pic of the bottle and the helmet.


I´ve finished priming it again, I put in my bathtub and wet sanded it with 600,800 and 2000 grit paper. It is realy smooth now.

Nice to see you working on it
Good luck and keep us posted!

-Mikael

****! I cant wait to get mine!!!!
sean

Well, this is what I managed to do last night.

What do you think, is the mandable to red, I think I will have to darken the cheeks.

Be honest.

And if anyone knows of a internetshop that sells floquil colours international, please tell.

Good job - the weathering/scratches are looking really good.

The red does seem a bit bright although it could be the flash and I agree that the checks could be darker. (again maybe the flash?).

Hard to tell with pictures sometimes

Either way your are making really good progress.

Keep you the good work.

Loranar

Ok I´m well on my way to finish the paintjob, few spots left. What do you think. I don´t know. I´m not happy with how the mandables turned out. Maybe I will sand them up and redo them. I don´t recomend that liquid maskin stuff I bought. It is not strong enough, it comes of but there is something about it that I don´t like. It makes lines in the surfave it is suposed to be protecting. I will try to use regular masking tape in stead. I´m gonna go down to the paintshop and see if they have something that can withstand enamel paints.

Here are some pics.


It seem that the tape tore of a part of the red and black colour in the upper mandable on the pic above.

So far so good I would say. Yes, i agree the mandables are to red. I dont know if theres anything you can do to dull the color. Also, im not sure if its just from the flash, but the silver paint looks really gloss/bright. If theres a way you can dull that down, i think it would help too, otherwise its looking good. -Tim

I´ll see what I can do about the silver, may be take a grit 2000 paper and try to dull it. I´m gonna redo the mandable and try to tone the red down, but the flash does make it more red.

But I was diapointed about how the liquid masking acted and I think it was one thing that screwed up the mandable.

I´m trying to get the floquil colours to Iceland, but as of now no luck. No one seems to ship here to Iceland or rest of Europe as of this moment.

This paint job has taught me a lot of things that I can beaware when I will repaint it and my armor with rouge studio coulours.

Good start and nice choice of colors, Mobius!
I encountered the same problem with the silver looking too flashy. Lee promised me that after some handling with the helmet(and a few coats of clearcoats) that it would be dulled down and he was right!

-Mikael

I took a 2000 grit waterproof sandpaper and put it in water and sanded around the scratches. It does wonders, it smooths out the area around the scratches and it does not change the colour.

I´m gonna try to use 1500 og 1000 grit paper, the 2000 is a bit to fine.

I am in the prosess of fixing the mandable as it did´nt turn out as I wanted to.

I´m gonna use a diffrent colour and hope it will work out better.

I was a little bit worried about sanding up only the mandable but it turned out perfect and no problems.

Hey man if your having that much trouble getting the paints shipped to you. You sould go through someone you feel comfortable w/ on this board to buy it and be like the middle man and ship it out to you. Just my 2 cents - Tim

If those paints are flammable then you're going to have no luck in getting someone to ship them from the US. I don't beleive they allow flammable items to be shippeed overseas.

These are acrylic paints, waterbased. I was testing Pastel colors for weathering. I mixed brown and black together is works wonders.

Will post progress pics soon, everything is proseeding as I have forseen. he he he he he.

The circle is near completion.

Well this is my progress since monday I think.

I forgot to take photos of the repainted mandable will do it soon.

Here is the back of the helmet. As you read this I´m waiting for the red paint to dry around the keyslots.



Here I was testing the Pastel powder, I mixed black with brown and brushed them on.

Good job man, did you use the latex technique on the back of the helmet too? I like the way that turned out, keep it up. - Tim

Ok now it is almost finished, all that is left is to paint the ears, the rangefinder and put in a visor and decorate the interior

That´s alot.

Ok here is how it looks today. I´m gonna relax for a few days for now.

I used black and brown pastel powder wich I put in a small bowl and a little amount of water so it makes a paste. I than applied it with a sponge, and it made a darkbrown layer wich I then wiped of using circular motion, and then I used another clean dry towel to finish it of.







Ok what do you think, is this ok, will this work.

Well I´m gonna go out an run 5 kilometers listing to Mike Oldfield while I´m at it.

That looks awesome - I love the weathering!

The colours look great and again the weathering... where did you get the powders[img]images/smiles//icon5.gif[/img]

Well done - no more problems with the paint adhering I assume?

Keep up the great work!

Loranar

No the paint stuck on after I sanded it up after the first time. Although I was extremly careful when I was removing the tape that I used to mask of the cheeks, dome and so on.

I went to the painters shop here in Reykjavik, it is located at Skólavörðustígur near Hallgrímskirkja (kirkja means church) (just a bunch of useless information for you)

There I bought a black and brown pastelchalks and grinded them down with a rough sandpaper. I bought the softest I could find.

As I said mixed a little bit of water to make a paste, and then I applied it to the dome with a sponge. That made a darkbrown layer wich I then wiped of few moments later with a papertowel. Then I used a dry cloth and wiped it accross the surface to smooth it out.

Thank You

I just finsihed the kill marks, I used the template made by TK-409, thanks Chris. Worked perfect.

It bleeded a bit, I´m not sure why because I used the same bethood on the armor, and it did not bleed. Maybe it is because of the domeshape of the helmet and the tape I used.

Anyway here it is, I will use a surgicalblade I got from ER ,last time I went there, to scrape it very, I mean very carefully of.

I thought I seal the tape to the helmet hard enough. But something happend.

Hey thats awesome, I love the way thar came out! excellent job bud.

Ok wanted to show you my helmet with my armor.

Still there are a lot of things left. Like the interior, the rangefinder has to be permanently secured in it´s place, I just used hot glue just for display.

I finsihed the left ear still have to weather it with pastels. Right ear did not turn out so good, but it is not a disaster easy to redo.

Still some weathering to do and figure out how to install led´s in the rangefinder. I want to buy a small lazer pointer dismantle it and put in the Rangefinder. (just a thought)

I´m gonna take a rest for now, maybe I will cut out a visor and put in.

Hey, your helmet looks great. Good job.

The bucket looks awesome next to the armor - very well done.

I am very impressed with your weathering and the amount of detail put into the helmet (especially the interior).

Great job and keep up the good work!

Loranar