Mini T-Bone

Reserved for progress.

I like cookies So I'll guess they are two lego-pieces

Oh, and great helmet by the way!

Looking Good......... ....

Looks good so far. And nice idea for the LEDs (looks like sombody already guessed it, though.)

Nope... Not Legos... But close... Chopped up Lite-Brite pegs.

Looking good there! I was always get a little teary-eyed sending these little guys out the door, but you're making me proud! Keep up the awesome work!

Originally Posted by Devilstar2k2

Nope... Not Legos... But close... Chopped up Lite-Brite pegs.

Really? I did not see this one comin'. I swear it still looks like Legos. Pretty cool choice there.

Originally Posted by T-Bone

Looking good there! I was always get a little teary-eyed sending these little guys out the door, but you're making me proud! Keep up the awesome work!

Made some progress, and added a pic to the top post.

Yeah, its an awesome helmet, I just hope it turn out well. I'm really half a'ing this one. Everything has been free handed so far. I really regret not sanding the burgandy down, and also regret using the old paint. I don't think I'm gonna back track though, its not like he'll be able to wear it forever.

Made some more progress, added another pic...

Hey Devilstar2k2, have you gave the lens a shot yet??? I have been have'n some probs with my 1st atempt. If you can fig out how to get it to sit right could you send a template my way via email??? Not to take away from this topic but here is what I have so far. Sorry for the bad Cell phone cam pics kinda makes the blues look the same color

You'll probably have to boil it, or heat gun it... The T visor, I mean...

Originally Posted by Devilstar2k2

Finally getting around to painting my sons helmet. Its one of T-Bones mini Fetts.

Here's what I have for you guys so far...

Prep:




No primer pic, but here's the italian olive:



With some black misted Rustoleum royal blue that was left over from my Jango bucket:



Range finder... E-cookie for anyone that can tell me what I used instead of LED's:






Fast forward to finished base colors, with a light dull coat. The specs that you see on the cheeks is spider webbing from the Krylon burgandy... I can never get that color to spray without cracking, so I rely on my top coats to smooth it out.

I know the cheeks are still on the blue side, but I'll take care of that with my final misting/dry brushing:



Made some progress, obviously not going for accuracy but theres a representation of everything there. Needs some touching up on some parts of the silver. I'm using some nasty old crusty paint. Maybe one day I'll learn to buy new supplies per project, instead of using left overs.



I messed up the spacing on the left side, but I still think it looks pretty good. Gonna have to touch a bunch of stuff up, like the scratches to the right of the arrows. All in all though, I don't think its too bad for a kids bucket.

Wow...you gotta show pics of the lucky kid who wears this SD bucket.

-Joe

I will... All in due time... Waiting on his new suit and vest to get here.

It's hard to imagine the scale of the helmet. Can you put a regular size helmet next to it?

I don't have a helmet of my own anymore. I have a deal worked out for new one, just waiting for the guy to get around to making it. Here's one from T-Bones site, though... Its next to a DP.

Originally Posted by TK2280

Hey Devilstar2k2, have you gave the lens a shot yet??? I have been have'n some probs with my 1st atempt. If you can fig out how to get it to sit right could you send a template my way via email???

Easiest thing to fit right inside (I know cause its what I used when I created it :P) is a welding visor. I do not suggest getting anything darker than a shade 4, and preferably, if you are using this for your child, would be a shade 3 so its not SO dark. Leave a good 1/4 of an inch overlap and you should be good to go.

Nice Mini T-Bone helmet, excellent paint job! Are you getting a bigger sized one for your son? If so what make? I think my son is also going to quickly outgrow mini T-bones's helmet. BTW, who helped you for the soft parts ?

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Very lucky kid! Awesome mando! I bet he (and specially his proud dad) had a blast last halloween. BTW if you happen try to get rid of the pouches and belt, I am interested.

Here's the pic of the new SGB suit:


EDIT-

Oh yeah, and the helmets now weathered. Still need to get the magnets though...

Thats just to awesome! Reminds me of a living version of this:




Awesome job!!

WOW! SGB rocks! BTW what shade of visor did you use?

No clue... Its a T-Visor.com visor that I cut down... He's RembrandtEnterprises or something like that on eBay. Fast shipper too.

Wow, that's freakin fantastic!

Wow! Nice!

Finally done... It came out a little dark, but I'm pretty happy overall with the results.

Pics in original post.