Ok well it may have taken most of today but I got it to a reasonable good looking helm if you ask me.
So after letting it dry all night, this morning I started the scratch and dent part of the paint or as I like to call it making it look ******.
1 lightly misted the entire thing with back, silver, copper, and a few other random colors. and i can't stress enough LIGHTLY MISTED i was like 10 feet away from the thing ok dont go overboard your just trying to add some dirt and take the shine away.
2 added some fleks of copper and off white to the mix nowhere in particular really i had the helm on a turn table so just spinning it and doting it in random places.
3 in the places where the silver goes on i sponged on flat grey.
4 went over the grey with silver.
5 now is the scary part, i went to town with sand paper, a screw driver, and some other blunt objects to wear threw the layers of paint to reveal the silver and other coats of paint underneath.
6 mind you i had the images of the real helmet from the museum with me the entire time for points of referance for the wear ant tear on the real one.
7 after i was happy with that i started with the dust and dirt layers. adding dirt and carbon scoring to the entire thing. "dirt" aka dark brown make up in about five diff colors yeah yeah i know make up on your fester helm. but its a old movie special effect i picked up from my father and dam the diff it makes is really remarkable.
8 and the really really scary part removing the tape from the visor. i ran a razor blade around the entire outer edge first, then held my breath for the reveal.
9 after all i did to the helm not a scratch on the visor at all, not paint leaked in around the edges its awsome.
here is the final image with the tape off the visor, and the funnest part is my cell phone died while finishing it up so i had to go get the other camera to take the last image.
Please feel free to ask questions the entire reason i posted was to inspire others to do it too and to find a farly simple way for other to do so
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May the force be with you always
Kakarrot
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