One last wafer thin ESB paint job...

Tweaked colour list: (20/5/10)
1. L/H ear: red 60, grey 28+64 (1:1), green 159+78 (1:1) weathering splatter brown 93 on front surface. Ear decal white 34.
2. R/H ear: silver 11, grey 79, sand 94
3. Back panels grey 147, silver 11, grey 106, beige 28 ( mist with beige 103 ), green 76+96 (1:1) weather green with wire wool as per ref pics and light shading with dark grey 32.
4. Dome and lower cheeks grey 147, silver 11, grey 79 and green 78.
5. Mandibles and trim: grey 147, silver 11, grey 106, purple 73+104 (1:1), red 60, red 73.
6. weathering with brown 93 around trim and arrows, shading with grey 32 along edge of lower cheeks.
7. splatters with brown 62, beige 103, grey 79.
8. scuffs brown and white caran dache pencil.
9. scuffs by kill stripes layer with black 33 and brown 62 with white spirit.

I thought i would document the process again as i try to improve on the last one. I've planned a couple of tweaks to the techniques and colours. The helmet has a white gel coat which will be scratched back to in certain areas, a thin grey primer coat and the first layer, the light grey Humbrol 147, which is actually blue/green/grey...

1. thin coat of grey primer
2. light grey base coat 147

tip: reference pictures used from 'Boba Fett at the Art of Star Wars Exhibit', courtesy of TDH...

you just do this to tempt me into doing something that will result in my divorce!

lol cant wait G

Nate

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you just do this to tempt me into doing something that will result in my divorce!

lol cant wait G

Nate

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:lol I know where you're coming from Nate :lol

Folks, take notes...cause it doesn't get any better than this.:thumbsup

I will be keeping my eye on this Garrett your work is always outstanding!!!!

Same here ... and now that I have one of your outstanding helmets ... I have to watch the progress ...

I just need the list of colors (humbrol) you use for your helmet ... (ESB) ... :-)

Would you be so kind to post a list of your colors for the helmet?

Thanks my friend!

Manuel

Hi Manuel, here's the colour list from the previous paint job:

ESB 100% layered Humbrol colour list:

1. white primer
2. off white base coat 147
3. buff gently with 0000 wire wool
4. mask entire helmet except L/H ear
5. spray red 60 on L/H ear
6. liquid mask red damage on L/H ear
7. spray grey 28 on L/H ear
8. remove red liquid mask
9. liquid mask red and grey damage on L/H ear
10. mix greens 78+159, then spray on L/H ear
11. remove all masking from helmet
12. mask L/H ear
13. liquid mask off white on helmet as per ref pics
14. spray silver 11onto helmet
15. Liquid mask silver and off white damage all over helmet
16. spray grey 79 all over helmet, spray grey 140 onto mandibles and trim to lighten slightly
17. remove liquid mask, lightly buff with 000 wire wool
18. masking tape whole helmet except mandibles/trim
19. Liquid mask silver and grey areas on mandibles/trim
20. spray purple (73+104 approx. 2:3 ratio) onto mandibles and trim
21. remove silver/grey liquid mask on mandibles and trim
22. liquid mask silver, grey and purple areas on mandibles and trim
23. spray red 73 onto mandibles and trim
24. remove liquid mask on mandibles and trim, lightly buff with 0000 wire wool
25. mask mandibles and trim
26. liquid mask silver and grey on upper cheeks then spray black 33.
27. remove mask on dome and lower cheeks then mask upper cheeks
28. liquid mask silver and grey damage on dome and lower cheeks
29. spray green 78 on dome and lower cheeks, lightly buff with 0000 wire wool, mask helmet except back panels
30. liquid mask silver and grey on back panels, spray beige, 28+103
31. remove liquid mask on back panels
32. mask silver, grey and beige on back panels ,spray green ,76+96
33. remove liquid mask from back panels
34. mask kill stripes (tape and liquid), 154 fade to 82
35. dent powder burn, 33+72 and a bit of 62
also around edge of back and lower cheeks, very lightly
36. liquid mask detail on R/H ear spray sand 93
37. scuff marks between dent and kill stripes satin black 85, use old fine brush cut to a stump
38. masking tape and liquid mask R/H ear decal, spray white 34
39. masking tape white arc on R/H ear decal, spray satin black 85
40. brighter red detail on R/H upper mandible area masked off seperately red 60 darkened slightly with red 73
41. grime in arrows, around ears and on top of mandible/ dome join, 93 mixed thin with white spirit
42. yellow glue blobs on back and side of dome, windsor and newton ink sunshine yellow, apply in layers with silicone brush
43. spray brown 62 fine/coarse splatter on R/H side of helmet and R/H ear and splatter beige 103 onto mandibles as per reference pics
44. seal entire helmet with 3-4 thin coats of satin coat
45. have a cup of tea and admire your work...

Step 45 is optional, feel free to replace tea with coffee or beer...:D

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Hi Manuel, here's the colour list from the previous paint job:

ESB 100% layered Humbrol colour list:

1. white primer
2. off white base coat 147
3. buff gently with 0000 wire wool
4. mask entire helmet except L/H ear
5. spray red 60 on L/H ear
6. liquid mask red damage on L/H ear
7. spray grey 28 on L/H ear
8. remove red liquid mask
9. liquid mask red and grey damage on L/H ear
10. mix greens 78+159, then spray on L/H ear
11. remove all masking from helmet
12. mask L/H ear
13. liquid mask off white on helmet as per ref pics
14. spray silver 11onto helmet
15. Liquid mask silver and off white damage all over helmet
16. spray grey 79 all over helmet, spray grey 140 onto mandibles and trim to lighten slightly
17. remove liquid mask, lightly buff with 000 wire wool
18. masking tape whole helmet except mandibles/trim
19. Liquid mask silver and grey areas on mandibles/trim
20. spray purple (73+104 approx. 2:3 ratio) onto mandibles and trim
21. remove silver/grey liquid mask on mandibles and trim
22. liquid mask silver, grey and purple areas on mandibles and trim
23. spray red 73 onto mandibles and trim
24. remove liquid mask on mandibles and trim, lightly buff with 0000 wire wool
25. mask mandibles and trim
26. liquid mask silver and grey on upper cheeks then spray black 33.
27. remove mask on dome and lower cheeks then mask upper cheeks
28. liquid mask silver and grey damage on dome and lower cheeks
29. spray green 78 on dome and lower cheeks, lightly buff with 0000 wire wool, mask helmet except back panels
30. liquid mask silver and grey on back panels, spray beige, 28+103
31. remove liquid mask on back panels
32. mask silver, grey and beige on back panels ,spray green ,76+96
33. remove liquid mask from back panels
34. mask kill stripes (tape and liquid), 154 fade to 82
35. dent powder burn, 33+72 and a bit of 62
also around edge of back and lower cheeks, very lightly
36. liquid mask detail on R/H ear spray sand 93
37. scuff marks between dent and kill stripes satin black 85, use old fine brush cut to a stump
38. masking tape and liquid mask R/H ear decal, spray white 34
39. masking tape white arc on R/H ear decal, spray satin black 85
40. brighter red detail on R/H upper mandible area masked off seperately red 60 darkened slightly with red 73
41. grime in arrows, around ears and on top of mandible/ dome join, 93 mixed thin with white spirit
42. yellow glue blobs on back and side of dome, windsor and newton ink sunshine yellow, apply in layers with silicone brush
43. spray brown 62 fine/coarse splatter on R/H side of helmet and R/H ear and splatter beige 103 onto mandibles as per reference pics
44. seal entire helmet with 3-4 thin coats of satin coat
45. have a cup of tea and admire your work...

Step 45 is optional, feel free to replace tea with coffee or beer...:D

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WOW, I think you just made a sticky.:lol..

"Step 45 is optional, feel free to replace tea with coffee or beer..."
Can I replace it with a Coke? I'm not much of a tea, coffee of beer drinker...:D
Darren

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"Step 45 is optional, feel free to replace tea with coffee or beer..."
Can I replace it with a Coke? I'm not much of a tea, coffee of beer drinker...:D
Darren

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No way Darren, I have to tell ya, it can only be done with tea, coffee and beer ... :D

Better get used to one of them :b

I guess, I´ll try it with all three ... starting with a tea, after step 25 I switch over to coffee and when it´s done ... I´ll have a beer ... or two ... or ... :drool

Thanks for this complete list with all the steps and colors Garrett!:cheering

:cheers
Manuel

PS: Spidey you´re right ... it should be sticky. :rolleyes

Alright! Another TF paint thread. :) Love watching these, Garrett!

3. mask entire helmet except L/H ear spray red 60
4. liquid mask red damage spray grey 28

I used a water soluble white pencil to roughly outline the next layer detail, i've done this to ensure the scale of the layer is as accurate as possible. I also peeled back the liquid mask in areas with a compass point to create sharper detail where needed before painting.

**** ... this is coming along nice! I have to admit I love your painting skills Garrett!

Manuel

How on Earth did I miss this thread!!!!!! SWEET.

It's so much fun to watch... You are a master Garrett!!!

Please send this lid to

Boomer Fett
10201 South Luther Rd
Newalla America

(did it work? the power of suggestion rocks)

5. liquid mask red and grey
6. green 78+159

tip: peel back the dry liquid mask with a point to adjust fine detail...

It's just awesome, I will follow this tutorial to do my bucket :drool

STICKY! :thumbsup

Sticky stick stick sticky, this is the thread that other threads aspire to be like :lol

Yeah, I think sticky would be good!!!!!! Thats fairly similar to the way I do my buckets.

Thats alot of work you put into the list TF!!! Gonna make alot of folks happy!!!! :) (including me) Thanx!!!
D

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Please send this lid to

Boomer Fett
10201 South Luther Rd
Newalla America

(did it work? the power of suggestion rocks)

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Nice try Ivan.

Wow...I've always wanted to see a Fett bucket painted, and how it was done. it always seemed ludicrously complex to me! :D

Another subscribed thread with TF....:)

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Wow...I've always wanted to see a Fett bucket painted, and how it was done. it always seemed ludicrously complex to me! :D

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You are watching the wrong thread then.... Fortunately... Garrett makes it look like it's child’s play...

7. with white pencil draw on outline of L/H ear decal
8. using liquid mask and masking tape, mask off L/H ear decal
9. spray white no.34

tip: spray the white in lots of thin coats as opposed to a couple of thick ones!

Next onto the back panels...

Only one word... AMAZING.


I can't wait to see the back panels.

Brilliant work. I actually study your helmets along with the real deal on mine right now. I can't wait to see the final product.

-Joe

good to see product placement is still alive and well.

is this thread sponsored by John lewis ? :D

great start look forward to your next instalment's

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good to see product placement is still alive and well.

is this thread sponsored by John lewis ? :D

great start look forward to your next instalment's

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:lol they do a great helmet stand...;)

10. draw the light grey detail with white pencil on back panels, liquid mask
11. masking tape the whole helmet except back panels
12. spray silver metallic no.11

tip: use keyslots to determine scale and position of damage. If the light grey is not surrounded by silver, leave the liquid mask on!

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5. liquid mask red and grey
6. green 78+159

tip: peel back the dry liquid mask with a point to adjust fine detail...

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Hi Mr Fettler,
when you state (6. green 78+159) are you mixing the colours together or are you misting one colour over the other with the airbrush?

I've seen you state this before but never quite understood what you meant.

Jason

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Hi Mr Fettler,
when you state (6. green 78+159) are you mixing the colours together or are you misting one colour over the other with the airbrush?

I've seen you state this before but never quite understood what you meant.

Jason

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Hi Jason those colours are mixed before going through the airbrush...

it makes sense now.
Thanks.

Your layering work is outstanding. :thumbsup

13. outline silver damage on back panels with sharp pencil
14. liquid mask silver damage on back panels
15. spray grey no.79

tip: if the silver is not surrounded by grey, leave the liquid mask on! The grey damage within the silver on the R/H panel will be added as an individual layer later.

Amazing. I love how you can get the sharp detail. I'm actually amazed how sharp you can get it to peel. I can't wait to see more.

Oh, man. . . looking excellent, Garrett!

This is ridiculously awesome to watch.

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Amazing. I love how you can get the sharp detail. I'm actually amazed how sharp you can get it to peel. I can't wait to see more.

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My same question - how do you keep it so sharp ? peel off at the just the right time as the paint sets up ? :?

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My same question - how do you keep it so sharp ? peel off at the just the right time as the paint sets up ? :?

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I think its a combination of the way the liquid mask adheres to the metallic silver, almost with a fine ragged edge and the thickness of the next coat, that and keeping the detail as small as possible and even omitting parts that are too fine; these areas can be scratched in later. I left the grey layer 12 hours before the mask came off, this also played a part...

one last... heh... i don't think i believe this is the last ;)

Awanesome work guy! I'm making my own ESB helmet and i will follow your example.

16. liquid mask light grey, silver and mid grey.
17. airbrush grey 28
18 mist beige 103

I 've always had mixed feelings about the 'creaminess' of the beige layer, its difficult to gauge as the green layer seems to reduce its tone. I've misted 103 on top of 28 so if needed i can use wire wool to buff the colour back slightly...

tip: watch out for the mid grey detail UNDER the green layer, Darth Nickel and myself have been working on a translucent green mix for the next layer...;)

Another FINE layer TF.

The Green is going to be interesting. I only HOPE mine will come out as nice as yours. It should be a very cool result.

Keeps getting better and better. Cant wait Big G! Keep up the GREAT work!

19. outline fine grey detail within R/H back panel silver area, liquid mask then airbrush grey 79
20. outline final layer on back panels...

tip: look out for the shape of the green areas!

Brilliant stuff TF, always a treat.

21. liquid mask silver, grey and beige areas
22. spray 76 and 96 mixed 1:1

tip: try to keep this layer slightly thinner so the grey and beige show through in certain areas!
I went slightly too heavy with the paint, so the grey i was hoping would show through this layer is not really visible, when totally dry a buff with 0000 wire wool may work and will also tone down colour intensity...
PS if you spot any detail i missed please keep it to yourself as i'm nursing a migrane from staring at the back of this helmet for 2 weeks...:D
PPS thanks to Darth_Nickel for helping me with the colour mix...:thumbsup

simply amazing TF. The detail is well... amazing. I love the shot next to the screen with the actual bucket. I mean come on man... that is some SICK stuff. Hats off.

I'm glad I could help in any little way I did. It's the least I could do for all you have done for me. The thanks go to you.

Take notes people, if you paint it up like TF then you will never need another bucket. Garrett is most probably the best ESB helmet painter on this forum. :thumbup

Wow... just wow :suprise

I must try a layered method... I need to try it :)

:cheers

One word comes to mind, and it happens to be one of the Seven Deadly Sins....ENVY! :D If I was Catholic, I'd have to go to confession! Good thing I'm not... ;)

Sweet work Garrett!

Hey TF thanks for sharing your techniques with us all and the return pm's with all the tips.
After a thread like this everyone should be able to kick out a decent helmet paint up.
Thanks for sharing man, this is top notch.

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Hey TF thanks for sharing your techniques with us all and the return pm's with all the tips.
After a thread like this everyone should be able to kick out a decent helmet paint up.
Thanks for sharing man, this is top notch.

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To be honest it seemed a shame to list out the process ( as i do with all the helmets i paint to remind myself ) and not share it, i only hope it helps anyone painting a helmet...:thumbsup

23. a very light buff on the back panels with 0000 wire wool. The aim here is to thin the green layer slightly, don't over do it, it needs to be very subtle!
24. mask entire helmet except R/H ear pieces. Spray R/H ear pieces silver no. 11
25. masking tape R/H ear sections to remain silver including inside where the stalk locates. Mount ear pieces onto helmet.

26. liquid mask silver damage, airbrush grey no. 79.
27. remove liquid mask, liquid mask silver and grey damage, airbrush sand no. 93.
28. draw on in pencil black arch and white half arch on outer cap, trace the white arch onto a piece of masking tape, cut the white arch out with sharp knife.
29. liquid mask black arch, airbrush white no. 34.
30. apply masking tape half arch, airbrush satin black no. 85.
31. using thin strips of masking tape, mask the nine stripes below black arch, brush on satin black no. 85.

tip: keep silver liquid masking to an absolute minimum, detail can be scratched through the following layers with a compass point...:thumbsup

Ive said it before. Like a star at the top of the xmas tree! Great job Garrett.

Garrett, really nice job, looks pretty good like your past buckets !

Still waiting for your PM :lol

32. mask entire helmet except dome and lower cheeks, liquid mask grey 147 areas in dent, on top scratch and above keyslots on dome back.
33. airbrush silver no.11
34. outline silver damage with pencil, liquid mask, airbrush grey no.27 in and around dent only, liquid mask grey 27 detail in and around dent, airbrush grey no. 79 onto dome and lower cheeks.

Man I cant wait Big G! Looking great. Appreciate the hard work buddy!

GREAT!!!! more pics and methods for me!!!!
Looks really cool

I'm dying to see more! Very nice.

35. liquid mask silver and grey detail on dome and lower cheeks.
36. airbrush right hand side of lower right cheek with green mix from back panels, liquid mask detail.
37. airbrush dome and lower cheeks with green no. 78.

I love this thread :D So what's next? The black on the upper cheeks?

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I love this thread :D So what's next? The black on the upper cheeks?

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Just masking them now...:thumbsup

Chills

Amazing. That's all that can really be said. AMAZING.

This kids is how its done, excellent work! :thumbsup

You are a true artist Garrett! Have step 45 waiting for #44....

Garret, just to know, after every layer that you apply, do you do something on it? I say that because, maybe, if you mask the painted area it will peel off...

I don't know, so please tell me, tell me :D

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Garret, just to know, after every layer that you apply, do you do something on it? I say that because, maybe, if you mask the painted area it will peel off...

I don't know, so please tell me, tell me :D

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The Humbrol enamel paints seem quite tuff ( they adhere to previous coats 100% ) so liquid mask or tape will not lift the paint between layers...

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The Humbrol enamel paints seem quite tuff ( they adhere to previous coats 100% ) so liquid mask or tape will not lift the paint between layers...

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Perfect :D Thank you for your reply, I hope to see more updates soon :cheering

Wow, that is some great work :)

38. mask entire helmet except upper cheeks, liquid mask base colour along upper cheek/mandible edge, airbrush silver no. 11.
39. liquid mask silver on upper cheeks, airbrush grey no.79.
40. liquid mask silver/grey on upper cheeks, airbrush black no. 33.

The B.A factor is off the charts! Cant wait for the mandibles G.

I'm not worthy!.. TF this is one of the best helmets tutorials ever!

I am so proud to own a TF Helmet. :) My most prized possesion! :)

:skull El1te

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32. mask entire helmet except dome and lower cheeks, liquid mask grey 147 areas in dent, on top scratch and above keyslots on dome back.
33. airbrush silver no.11
34. outline silver damage with pencil, liquid mask, airbrush grey no.27 in and around dent only, liquid mask grey 27 detail in and around dent, airbrush grey no. 79 onto dome and lower cheeks.

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Incredible work! :cheers

OK, I'm going to ask a silly question, because that's what I do best. :) Are you using a white pencil in this entire process? What kind of pencil is a white pencil and what kind of liquid masking do you suggest?

Thanks for this thread! STICKY! STICKY! STICKY!

ditto - sticky is a must.

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Incredible work! :cheers

OK, I'm going to ask a silly question, because that's what I do best. :) Are you using a white pencil in this entire process? What kind of pencil is a white pencil and what kind of liquid masking do you suggest?

Thanks for this thread! STICKY! STICKY! STICKY!

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Thanks. The white pencil is water soluble and comes in those colour pencil sets, i find it easier to outline the detail with on the darker colours ie greys, red etc. The best liquid mask i've found is Humbrol maskol...

Just amazing absolutely amazing, I love how this is coming along and it should be a sticky for sure.

I think I have your liquid masking technique down, but I just want to clarify. You spray color 1, then mask out what you want to keep for color 1, spray color 2, remove the original mask, and then mask color 1 and 2 together? Do you remove the original mask on color 1 so you can gauge the masking of color 2 more accurately??

THANKS!!
Kody

Thats pretty much the technique, although some of the masking is left on in certain areas ie the base grey around the dent which is removed after the powder burn is added after the grey and green layers...

Thanks for the info. Also, do you usually thin 2 parts paint to one part thinner? How much paint does it ususally take you to do one full bucket? As in number of 14mL tins for the most used paint??

Thanks,
Kody

Can't wait to see more.

41. mask entire helmet except mandibles and trim, airbrush silver no.11.
42. liquid mask silver damage on mandibles and trim, airbrush grey no.27.
43. remove liquid mask, liquid mask silver and grey damage on mandibles and trim. (outline with white pencil)

tip: lift masking tape on dome etc to match damage between different sections...
Remove liquid mask when paint is touch dry, approx. 3-4 hours...

44. airbrush purple onto mandibles and trim (no.73+104)

tip: carefully remove liquid mask after 2-3 hours, then gently remove the white pencil marks with a damp sponge...

Garret as always, well do I even have to say it!!! Outstanding!!!! Love all the detail.

If I was anymore excited Big G....i'd be booking the next flight to the UK. LOL

It's just amazing.

Great work Mr Fettler.
How long up to now, would you say you've been working on it?
can't wait for the next instalments

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Great work Mr Fettler.
How long up to now, would you say you've been working on it?
can't wait for the next instalments

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I've spent far too long on this helmet, although 99% of the work was looking and 1% doing...:lol (3-4 months?)

45. Liquid mask silver, grey and purple on mandibles and trim, airbrush red no.73

Nice! Your #73 looks more red on the pics than the one I used some time ago! It looks perfect :thumbsup

Other question: Will you sell the helmet afterwards? And what do you want for it?

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Other question: Will you sell the helmet afterwards? And what do you want for it?

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Manuel, this is a commission for a friend on TDH, i just wanted to share the process/results with you guys...:D

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Manuel, this is a commission for a friend on TDH, i just wanted to share the process/results with you guys...:D

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Yep, it's for me :)


I wish so... :D You're friend is a lucky one :lol

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45. Liquid mask silver, grey and purple on mandibles and trim, airbrush red no.73

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I bet that friend is one good looking dude. :lol Big G that red is B.A. Level 10 my man! :thumbsup If it wasnt a long swim I would hug you in a total Hetero way.:lol I appreciate the work and man hours buddy.

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I bet that friend is one good looking dude. :lol Big G that red is B.A. Level 10 my man! :thumbsup If it wasnt a long swim I would hug you in a total Hetero way.:lol I appreciate the work and man hours buddy.

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Sounds like i should prep the spare room for a visit from you and your wife!...:lol:lol

You lucky f@#$@..... lol

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I bet that friend is one good looking dude. :lol Big G that red is B.A. Level 10 my man! :thumbsup If it wasnt a long swim I would hug you in a total Hetero way.:lol I appreciate the work and man hours buddy.

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