Jango Fett Jr
Well-Known Hunter
That is just gorgeous! Absolutely stunning work so far 
Prepro helmet v.2 project
- Thread starter micke
- Start date
Hammer of Might
Active Hunter
Looks great so far! I keep clicking 'save-image' over and over.....
So i went to the paintstore today and browsed colors.
Here is my list converted to Humbrol as the rainbow brand was hard to get in the US. Please note that the red on the list is temporary until i find something better. I found a gloss color that matched pretty well, but it was glossy, so please use the red and mix it until you get what you want.
The other colors are good straight from the bottle
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Humbrol
matt 31(main color)
Humbrol
"153 Insignia Red"(mandibles) -You might have to mix this out with a little brown or grey as it's very bright.
Humbrol
"77 Matt Navy Blue"
(Lower cheeks)
Humbrol enamel
88
(rear)
Humbrol super enamel
82
(killstripes)
I've noticed that Revell has a pretty good selections of colors, so it's a good alternative to both the Rainbow enamel and Humbrol brands.
I completely removed the Tamiya racinggreen from the chart as it looked a little different when painted on. I replaced it
with "Humbrol 82". It looks a lot better.
Here is my list converted to Humbrol as the rainbow brand was hard to get in the US. Please note that the red on the list is temporary until i find something better. I found a gloss color that matched pretty well, but it was glossy, so please use the red and mix it until you get what you want.
The other colors are good straight from the bottle
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Humbrol
matt 31(main color)
Humbrol
"153 Insignia Red"(mandibles) -You might have to mix this out with a little brown or grey as it's very bright.
Humbrol
"77 Matt Navy Blue"
(Lower cheeks)
Humbrol enamel
88
(rear)
Humbrol super enamel
82
(killstripes)
I've noticed that Revell has a pretty good selections of colors, so it's a good alternative to both the Rainbow enamel and Humbrol brands.
I completely removed the Tamiya racinggreen from the chart as it looked a little different when painted on. I replaced it
with "Humbrol 82". It looks a lot better.
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Spideyfett
Well-Known Hunter
micke said:Evan:Sorry about the delay. Will check the colors tomorrow
Here´s a little progress.
I painted the cheeks and added the brigther red and grey for the additional scratches. I look forward to give the helmet a wash as it is a tad to sharp at the moment. The wash will hopefully bring it all together
Next will be the rear..
WOW...that's looking amazing Micke....
Love your work.
Evan! I'm glad to hear that the insignia red worked out
Just a note. I've painted the rear now, but i soon found out that the Tamiya racing green were to bright and warm. My original plan was to mist the Humbrol enamel 88 on top in order to get the color perfect, but that simply was not enough, so i repainted the whole rear with the Humbrol enamel 88 which is slightly a more colder color. Now it looks spot on (to me atleast)! So please note that i've removed the racing green completely from the list.
This is how i did the rear:
I misted some grey primer, silver and black and masked of the scratched area before i painted the green color on top and removed the masking liquid. If you dont know what i talk about, check out the rear on the ROTJ helmet. It has the same type of scratches there.
These are the things left on the paintjob:
-Mist the earcaps, stalk with brown and black and gently sand the corners in order to get a weathered look.
-Paint the killstripes
-Paint the keyholes
-Add additional fine scratches with a needle
-fix some of the scratches as they dont line up as good as some of the others.
Other things are:
-Attach the visor
-Modify the stalk so it will get a more accurate thickness and attach the RF-top.
-Paint and install the circuitboard.
-Find 2 parts that resembles the greeblies on the circuitboard.
Pics soon!
Just a note. I've painted the rear now, but i soon found out that the Tamiya racing green were to bright and warm. My original plan was to mist the Humbrol enamel 88 on top in order to get the color perfect, but that simply was not enough, so i repainted the whole rear with the Humbrol enamel 88 which is slightly a more colder color. Now it looks spot on (to me atleast)! So please note that i've removed the racing green completely from the list.
This is how i did the rear:
I misted some grey primer, silver and black and masked of the scratched area before i painted the green color on top and removed the masking liquid. If you dont know what i talk about, check out the rear on the ROTJ helmet. It has the same type of scratches there.
These are the things left on the paintjob:
-Mist the earcaps, stalk with brown and black and gently sand the corners in order to get a weathered look.
-Paint the killstripes
-Paint the keyholes
-Add additional fine scratches with a needle
-fix some of the scratches as they dont line up as good as some of the others.
Other things are:
-Attach the visor
-Modify the stalk so it will get a more accurate thickness and attach the RF-top.
-Paint and install the circuitboard.
-Find 2 parts that resembles the greeblies on the circuitboard.
Pics soon!
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Helmet is looking GREAT micke!!!
Tambo Fett
Active Hunter
Dam nice bucket...well done guys I love this version.
Tyler Durden
Well-Known Hunter
Sorry for the late reply, but Micke, that is just awesome! If I didn't know better, I would swear that was the real PP2 helmet in your pics!
Predatormv
Well-Known Hunter
WOW again. Yea it is settled I am going to repaint mine now. It looks amazing Micke. I want to see bigger pics.
Spideyfett
Well-Known Hunter
Hey Micke, any Final pics on this...?????????
