Thanks, 22.
UPDATE: January 6, 2013
Man, it's the 6th already?? Where did the weekend go?
Got a lot done since the previous update. I completed the left cheek, using the
usual colors. I made sure to get the contrasting gray/green tone for the damage
on the very left edge of the inner cheek. It was a custom blend starting with a
base of SP Lark and adding some of the back panel green to darken it up.
I also spent a good amount of time toning the dome and lower cheeks. I misted on some POG
to darken some areas a little, then I mixed a lighter tone of the blend I had originally misted
over the whole dome. This was applied in cloudy patterns to approximate the faded, oxidized
look of the original helmet.
When the lighter tone was dry, I went back again with some POG and an old toothbrush and
spattered some areas to subtly break things up. The pics don't really convey how it looks in
person, but I'm really happy with the overall effect.
Finally. . . killstripes!
I did these this morning, masking everything off and applying
some masking fluid to get the chips within each stripe. I used a base of UP Armor Yellow, then
misted the trailing stripes with a red-orange color to get the light-to-dark look.
When the stripes were unmasked, I added the silver and gray damage that is within
and around the stripes. I also thinned some Polly Scale Concrete waaaay down and
added the "tape residue" under and between some of the stripes.
The helmet is finally at the point now where I can seal everything with a couple of
coats of Testors dull coat. I do this to protect all the painted areas before I mask
everything off to paint the mandibles. Which, hopefully I should be able to do tomorrow!
I have a class that starts on Tuesday, so progress may slow down a bit over the next
few weeks. This is my very last class for my Bachelor's degree! Woo hoo!
More to come.