Superjedi's GMH--Pre-Pro 2

Its all part of the original so why not ,
Not to hijack your thread but this is how Ive aproched the back of the helmet
I the white parts are gel coat masked them off the I painted the dome silver were it needed it and light gray were it needed it , the masked the damage did the dark gray then over sprayed green and grey on the back then maske that of and did the green on the back over the damage
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Next Ill remask the back damage to make the pattern match the PP2 more
 
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Trouble with the pre-pros is there's very scant reference compared to the screen-used buckets.
With so little evidence of how it looked fresh out of the painting area all those years ago, we have to rely on the photos.
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This is one of my favorite pics of the PP2 helmet(y).. when I get around to painting my GMH I will prob go with all the promo photos like this one... painting as it was.

Hopefully more reference will come out... I'm pretty sure that will be a sure bet btw. cough cough ;)
 
Hi all,
Told you this would be a slow progress thread! :lol:

JUNE 11, 2011

OK, stage 1 of the rear panels is complete. I masked the whole back area off and sprayed a couple of contrasting grays. I began with a medium light tone, and covered it with a much darker gray. I deliberatly left it cloudy, because there are definitely a couple of shades visible under the dark green.

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I tried to match the cloudy patterns in the keyslot area as best I could. It will begin to look much better once the chips and scratches are added.

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Keep in mind, the flash is blowing out the contrast in all these pics, but there's not enough good natural light left to get better ones, at least till tomorrow at the earliest.

If I have time tomorrow, I'll begin placing/tracing the areas that will remain gray as I prepare for some dark greenage!
 
JUNE 12, 2011

Maskage! Got the damage areas stenciled, and then applied some Winsor & Netwon masking fluid. This is really great stuff. It might be a bit more expensive than some other masking products, but I've had the same bottle for around 4 years now and it still works just as well as the day I bought it. (y)

The shiny, wet looking shapes below are the masked areas. Those will remain gray.

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I gave the fluid about an hour to dry well, then sprayed on the base green for the back panels. I went with CNW Green. It's applied in a pretty haphazard manner, as all the colors on this helmet are kind of "muddy" and a bit translucent in places.
After the green had dried for a while, I went back with my reference pics and added some gray misting. I really need to find a good spot to photograph this helmet so I don't have to use the dang flash!! The contrast is way out of whack in these pics, but you can get a good idea of the areas that were misted.

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This mess will dry for 5 or 6 hours, then I'll go back and remove the masking fluid. I like that part cuz it makes a big mess. :)
Not sure if I'll get much further this weekend, but the silver damage and small physical scrapes will come next.
 
Good work so far on the back plates. I love all the detailing you do on your helmets - especially this one. I'm eager to see how this will look when you will finish it.
 
Thanks! I used a couple of different sizes of microbrushes to apply the mask. They're sold in packs of 10 and they're like tiny Q-tips. Just a little puff of fiber on a plastic handle. I think I've mentioned using them before in a couple of my other threads. They're very inexpensive and disposable, so they're perfect for these types of applications.

The mask is removed now, however I may have to reapply and respray the green a little heavier. It came out more faded than I would like.
More to come!
 
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