Superjedi's SgtFang helmet

Glad everyone's enjoying the progress! I'm having fun doing the painting.

PROGRESS--Oct 2nd:
OK, not too exciting today. Got the MM Panzerolivgrun on the dome and lower cheeks, and the Polly S PRR Brunswick Green on the upper cheeks. The upper cheeks were hand painted with a 1/2" sable brush. Those Polly S paints go on smoooooooooth! :eek:
If I remember right, the upper cheeks on the original were hand painted as well.

It's funny, but seeing it side by side really shows how much the weathering darkens up the green!

IMG_0001c.jpg


IMG_0003a.jpg


Much more to come. . . but slowly (until the weekend!) ;)
 
Last edited by a moderator:
PROGRESS--Oct 3rd:
Well, no pics today. All I had time to do was put on a coat of Testors Dullcoat. This will seal all the work I've done already in preparation for the next step; painting the mandibles. I'm lucky enough to have a great hobby shop nearby that carries the whole Floquil/Polly S paint line, and they stock Floquil Boxcar Red in spray cans!
So tomorrow I'll mask everything off, and paint the mandibles and band around the helmet. :thumbsup:
 
Is there any way you could post a link to Batninja's thread covering the clean-up of this particular helmet? I can't find it. I just received my SgtFang helmet and could use some schooling on doing so as I'm still pretty much a novice at all this. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated.







superjedi said:
THE BEGINNING--Sep 28th
Hi all! Well, got my new SgtFang resin helmet about 45 minutes ago. Looks great overall! :) There will be some clean-up/dremeling/filling before I can get to the paint job, and I won't go into much detail where that's concerned.
Batninja already covered the clean-up of this helmet in his thread.

I'll update with pics of the painting process once I get it ready. :thumbsup:
Oh yeah, this will be my 2nd ESB paintjob.
Click to expand...
 
Ya know.. I was just teasing.. You didn't really have to double your efforts.. :lol:

I dunno how you do such a good job so quickly, but it looks great so far.. When does the bidding start? Friday? :p
 
Kinda funny ... just by looking at the front of the helmet, it almost looks like what 's helmet looked like right when he started bounty hunting ... before it sustained the battle damage.

Keep up the good work!:cheers
 
Thanks for all the comments, guys! I did my MS helmet over a year ago, and that's long enough to enjoy doing another one all over again.

PROGRESS--Oct 5th:
Killstripes are on. :) I masked them all individually with blue painters tape, then painted the "chips" on with masking fluid. I then sponged on Polly S UP Armour Yellow in several light applications until none of the green on the dome showed thru. This is exactly the same technique I used on my MS1. I like to use those really dense makeup sponges. They leave no brush strokes or "dab" marks, and it's a heckuva lot easier than masking everything to airbrush! :thumbsup:
Here she be:

IMG_0053.jpg


IMG_0054.jpg


IMG_0055.jpg


The next step will be to start mapping/stenciling all the damage on upper cheeks and mandibles. (*gulp*)
 
This thread is more than 13 years old.

Your message may be considered spam for the following reasons:

  1. This thread hasn't been active in some time. A new post in this thread might not contribute constructively to this discussion after so long.
If you wish to reply despite these issues, check the box below before replying.
Be aware that malicious compliance may result in more severe penalties.

Similar threads

AdenSolu
A'den Solu's ROTJ SE Build
2
Replies
21
Views
470
AdenSolu
AdenSolu
Short4ATrooper
So you’ve never used an airbrush before?
Replies
10
Views
1,324
Tythetrooper
T
W
Boba Fresh D+ recipe for flex 3d printed armor
Replies
1
Views
989
TerranCmdr
TerranCmdr
MachineCraft
Definitive Metal Ears for Lineage Helmets - MachineCraft Replicas
2 3
Replies
44
Views
10,443
MachineCraft
MachineCraft
B
My first bobba fett helmet paint up with Archive-X paints
Replies
3
Views
2,047
BudaFett
BudaFett
Back
Top