ThirdEThree GMH PP2 paint up!

Jayvee, I'm just trying to keep up with you, my friend!!
You set precedence with the critical eye and paint matching skill.
Thanks for all your help on this project. Your opinion totally paid off(y)
 
Very welcome mate, glad to help anytime - I really am glad someone else tried the back panel green - I think you two Erics and myself got some really close results with that colour mix, so just a really good result for others looking at one of these similar paintups. Your skills are awesome my friend! Peace :)
 
Thanks 3rdE3 for the compliments regarding the stencils!
That helmet came out great! With your thirst to paint, with your amazing skills and with your speed you should try your hands on some painting commissions, I'm pretty sure that you will please a lot of people with your work. Just keep on with the great job! So, what's next? Supertrooper? Pre-Pro #1 v.1? Pre-Pro #1 v.2? ROTJ? Sandy!!?
 
Raf, I definitely need an RotJ in my collection, so that's definitely on the schedule. Is there any reference for a Sandy?
It doesn't seem like there is much out there.
Thanks for the vote of confidence on taking commissions. Something is in the works as we speak. (y)
 
Wow! Excellent results! (y)
After I painted the back part of the dome, I added an extra step to my process where
I just curled into a little ball on the floor and rocked back and forth for a while.

But I'm fine now. :p

How does it feel being a member of the PP2 club? It's been a while since I painted
my first one, and there are times when I look at certain parts of it and think,
"Now how in the heck did I do that??"
 
E, I know exactly what you mean. It's been a couple days since I finished it and the random twitching has almost stopped.
Definitely psyched to be in the PP2 club. I couldn't believe how replicating something that was so random when originally done would be as tedious as it was to reproduce. Definitely a fun and challenging project.
 
Definitely inspiring stuff!! Totally amazing paint up! It must be super hard as there aren't the reference pics with the pre pro's, as there are with our hero helmets! Wow! I am only just beginning to understand how gifted you are my friend! :) (y)
 
Love this bucket.

As much of an ESB Fett helmet fan I am, is it wrong of me to (perhaps?) like the PP2 more so? It's definitely growing on me. :)

I know it wasn't screen used, so we never saw it in the movies at any point. The only place we really saw it was on promotional materials and packaging. And really, when I was 8, 9, and 10 years old, did I really notice the difference? No. As long as the helmet was red, green and silver. LOL

But looking at the helmet now as I go through an amped up Fett research/learning curve, and seeing the more detailed photos of the real PP2 helmet -- much like the original ANH Stormtroopers and ANH Vader helmet, I love all the nicks, dents and scrapes in the cast. It's all character.

There's also a distinct stylistic difference between Joe and Sandy's paint work. Love them both - but they definitely have their differences
 
I think that PP2 suit taken as a whole is probably my favourite but as you say there's a lack of screen time and because of that it gets overlooked. That said the ESB helmet just edges it for me
 
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