Yep, another bucket progress thread

Well, seeing all the new threads flying around, has inspired me to get going on my second bucket that I have been letting just sit around. It's a MSH fiberglass, but I don't know the make on it. If someone could help me out, that would be great. It is a bit bigger than my DP96. Going for an ESB theme this time, want to try something else-

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Got the basic colors on, my Rogue studios list. I bought the enamel boxcar red this time, so I didn't have to mix. Kill stripes applied topically. Big thanks to Evan for the template, it works perfect-

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looks great!

so, I'm guessing this will be topical paint job? Looks really good so far, I'll have to watch this thread.

Mrgr8ness - you got me this time :lol . I am stilling waiting to cast my bucket yet alone begin the paint job.

btw nice start to the bucket :cheering

I would love to try and build my own bucket, but I really dont have the time right yet. I really need to produce a finished costume. I am starting to paint the back of this bucket. Figured I would start with the hard part first, and get it out of the way

Been awhile, but I have been busy and really trying to take my time with this bucket. I have the back section complete, minus the weathering. I am very happy with it so far-

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Oh, and this was all done topically for anyone wondering

WOW :suprise ..you've completed the hardest part .....and If the back is any indication of what the rest of the Bucket might look like... Then I can't wait to see it completed...Great Work NIC!..:thumbsup

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Originally Posted by mrgr8ness

Oh, and this was all done topically for anyone wondering

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*** :suprise that is looking great. from the pics it looks layered.

good work mate :cheering

Awesome! :cheering

Thanks for the kind words guys. Probably never be a Spideyfett paintjob, but..... Anyone have an idea who the maker of this bucket might be? I'd like to find out. Oh, and I need advice on attaching the ears. May just Goop them on, but may consider other methods.

Looks AMAZING!!!

NICEEEEEEEEEE! :)

Great job!

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Looking good, keep up the good paintin!

Ok, had a little time over the weekend and yesterday to start, what I think is the second hardest- the mandables. Still have a little left to do on the right side, but I am pretty happy with it. Still have a bit of brow work to do, should have it done in the next few days. I really want to get the "cat scratch" done soon too-

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Looks great... ;)

helluva good job so far. the back is really really nice. can't wait to see more pics!

Digging this thread up from the grave. I've made more progress, slowly but surely. I found my back deck is a great place to take pictures in the morning to get good natural light to make the colors look the way they really are. I have the mandables pretty much done, even did the tan speckles. Got the cheeks pretty much done. The front of the dome is about done, but still need to do the black marks. Will add those when I get the killstripe side done. No weathering has been done yet. I am pretty pleased with the progress-

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Oh, and if anyone notices, I totally redid the dent. It used to be just a crator. After painting it, I was very unpleased, so I half filled and reshaped the whole thing. I like it much better now.

Looks great, keep going!

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:skull

Keep up the great progress.

MORE PICS!!!:cheering ...please?;)

Yeah, it's lookin' sweet...much like the paintjob on your 96 DP. You've got some bucket painting skills! :)

That is looking AWESOME!!!!

Nice Work!

Got some more done. Its really coming along now! Almost done, just going through, finding any scratches I missed. Then, I need to weather, then highlight some of the scratches again, since some scratches are weathered and some have the fresh look. I am pretty happy with it, but probably like everyone else, there are parts that I with were better. Thanks to Spidey, I have added the crack and repair. I am working on the ears. The left ear is pretty much done. I am adding a spot for the micro switch and wires in the rangefinder ear, along with magnets. I also painted the interior of the bucket black to avoid any light refelction. I also bought a Bobamaker MQ-1 board, which is painted and ready to install. I had to take these inside since there is 2 feet of snow ouside. The color isn't too bad though, a little lighter than actual-
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Looks awesome!!!! :D

WOAH!:suprise GR8 JOB!!!

Thanks guys! Paul, I followed your MSH1 progress thread closely as I am working on mine. Hopefully I can get mine to be at least decent compared to yours. I am getting real picky at this point, I didn't like the way my white spots turned out on the back. They look good but should line up more. The problem is that my kill stripes are back about 1/4 inch too far or so, so it throws everything off just a little. Oh well, this is my first ESB bucket, and can't do much to change it now without a ton of work. I am going to try and line up the white spots a little better. I also want to work on my crack repair a little more, its just not quite right to me right now. If anyone else sees anything I can improve, without a bunch of rework, please let me know. Hopefully I will be doing some weathering tonight:cheering

More progress pics. Got the ears going, still need to finish the stalk and cap for right side. I got the crack/repair looking much better now and fixed the white spots in the back. Added details like tape residue under the kill stripes, brown splatter on right ear, tan splatter on mandables. I took these pics outside real quick this morning to get natural light but the flash still came on with all the pics except the straight on front, so once again my colors look a little off. Gotta figure out how to use the camera. I will take any last minute advice I can before completion. I know Spidyfett will notice the lack of blue marker. Don't worry bro, will add it once I get a darker blue marker than the one I got:b

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:fettesb It looks incredible!!! The talent here is amazing. I hope mine ends up as well as yours. Still working on my mandibles. How did you achieve the tan paint splatters?

Looks great dude. I have always been a fan of your paintjobs!

Oh, almost forgot... this one gets my custom stamp!

http://www.evan4218.com/images/paintjob.jpg

Thanks bro, right back at ya. I always love the work you crank out. Hey, I actually did kinda look like that once I finally got the bucket to this point:lol Took some more last night with no flash to show off the true colors a bit-

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Originally Posted by SD68

:How did you achieve the tan paint splatters?

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I use the toothbrush method. Get the toothbrush wet, then apply the tan paint to it, aim and run your thumb across the bristles. Nothing looks more natural to me.