My 1st Jango Helmet

Nice job on the RnB!

Thanks! Fun stuff, I think I might retouch some areas. I does show off every lil nik and cranny.

Great work!!!

you can get the earth magnets off ebay "rare earth magnets"...higher the number, stronger they are.

Very nice job with the RnB!! I didn't know that BKBT made the dented helmets anymore. I think it's looking pretty sweet!

Originally Posted by CGClone

Great work!!!

you can get the earth magnets off ebay "rare earth magnets"...higher the number, stronger they are.

Thanks, I'll check out the Bay. Would craft or hobby shops carry these? Dont really want to wait around for shipping.

As for the Dented version- "GCNgamer128", I'm guessing BK will do it if he has the time. Thats what he did for me, now thats a nice guy!!:thumbup

Gosh.. I love the mold. I like it better than mine!

wow on the r&b...whats your method? that came out fantastic

Originally Posted by ItsThatGuy

Michael's (if you have those) has them in the Jewlery section.

Edit - Sorry, I am talking about where to get earth magnets!

Thanks, ItsthatGuy.
Sweet I'll check him out tommorrow

Originally Posted by JDFett

wow on the r&b...whats your method? that came out fantastic

First time using it and Kinda used Darth Fetty as a guide line, thanks man. Basically after playing around with it I figured my technique is to cover a whole section with rnb. Once coated, rub N buff the hell out of that section until your finger joints feel like you have a bad case of arthritis and a good burning sensation on the shoulder and finger tips. Overall it was fun to see the results.

so you buffed it out with you fingers? did you put on just a skim coat...enough to barely cover it? and did you do the whole dome at one time or just a section of the dome at a time...the reason i ask is ive had some trouble getting that type of shine from the r&b and ive used it a lot...it seemed the bigger the area the tougher the project so ive been nervous about doing my bkbt bucket when it gets here

Originally Posted by JDFett

so you buffed it out with you fingers? did you put on just a skim coat...enough to barely cover it? and did you do the whole dome at one time or just a section of the dome at a time...the reason i ask is ive had some trouble getting that type of shine from the r&b and ive used it a lot...it seemed the bigger the area the tougher the project so ive been nervous about doing my bkbt bucket when it gets here

I would say the bucket has 5 sections to RnB. 2 cheeks, Dome, and 2 back sections plus the keyholes. I polished the 2 backs first one at a time. I would dab some RnB on one panel then lightly coat the area using a rag, it should look all silvery hazey. Then I put the muslce into it, Buff the poop out of it until it becomes shiney and move on to finish the section. And so on with the other back panel and Keyholes. Then dido to the cheeks. On to the dome, I basically covered half the dome and polished. You might want to do it in quarter sections since you dont want the Rnb to harden if your not fast enough. One thing I found out, if the area you buffed up didnt look the greatest I just added another layer on top and did the same thing and results looked good. ( Friction is the Key, the shinnier you want it the more friction you should apply. You'll feel the burn on the tips of the fingers then you know your doing it right.)

Ohh!! Forgot I dont know if this actually worked but I thought it sped up the process. I used a hair dryer to heat the area up as I buffed like a mad man. And it seemed to work. Hope this helps!

Great work! Very nice finish!

The rare earth magnets are also available at Joann fabrics, perfect size for hold the ear plate on. Most likely any good craft store should have them as well.

Keep up the great work.

Alan

sorry to keep prying for techniques..lol..but are you saying you used a cloth for the buffing action between you fingers and the helmet...or was it skin on?

Originally Posted by JDFett

sorry to keep prying for techniques..lol..but are you saying you used a cloth for the buffing action between you fingers and the helmet...or was it skin on?

J/K LOL... no worries happy to help, because if it werent for the good souls here I would be completely lost.

I used the cloth for spreading the rnb around the surface and sometimes used it to buff when my skin was raw. But finished it with my bare naked fingers. The fingers give a better finish result.

Helmets that look so gewd, you gonna wanna talk to it.


Great job on the R n B!!!!!

Originally Posted by sewbacca

First time using it and Kinda used Darth Fetty as a guide line, thanks man.

Glad I could help a bit.

Looking GREAT sewbacca!

that rnb is rediculously shiney... very nice. but i wonder, once you apply the rnb, could you use a jewelery polishing cloth to get it to shine like that without abusing your fingers?

Can the R n B be buffed with a buffing wheel?

Yes, but it doesn't produce any better results.

LOL, My niece just asked me if I would make one for her like that. Not unless your mom wants to pay from electroplating I replied. Speaking of which, that wasnt electroplated???

That is a very amazing finish, too shiny for jango, but amazing!!!! two thumbs up mate!!!!!!!!

P.S. It is funny, almost as though lucasfilm is trying to say that boba and jango have different helmets, what with the lack of any blue in the boba helmet and the huge dent difference. That just might be covered in the SW TV show next fall. Otherwise, big lucasfilm mess up.

Any who, great piece.

Hmmm... What happened to jangos helmet???? Dont answere, nobody here knows.

Jango's helmet was never electroplated. The real helmet was fiberglass with a gelcoat filled with aluminum powder. The Rub n Buff is not too shiny for Jango.

Jango and Boba's helmets are not the same and are not intended to be the same.

Ahh, thank FOX, and yeah, I know there not the same helmets, it was done intentional then, with the intent by lucas to fill that in after the saga's.

Hmmm

p.s. id this helmet electro plated??

Originally Posted by Foxbatkllr

Jango's helmet was never electroplated. The real helmet was fiberglass with a gelcoat filled with aluminum powder. The Rub n Buff is not too shiny for Jango.

Jango and Boba's helmets are not the same and are not intended to be the same.

Rub n Buff IMO is perfect, its not too shiney and gives a nice aluminium look. In different lighting with the camera the RnB gives off different reflectivity, so in some pics it looks very reflective and others not so much. In person the shine is nice but not like a mirror. Thanks for the kind words everyone, this has been a fun project so far and just have to finish the RF piece. Just gotta find those lil screws, any ideas anyone? Eyeglass shop?

Nice work as always That Rub n Buff stuff is pretty cool. I am almost ready to start painting my Jango helmet soon.

Originally Posted by Darth_Finger

Nice work as always That Rub n Buff stuff is pretty cool. I am almost ready to start painting my Jango helmet soon.

Darth, you know were to post your progress pics, the boys here love this stuff, well me at least.

I need to take more pics off the Fang helmet. Had to make alot of changes on that one. What paints did you use? I bought some blues that are for a Ford engine. It looked close to me. I dig the weathering you did on that.

Originally Posted by Darth_Finger

I need to take more pics off the Fang helmet. Had to make alot of changes on that one. What paints did you use? I bought some blues that are for a Ford engine. It looked close to me. I dig the weathering you did on that.

Seeker listed some accurate colors which most Jango's use.

Top Front of Visor is Krylon-Ocean Blue
Bottom darker area is Rust-Oleum-Royal Blue
R&B Dome

But I couldnt find these colors which arent readily available at most places so I went with Rust-Oleum Brilliant Blue for the lighter areas and TremClad Royal Blue for the darker area.

Nice buildup I see you used the same method I used for bolting on the ears. I always like to build something that I can disassemble again if I need to do any mods or repairs.