My BKBT Jango FEtt Bucket! (Pic Heavy!)

better then a Picasso........very nice.

HOLY CRA........!!!!!

I think I just wet myself.....

Beautiful, just Beautiful.

AND MORE PICS , ANYTHING!!!

$@$%$!! Now I have to repaint my helmet in Alcad II! That just looks too good & mine looks like **** compared to it.

Wow, that looks just amazing! I have no experience with the Alcad paint but I've heard it's quite soft? Did you wait untill last to paint the chrome to avoid tape marks from masking?

Anyways Super Job!

wow thats amazing.

awesome looking job!

Thanks Guys!

BKBT, you started all this man!LOL
M_S, I painted the Alclad very last and posted a quick how to in BKBT " Helmet Build up" post! Un fortunately anything that works that well and looks that good has its limitations!, however its resiliance pays off as it is somewhat degenerative! The more you touch it the more worn it looks...unless you topcoat after chromeing that is! Perfect for a Jango bucket!
thanks much ,shunned/BH-8899

im crying! thats SO awsome!!!

Totally incredible, very nice work.

Jango Fett Referance CD? Where might one find such a tome of information?

Alan

simply stunning...

Mason...

It is even more amazing in person, and man is it lightweight.

Thanks guys! I am just about to finish Weathering it so will have more pics to show very soon! like a few days!
shunned/BH-8899

Man that shine is awesome!

Is the blue 'wildflower' american accents paint? sean

awesome... but erhm... that rotj bucket RULESZ

Is that just rub-n-buff? I really don't think I have ever seen it look that good!!!

Im not a big fan of Jango but that bucket is Beautiful!!!!!!!!

nice job man !! Thats alcad isn't it ?

Those are outstanding buckets!! I mean, I know this is about your jango...but that ROTJ still imresses the heck out of me! New Jango is awesome too. Now all you need is an ESB

Damian

WOW!! That is Beautiful. Great paint job. What is alcad? And can you clear coat it with out it going grey on you? I gota get me some of that.

im interested in some info on that alcad II myself.

Thanks much guys, I meant to update this thread with some more info this weekend ,but got busy working on my ROTJ Vader. I'll drop some pics on here today of the finished weathering!
I was not a big fan of the rub'nbuff so I used this Alclad paint!
Also the Blues are not of the "American Classics" variety, but hand mixed and matched to a ref. photo I have. I left a formula for the color in BKBT's "helmet build up" post!
For the Alclad II info go to www.alclad2.com or should be available at your local hobby store where RC cars/planes can be had! It is expensive for what you get ,but comes in a variety of "metal" finishes and is also available by bottle ( for airbrush) or spray Can (for those without airbrushes!).
You Can Clear Coat it ,however this does Dull it down some!
I'll have more info for you guys here later this afternoon! thanks much for the comps.
sincerely, shunned/BH-8899

How easily does the alclad scratch?

Wow, I love that shiny effect! Looks just like real metal. Now, you should add some weathering.

Looks good!

Wish my helmet looked that good!

Mirax H,
Depends on what you mean by scratch!
For weathering: it works ouyt pretty good as I took a Scotchbrite pad to put in the "brushed" alluminum look and depending on how heavy you want to weather, the harder you should scrub.
If you mean resiliance: It is a thin paint! By nature it is of an almost water/thinner consistancy, however applied in several coats on top of a GOOD High Gloss Black Base it handles very well! I would'nt toss it across the stones or nothing like that of course unless you intended to Top coat it first! Then again would we do that anyway?LOL
Hope this answers you question!?LMK
sincerely, shunned/BH-8899

Shunned, dude you need to send those pictures to Alclads site...That looks more impressive than the ones they have! Sweet looking bucket!

i defintily agree with Forced Trekker. send those pictures in to them and show them what there paint can really do

Yup, sure does. What about water- does it ruin it at all like if it got water drops on it or something like that? It really looks beautiful. Wondering if this would be do-able for armor- I love how it has the brushed aluminum look with the scotchbrite. Awesome work.

Originally Posted by Mirax H

Yup, sure does. What about water- does it ruin it at all like if it got water drops on it or something like that? It really looks beautiful. Wondering if this would be do-able for armor- I love how it has the brushed aluminum look with the scotchbrite. Awesome work.

Water is not a problem Mirax-H. I've got caught in the rain before for very brief periods of time and have not had any problems! All my armor is painted with this same paint! More Pics coming as soon as I can grab some!
Thanks MiraxH!
TTYL, shunned/BH-8899

****, I may wind up doing all my stuff over again if I have time before D*con! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! Now that is beautiful!

Absolutly awesome.
I would be glad if mine will turn out as half as good as yours.

I'm not sure if you mentioned it, but is it alcad chrome or (polished) alluminum?

Thnx
Arno

im seriously debating on painting my armor and helmet in the alclad II as well.

wasp,
shunned mentioned in another post that he used the chrome but im interested in seeing how the polished aluminum might look too.

Can the Jango bucket be too shiny?

wow ! very nice ! is made with aluminium ?

any way to buy one of these??? I m interested

Is that Alclad paint?

It's actually fiberglass painted with an automotive product called Mirrachrome from Alsa Corp. The paint is a little on the expensive side. I was thinking about painting my car with it and decided to test it on something smaller to make sure that it actually looks like real chrome. So far I think it does the trick.

The helmet I may end up putting on Ebay when I've finished it. That's where I got it from and the paint job it came with left something to desire. Also, it looks like whoever did the recast had a poorly made mother mold since the back of the helmet is a little on the misshapen side.

The other trick is before it can be sprayed with Mirrachrome, the helmet needs a flawless, glass-like black finish. This stuff shows every single mistake you make in fairing, priming, or painting. It's a little more noticeable in this photo from behind where I didn't quite buff the bottom edge to a perfect gloss before the chrome paint.

Those helmets are pretty nice but now im wondering... Is the real jango fett helmet so shinny? I think this is exscesive shinny

Originally Posted by JangoUri

Those helmets are pretty nice but now im wondering... Is the real jango fett helmet so shinny? I think this is exscesive shinny

WHO CARES ITS NICE

Originally Posted by FOIOOO

WHO CARES ITS NICE

Yes it is nice, but the people who care are the people who are seriously pursuing total accuracy.

Just to clarify,

The last few pics are NOT one of my Jango helmets. It looks to be one of JD's if I'm not mistaken. Just want to give credit where credit is due.