Well when its used on Jango helmets the surface has to be super smooth to get a nice shine but it could be used for a more realistic distressed metal look by getting your ears smooth and then using wire wool to gently create scratches to emulate machined effects, you apply the r'n'b then leave it for a few minutes and then buff the heck out of it with a cloth or something, I think it could look pretty good
Nice work Gavin! Can't wait to see that finished. Are you going to buff the finish with T-cut or something similar?
Maybe i should try one of these...( off to the shed he goes )
After your final coat of paint, and your final wet sand, leave the paint to harden for a week, then give it a going over with t-cut and it will then be shinier, than a very shiny thing.
looking good Gav mate, looking really good, wanna do mine next
that's looking great. i was checking out the photos of the white fett in the insider this issue, and thinking how cool it would be to see one out at a trooping event!
Cheers bud, Altho the title is misleading in that it should read Albino helmet project?
The full-on Albino would be cool tho as here in UK (KOTE) does not have one either?
A great way to get a deep shine is lots of thin layers of paint with plenty of wet and dry sandpaper between coats, use the paper wet. I did something similar a while back and I think it ended up with around 8-10 coats.