Well i know the colors for the ESB verion, is the ROTJ the same color by only the ear are gold? o ya do u know a good ref. picture place for both helmet.
Get the "BLUE" masking tape. Its painters masking tape and wont take off any of the paint your covering up once you masked it off. Or liquid masking tape, both work really well. hope this helps - Tim
As TK-409 says in his macro-bino demo on his site mustard works well. Yes as in the kind you put on a sandwich. I've found it better to let it dry totally before you paint anything.
I know this is a great resource but which pics are the ESB helmet, pre-pro, and ROTJ? I want to start painting my ESB version, but I'm not sure which pics to use as a reference.
I used liquid masking for my helmet, just let it dry and put on another coat and another that should make it strong enough to prevent that the silver coat gets damaged.
It is easy to paint it on therfore you can be more accurate in making the scratches and it comes more realistic.
Check out this link, here I have the pictures of my paint porgress.