Minor update...
I laid the mists for the lower cheeks. Tried to get them perfect, but as long as it's close to the mark, I'm okay with it.
I have to retract what I said earlier, about Rafalfett's templates. He didn't miss a thing. But there's a HUGE difference between the helmet as it was photographed during filming RotJ and how the helmet looks now. Yes, the ESB helmet is similar in that regard, but the additional 'weathering' on the ESB appears to mostly be from ACTUAL damage. The RotJ, on the other hand, appears to have more actual weathering than damage. The only thing I can figure is that not all of the masking was removed before filming. So apologies to Rafal.
Anyways, I've got the lower cheeks covered in green. I have to wait for that to dry, then mask and mist over it.
I wanted to call attention to one last thing, though. As you're all painfully aware, I'm a fan of Jayvee. The picture I'm attaching isn't a very good picture, but I included the bottle of Jayvee's green in the shot. Have you ever had that feeling that you see something, and it just LOOKS right to you? That's what I felt like when I saw Jayvee's green. About two years ago, I discovered his thread. I immediately started buying up his colors, in anticipation of using them SOMEday. I mixed the green into a separate bottle, happy that whenever I was ready, the green would be waiting. So thanks to Fettpride and Jayvee, that's one color that's been ready to rock for a few years, now. Small rant, sorry....
So things are going well. I'll be able to start misting tomorrow, after the green is fully dried. I might drop another layer or two over it before the night is over.
Oh, yeah, my side project is lurking in the background. Super Trooper, anyone?