Superjedi's Viva Fett SE for JD

[superjedi]

Happy 2024, fellow Fett heads!
What better day to start a new helmet commission than on Fett Friday!
This will be number 72, and it's going to be an SE bucket. The helmet is from Viva Fett and it's his usual great quality. For accessories, we have some really excellent parts.
There's a set of the new ultimate metal ears from Machinecraft, which look terrific! The set also includes a metal Borden. There's also a Terminalfettler RF topper, a JC27 light kit, a real MQ-1 circuit board, and a real Polaroid SX-70 viewfinder. Sweet!
Here's everything as I received it. Much more to come!

 

[BudaFett]

About time!

 

[superjedi]

I did the prep on the helmet earlier, using the usual array of Dremel attachments, small files, sandpaper, dynamite, etc.
Then I gave it a good wash down and threw some primer on a couple of hours ago.

 

[superjedi]

While I'm waiting for the primer on the helmet to cure up, I prepped and masked the metal MCR ears and gave them a coat of self-etching primer.

 

[superjedi]

Busy day! I got the main colors down on the rear panels. Lots of stenciling and liquid masking for these stages.
Here's the left panel with the shapes refined and the smaller details added. I'll do the same to the right panel next.

 

[BudaFett]

Always awesome how the panels on the back start out!

 

[superjedi]

The left panel is complete, including the various SE scratches. I'll begin the right panel next.

 

[superjedi]

I refined the major shapes and added the smaller details on the right panel. Gray and silver damage is next.

 

[superjedi]

I finished the big scrape on the right panel. This area is fun to paint! There's lots of tiny chips and patterns. I'll finish the rest of the panel next.

 

[superjedi]

The right panel is finished.
Next I'll be adding the base green to the dome and cheeks.

 

[superjedi]

Time to green things up! Once this is dry I'll begin adding the damage to the dome.

 

[BudaFett]

Nice, speeding with this one it seems!

 

[superjedi]

I got the color coats on the MCR ears while the green on the helmet is drying. Such nice shiny metal!

 

[superjedi]

Starting the dome damage where I always do... on the rear area.
All the SE scratches and dings are really fun to do.

 

[superjedi]

Got the next part of the dome finished. Next I'll be jumping across the ear arch to work on the cat scratch area!

 

[superjedi]

Cat scratch time! I think this and the dent are the two most recognizable features of the ESB/SE helmet.

 

[superjedi]

I worked on the turn signal area today. There will be a good amount of SE muck added at some point!

 

[superjedi]

Got the dent done! Next I'll work on all the SE damage that stretches around the left side of the dome.

 

[BudaFett]

Almost time for some red!

 

[superjedi]

Not quite yet. Hold your horses!

I got the majority of the SE muck done on the left side of the dome.
One of the coolest things about these "lineage" helmets is that since most of the details are preserved in the surface, you can do a lot of these really fine features without first painting on larger landmarks such as the killstripes.
I'll continue working on the dome next.