hahaha, yeah my shoulder hurt too. the end of my pointer finger is still raw and trying to regrow fingerprints!
I started to mask off my helmet for the krylon ocean blue, but my girlfriend said i was being too sloppy and did it for me Since i had no luck finding the rustoleum royal blue i had to call my mom in maryland to check the home depot for me. Luckily she snatched the last can (probably in the tristate area!) so i will apply that tomw. here's so pics.
we're getting closer! :cheers
EDIT:
Here is the ocean blue. i got to retouch the r&b in the small creases of the helmet. Tomw is going to be the royal blue.
quick question, i am in the middle of masking off the sections for painting the blues, but everytime i remove the making tape it peels up the blues even though its been dry for a day. Has this been happening to anyone else? Should i use something other than blue painters masking tape?:confused
thats all i used...what kind of primer did you use? i used automobile grade primer in a spray can...had not trouble with the paint not sticking...BTW tell you girl she has some nice artwork there! cool tats!
i used some krylon primer then the blues. but when i try to mask off the blues to clean up the edges of the rub and buff on the cheek areas, the tape messes up the finish on the blues. Me and my girl talked about it tonight and i think we are gonna try doing something with minimal tape and wax paper. I'll post a pic and show you what i mean.
here's the picture of where i am at now. my problem is with masking the royal blue so i can redo the cheeks, but the tape keeps pulling up the paint or leaving sticky marks. whats everyones technique for getting nice round r&b cheeks? haha!
thanks man, that would have been a good idea. unfortunately i ended up using painters masking tape and making positive and negative stencils to do my blues and r&b. this is about it before weathering and putting on the ears.
all doneish! kinda...
i want to epoxy on the ears but the stalk is really heavy and the range finder isn't hollowed out. I wish i could put the ears on with magnets however i am not confident drilling the holes for the magnets in the resin pieces without cracking them. Probably will have to invest in a lighter stalk or something. mine looks to be aluminum. anyone else have this problem?
thanks BKBT i really appreciate it. unfortunately i don't have any access to any drill press to countersink the magnets However i read through the entire thread and im with you on not putting electronics in the stalk so i might as well just epoxy it up and tighten the bolt. thanks for your help!
the finished (pre-weathered) helmet minus the pinstripes that im picking up tomw. I think I will be weathering with both tempera paints and fullers earth black to give it that greasy smoky look.
i also re installed the leather liner on the inside. I put the outer ear piece on with double sided sticky tack so that if i ever need to remove or adjust the stalk for any reason i can use dental floss and get it off easy.
i personally can't imagine the helmet the way it was when i first started, i like it this way so much better. Thanks BKBT for a great helmet!
my first order of BKBT armor has just come in. Beautiful BEAUTIFUL armor! already cut down and primed. really great looking stuff. BKBT, can't thank you enough! :cheers I'm going to finish fine sanding it all down and then hopefully get into some rub and buff.
Glad to see you're having fun. I noticed on your helmet that it also has one of my old skirts. It looks to be installed upside down, the smooth leather side faces outward