Thanks, guys! It's getting there. . .
UPDATE: January 24, 2013
OK, had some good light this afternoon and I set up the helmet in a better
location than sitting in front of our DVD collection.
The helmet itself is complete now, except for the tan spatter. Here are a
few pics showing an overall look.
The front left view above shows the pastel weathering around the dent, as well as
on the lower left cheek. The white thumbprints are also visible from this angle.
The opposing front angle. It's hard to capture with my camera, but I attempted
to show some of the subtle color variation in the dome/cheek green. I used a
multi-step process of darker and then lighter mixtures of the base color.
The left rear angle shows the thumbprints again, as well as some of those
brownish grease stains. It also shows how the silver can still appear fairly
bright even though the helmet has been misted with Testors dull coat.
The right rear angle shows more of those greasy stains and the overall detail
of this section.
Finally, a close-up of the rear of the dome and part of the rear panels. The
grease stains are visible here as well. The very fine scratches look even finer once
the airbrush toning is complete.
So there she sits! I'm still waiting on the arrival of the aluminum ears, but once they
get here, I'll post some more progress as I paint them. Hope you like it, Scott!