Thanks, guys! Having fun with this one.
. . .I already suggested this, and I will repeat myself: why don't you do a new thread regarding Killstripes, The Making of, as there are always people asking about it.
You think that would be worth its own thread? I could put something together very similar to the last posts in
this thread and put it in the Prop Building Workshop forum I suppose. I'll see about that when I have another lazy day.
UPDATE: April 23, 2014
The dome is complete!
I finished the areas between and above the killstripes. The positions of these little areas is
very dependent on the stripes. That's why I wait until I've gotten the stripes airbrushed on.
Here are a couple of different angles. With the curvature of the helmet it's difficult to get a
single shot that captures everything.
In the exhibit photos, this area of the helmet has taken a beating over the years! But by carefully viewing
ESB screencaps, you can make a determination as to what damage was present during filming, and what
came later from years of storage and manhandling.
A view from a slightly higher angle.
If you noticed, I've drilled the holes in the ear platforms to accept the bolts that are
already epoxied into the ear pieces. The next stage will involve measuring and cutting
the physical damage into the left cheek and the mandibles. After that I'll paint the
outer cheeks, then begin working the detail on the inner cheeks. Once the cheeks are
painted, the "Boba look" will really start to come together.