My MS3 progress pics

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Lythas Vex

New Hunter

• Mar 14, 2006

• #41

*Golf claps

Bravo! Bravo!

Can't wait to get my MS3 (I too went for the earcaps) and begin painting it. Just hope I can pull something half as good as this example off.. even if it takes me eight years instead of eight days, hehe.

Edit: Which / who's T visor did you use?

 

Jango Fett Jr

Well-Known Hunter

• Mar 15, 2006

• #42

Very nice work as always Brian! Makes me want to do an ROTJ helmet for myself.

 

fettswatcop

Active Hunter

• Mar 15, 2006

• #43

Awsome!! My MS3 #8 came in yesterday and I'll be visiting this thread often!

 

imperialissue

Hunter

• Mar 15, 2006

• #44

tk7602 said:

that's what i love about the latex... it cuts so much drying time out.

i messed up a little bit - i didn't put it on thick enough in some places, which makes it REALLY hard to get off.

if you try it, make sure to put a few layers of the latex down, and it will go really nicely.

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Thanks for the tips. Love the bucket.

 

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cookiemongoloid

Active Hunter

• Mar 15, 2006

• #45

Excellent JOB!

 

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WannaBeBoba

Active Hunter

• Mar 15, 2006

• #46

You did a beautiful job on your bucket! Thank you as well for inspiration when my helmet arrives!

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Mar 15, 2006

• #47

Lythas Vex said:

Edit: Which / who's T visor did you use?

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i got one from the ebay guy, rembrandt-enterprises. he sells them in rubies size, but i asked him to cut one larger. he sells the rubies ones for 10, and i think he charged me 14 for the bigger.

in the thread from marrow sun about the helmet, he mentions the dimensions. that's what i sent to rembrandt-enterprises and it fit perfectly.

 

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Caomhanach

Hunter

• Mar 15, 2006

• #48

Excellent work, very nice...

I know this is in other threads, but any chance that you could get a picture on how you added the range finder onto the post (Did you use one of the BKBT Alumiun posts?), just for future reference when I do it...

Thanks...

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Mar 16, 2006

• #49

Caomhanach said:

Excellent work, very nice...

I know this is in other threads, but any chance that you could get a picture on how you added the range finder onto the post (Did you use one of the BKBT Alumiun posts?), just for future reference when I do it...

Thanks...

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i can try

it's just Gooped on, so there isn't much to see... i didn't put any screws or anything in there. the way this rangfinder is sculpted didn't seem very friendly to drilling and screwing.

 

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hankey01

Hunter

• Mar 16, 2006

• #50

Amazing work!!!!! I looked through your site and that is going to be a great guide when it comes time for me to paint!

THANKS!

 

Kripps

Active Hunter

• Mar 16, 2006

• #51

WOW.
I really wish I could have made it up there to see the unmasking.
Beautiful work!!

Josh

 

Ripcode

Well-Known Hunter

• Mar 17, 2006

• #52

TK6702 PAINT LIST

Base layer- Silver?
Gray second layer - Duplicolor Grey Primer
Dome and Lower Cheeks- Rustoleum Sage Green
Upper Cheeks- Rustoleum Hunt Club Green, misted with Rustoleum Blue and Rustoleum black
Visor, Mandibles, Red Trim- Rustoleum Claret Wine
Helmet Back- Rustoleum America's Finest Green
Scratches- Fine point silver paint marker (Berol Prismacolor)

What did you use for the kill stripes?

Anything to add?

What brand of masking fluid did you use?

 

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RBF

Well-Known Hunter

• Mar 17, 2006

• #53

ecellent!!! :cheers

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Mar 17, 2006

• #54

Ripcode said:

TK6702 PAINT LIST

Base layer- Silver?
Gray second layer - Duplicolor Grey Primer
Dome and Lower Cheeks- Rustoleum Sage Green
Upper Cheeks- Rustoleum Hunt Club Green, misted with Rustoleum Blue and Rustoleum black
Visor, Mandibles, Red Trim- Rustoleum Claret Wine
Helmet Back- Rustoleum America's Finest Green
Scratches- Fine point silver paint marker (Berol Prismacolor)

What did you use for the kill stripes?

Anything to add?

What brand of masking fluid did you use?

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kill stripes i used an orange acrylic paint, daubed on with a brush. i went to the crafts store with a printed photo from the mom exhibit and found a shade that matched pretty well.

for the fine scratches, it was a mix of the marker and a razor. the tiny dots are the marker, along with the minor damage on the rangefinder. the hairline scratches are xacto.

the masking fluid was windsor & newton tinted - the clear was a bit hard to find once it dried

 

CombatBaby

Well-Known Hunter

• Mar 17, 2006

• #55

mmmmm helmet

nice

-=QuinN!

 

Rat Fett

Active Hunter

• Mar 22, 2006

• #56

TK, looks great! I read through your site but since there are no pictures of the "masking removal" I've got a question. When a section was painted, say the cheeks, the way I see it is you basicly just painted over that entirely with the masking fluid. Then painted another area not worrying about the over-spray. I don't see any taping technique anywhere so am I understanding the correct?

 

Rich D

Active Hunter

• Mar 22, 2006

• #57

Well done! Could you go into a little more detail about the acrylic wash technique? Do you have pics of that process?

 

Keegan

Active Hunter

• Mar 22, 2006

• #58

Came out great! I still like your MS2 though...

That helmet just instantly blows me away.

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Mar 23, 2006

• #59

Rat_Fett said:

TK, looks great! I read through your site but since there are no pictures of the "masking removal" I've got a question. When a section was painted, say the cheeks, the way I see it is you basicly just painted over that entirely with the masking fluid. Then painted another area not worrying about the over-spray. I don't see any taping technique anywhere so am I understanding the correct?

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exactly. the masking fluid serves the same function as using tape would have. i planned out which colors to do when based on masking things off with the fluid (hence why the dome was last, since by that point i wanted most everything covered.

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Mar 23, 2006

• #60

Count Dookie said:

Well done! Could you go into a little more detail about the acrylic wash technique? Do you have pics of that process?

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i don't have any photos of that really. if you search this forum for acrylic wash you'll see a ton of different approaches to it.

this is the way i did mine:
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=11081

i figured i wouldn't reinvent the wheel and go over that stuff again, but it probably would be good to add that to my web page for people that aren't here.