Well, after a long battle with the Visor Trim I finally have a 95% finished Fett helmet. For some reason, the Red 74 that I used actually came out to be a pink-salmon color, so I had to RE-MASK all the damage and used a "Claret" color from a spray can. Applied REALLY thick, but after some buffing, it looked decent. In thses pics the visor trim looks rather light, but the color looks good in person. I noticed that the masking tape pulled up a lot of paint in random areas around the helmet, and I'll have to fix those small details with a brush. All what's left really are minor paint details I missed (some gray's on the back), the kill stripes, and some weathering, and I should be pretty much done (not including the rangefinder). Here's some photos of where I'm at now folks:
Like I said, some areas look a little harsh, but keep in mind, I plan on fixing them.
I'm going to give myself an honest grade when I'm finished with this helmet, but so far, I'd like to say that for a first helmet, I did DECENT. Not great, but well enough. I feel that I cut corners in a few places when I felt I didn't have time (Between moving, studying for the NCO board, etc.) and it kinda shows. From a few feet away, the helmet looks great. But up close, you can kind of tell that the paint isn't exactly properly applied. I'm still working out my paint to thinner ratios and airbrush techniques to get some smooth applications and coats.
I'd REALLY like your guys' honest input, especially from the pros on here *cough TF cough*. I use whatever criticism, good or bad, as a learning experience for my next helmet and other works (armor, and....yeeeeesh, the jet pack :facepalm).