WIP ROTJ paint up for Kniveschau

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 5, 2014

• #1

Hey so I've meant to start this thread just haven't gotten around to it.

Painting an animefan fp premium cold cast lid for kniveschau. ROTJ style. Love to paint rotj it doesn't get the credit it deserves to be honest it's just as complex as esb or more so depending on how you look at it. Lots of physical damage that must be added 3 layers of paint not counting the base silver (using the cold cast here) plus weathering. Lots of fading in the layers too. Such a fun helmet to look at when it's all done. Anyway onto the dome...

The back panels are drying right now pics later today. Thanks for looking.

 

G

grenater

Hunter

• Nov 5, 2014

• #2

Wow a beautiful bucket for a beautiful paint up, great job!!!

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 5, 2014

• #3

Back panels

 

RichardJones

Active Hunter

• Nov 5, 2014

• #4

Looks really nice, love the dome color!

 

kniveschau

New Hunter

• Nov 5, 2014

• #5

 

Jayvee

Active Hunter

• Nov 7, 2014

• #6

Awesome Dom. And agreed - while the ESB has more layers (if doing a layering method), ROTJ is actually a more challenging (and underrated) paint job. The detail of the layers, the misting, the fine detail, and the general randomness of much of the damage, is definitely tougher to nail down and have it look just right..

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 7, 2014

• #7

Moved on to the cheeks after I put the esb lid down last night hope to have pics of finished cheeks this weekend. And colors are jayvees btw so if you like the dome color that's the man right there

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 7, 2014

• #8

Ok so got a good bit done today. Might not look that way but we're setup for the finish now.

Green is laid down and will get weathered tomorrow. And then the blue followed by red.

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 9, 2014

• #9

Well the way I do this step there's not much to take pics of just alot of tape and masking fluid so anyway here she is with the 3 step cheeks and mandibles done.

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 9, 2014

• #10

Ears installed. Ready for a visor.

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 9, 2014

• #11

Brought inside for better lighting

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 10, 2014

• #12

Heres the latest pics of Kniveschaus ROTJ Commission....for paint questions refer to Jayvees ROTJ paintup same exact colors here, mix of humbrols, tamiya and model masters.

 

Jayvee

Active Hunter

• Nov 10, 2014

• #13

So, so pretty. Absolutely stoked those colours are working out for you bud

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Nov 11, 2014

• #14

Jayvee said:

So, so pretty. Absolutely stoked those colours are working out for you bud

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mind you this is the red I told you about not caboose. This is called rock island maroon. This was my first go at using it on a helmet. Used it on gaunts and it was perfect when weathered pretty convinced now that it was the color they used.

 

BudaFett

Hi I’m Bobert!

• Nov 11, 2014

• #15

Beautiful ROTJ bucket! You've been on fire as of late! Any chances of better front pictures of the finished helmet?

 

Jayvee

Active Hunter

• Nov 11, 2014

• #16

Fett 4 Real said:

mind you this is the red I told you about not caboose. This is called rock island maroon. This was my first go at using it on a helmet. Used it on gaunts and it was perfect when weathered pretty convinced now that it was the color they used.

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Awesome Dom, it does indeed look pretty darn close, so you could well be right. With our lists combined, we may have a pretty solid recipe for colours to follow for ROTJ/PP2 . Great work bud!

 

RoboBot

New Hunter

• Nov 11, 2014

• #17

Wow, that's a pretty well done paint job!