AFFo$ ESB Paintup for pkbud74

AFettFullofDollars · Mar 10, 2016

I have been commissioned by board member pkbud74 to paint his DVH helmet in an ESB scheme as seen on film. Here she is prepped with a coat of primer. I'll start applying base colors in the morning.

Hunter930 · Mar 10, 2016

Love a da DVH helm flare

starchild99 · Mar 10, 2016

That helmet looks perfect

pkbud74 · Mar 11, 2016

Think I'll subscribe to this thread.......

intwenothor · Mar 11, 2016

Lucky PK.

Nighthawk756 · Mar 11, 2016

Subscribing to another Affo$ masterpiece!

AFettFullofDollars · Mar 19, 2016

Got the base colors applied. Had some trouble getting the paint to stick to the ears. It kept wanting to fish eye and then would peel off when I removed the masking tape. I ended up stripping them twice, but I've finally got the paint to stay put! LOL!

pkbud74 · Mar 19, 2016

Looking SWEET Paul!

Hunter930 · Mar 19, 2016

Everytime i see a DVH lid it just nails it..flare n all

mainst69 · Mar 21, 2016

alright, an update! Looking good. Every time I check this thread I was like "crap, no new pics!" Can't wait for more.

AFettFullofDollars · Apr 13, 2016

Got the killstripes painted and the stencils applied. Sorry for the blurriness in the pics. My camera died and I had to use my cell phone.

slappymancuso · Apr 13, 2016

Man, DVH makes a nice bucket. And the paint job is already looking slick!

Armydad · Apr 13, 2016

So the reverse layered painting method has eluded me (main colors first, dome green, dark grey spots, then metallic silver damage for example). Do you make an individual stencil for each piece of damage, as opposed to masking the damage (base silver/ metal first, mask damaged areas, then add next colors on top) before painting the next layer of paint on?

AFettFullofDollars · Apr 14, 2016

It's the same thing as the topical method. And yes, I make a stencil for each scratch and scrape. Some I just trace onto the helmet, others (as in the pic above) I make waterslide decals for and paint directly over them. Then I give it several coats of gloss clear to seal everything down followed by a coat of matte clear and some dustings with various grey spraypaints.