finished my helmet; at last!

Thanks, it's entirely layered, and all airbrushed. The only brushed on areas were additional scuffs and some of the key splatter spots. Also the symbols were painted using a 00 brush...
 
Holy smokes, that is beautiful:eek: I kow that layering can be harder to get the detail just right, than topical. You nailed it though. Well done:cheers
 
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that is up ther with one of the nicest ESB paint ups ive seen, what makes it even more special is you also sculpted the helmet, like others have said awesome interior too
 
I don't think your bucket is actually that good, if you send it to me i'll make sure it is disposed off for you ;)

seriously though, that is outstanding work. One of the best ESB buckets i have ever seen (y)

fancy painting one of mine ;)
 
WOW!

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Thanks for all your kind words:cheers

Just thought i'd share my humbrol colour list, slightly revised with this helmet:
ESB HUMBROL COLOUR LIST

-Base grey all over helmet: 79
-Upper cheeks: Black 33
-Dome and cheeks: Green 78
-Red on mandibles and trim: 73
-Purple on mand. and trim: 73+104
-Back of helmet: Cream/Green: 28+103 / 76+96
-L/H ear: Red/ Grey/ Green: 60/ 28/ 78+159
-Kill stripes: Yellow 154, fade to Orange 82 on
back.(very slight fade)
-Black marks by kill stripes:62+33 mixed whilst
painting on with 00 brush.
-R/H ear: Sand 94
-Light blue/Grey all over helmet: 23
-Weathering: Splatters/misting, very thin mix applied
with airbrush with low pressure and flicked from
cotton bud: Black 33/Grey 79/Beige 103/ Brown 72.
-Glue blobs(applied in layers) and general
discolouration all over helmet using brush and cotton
bud depending on required effect: Windsor and Newton
ink: Sunshine Yellow.
-Scuffs: Black 33/ white 34: use 00 dry brush on.
-Putty crack repair: 28 + 94 mixed while painting on
-L/H cheek grey area near L/H ear slightly green:
79+(76+96: back of helmet colour)
-sand coloured grime on top of brow and in arrows:
94 thinned with spirit applied with small crappy brush, dabbed with rag
 
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