Bo Katan Bo Katan Helmet Build

Mold complete:
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Now onto finishing the block molds for the greeblies. Almost there..

Been working on wearing it in a little with the steel wool but my painting skills basically stop at primer coats, haha!

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So far, I'm really pleased with how the first pull came out. I have the visor rough cut and I was really pleased to see how little work I had to do to the inside edge along the "T" cutout to get the visor to lay flat in there. Just a tiny bit of work with some heavy grit sandpaper rolled up and now it lays right in there with no gaps. Now I suppose I need to start looking around for some Clone Wars - specific weathering tutorials.

Also, have to get the greeblies molded here soon... details.. details. 8)..
 
Amazing how far along this build has come!! Seeing your bucket in person was a sight to be seen. Such an incredible cast and your attention to small detail is amazing. My daughter is looking forward to your sales thread ;)

Terrantula
 
are the pistachios some molding secret or just for tasty snacks?

Mold complete:
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mold2_zpsc4f58127.jpg


Now onto finishing the block molds for the greeblies. Almost there..

Been working on wearing it in a little with the steel wool but my painting skills basically stop at primer coats, haha!

Bk-Painted-1_zps5eb8bd4f.gif

Bk-Painted-2_zps6b99c6fa.gif

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So far, I'm really pleased with how the first pull came out. I have the visor rough cut and I was really pleased to see how little work I had to do to the inside edge along the "T" cutout to get the visor to lay flat in there. Just a tiny bit of work with some heavy grit sandpaper rolled up and now it lays right in there with no gaps. Now I suppose I need to start looking around for some Clone Wars - specific weathering tutorials.

Also, have to get the greeblies molded here soon... details.. details. 8)..
 
Thanks for the very kind words. Stormtrooperguy, you pretty much made my day! Currently, I'm feverishly working to get the greeblies molded. Someone sent me a pm and told me about the TDH fb page feature. That was really awesome to see! Thanks so much for the consideration Tuskantrooper! :D

Gracias por tus palabras complementarias ABE!! :)

Oh and here's some update pics of the paint job (to use a term lightly) on the maiden cast. Painter, I am not.. apparently, i need to stick with building helmets and leave the painting to someone else. HAHA!!

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WOW, just WOW great weathering there. Im not a huge animated to real life fan...unless its realistic but you did a great job with this. Keep up the good work...cheers
 
Many thanks for the very kind words. It's been loads of fun learning the process.

Oh, here's the RF block mold completed.
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First cast came out perfect. Just need to finish stalk and earcap now..
 
At CVI this year Dave Filoni came and spoke at our dinner (Mandalorian Mercs). One of the things he said was (paraphrasing here) part of the kick he got out of making the Clone Wars was knowing that we (costuming community) would be turning their art into real life. He was clearly refering to you! Awesome work on this.
 
Wow, I'm just getting caught up on the comments here and *wow*! Thanks for all the input and very kind words. It's great to hear feedback - good as well as bad. Love the comment about Dave F., Vultana. I would love to have been a fly on the wall for that event. Maybe one day.. Adam, thanks very much for the feedback; especially relating it to accuracy to the recent episodes. I watched the last one about three times so far. The last time was with my daughter and I wore the helmet the whole time.. yeah I know, I'm a dork. :lol:

When I see compliments from some of you master craftsmen that just put out some simply incredible stuff (you know who you are!!), it's very humbling. Thank you! :cheers
 
I might just have to quit my gym membership. This slushcasting business is quite the shoulder workout! First run is almost done. Here's a shot of the girls all in a row.

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