Recent content by SD68

I have had the same bottles of floquil for years and they go a long way especially on just the helmet. The main green from the MM mix was 1 bottle of POG and a half bottle of RLM 76. Once thinned 50/50 with thinner the paint will go a long way. Most of these layers are very thin coats so...

It looks incredible. Great time to be a Fett helmet painter. From the talent, information, materials and helmets available to the community it makes it hard not to have a good to stellar outcome depending on the individuals talent level. Makes me glad I waited to finish my helmet last on my...

What I've noticed is the white balance is way off with the iPhone photos. I was in a hurry to post but I want to make sure what you see in the photos are the actual colors I am seeing. I am sure all the photos of the actual helmet have the same issue. I have a 18% gray card coming and I will...

Completed the red application this weekend and was able to remove all the masking. To say that was satisfying and nerve racking at the same time is an understatement. I used Floquil Caboose and Floquil ATSF red 1:1 for the red color. Very happy with the color and really ties everything...

Fantastic work. Nice to see how those original colors get to their finished state on a helmet. To give you some idea I believe it is a wash on how long it takes for both methods depending on how critical you are. I have spent 3 hours each evening laying out the liquid mask for each mandible...

Thank you for the compliment. The mannequin mods I had to do are explained in the post starting at post #8. I used for both my TK and Boba Fett. I did cut off the hands above the attachment point and added poseable wooden hands used by sculptors and fiberglassed the 2 together at the wrist...

Moved on to the maroon color. Made some initial color swatches and started with a bottle of Polly Scale PRR Maroon that I had but thought it appeared too brown. I wanted to stick with Floquil anyway so decided to start with my final red color and add black and blue to get my final shade since...

Moved on to masking the helmet for the red areas. Using Humbrol Maskol for the liquid masking. Had used Winsor Newton on previous helmets but made the switch and really like how it removes more cleanly than the Winsor Newton along with the purple color being easier to see during the marathon...

SJ are you still using Floquil Caboose for your red?

On with the killstripes. Taped off using Tamiya 6mm tape for spacing. In certain overspray/bleed areas of the templates I pushed that area of the tape with a sharp object to give it the correct shaped and diffuse the spray to simulate the references. Used RafalFetts templates once again for...

I was able to get the green on the dome and was able to unmask to show the previous upper and lower cheek completion. Duplicolor primer gray, Floquil Bright Silver, Floquil SP Lark Dark Gray, Floquil Brunswick Green and MM Panzer Olivgrun 1943/MM RLM 76 2:1. On to the red portions next. Not...

Here is final destination for the helmet once complete. https://www.thedentedhelmet.com/forums/threads/esb-display-mannequin.24744/

After completing the cheeks I moved on to the dome. I masked off the previous work and then applied the Floquil Bright Silver to the entire dome area. I masked the minimal base gray areas before applying deciding to use the Duplicolor Filler Primer as the stand in for the gray color. I will...

I moved on to the lower cheeks from this point and once again used RafalFett's templates which have proven invaluable for the entire project. I have actually completed the upper and lower cheeks but failed to take completed photos before I masked for the dome. I will include these after I...

Decided to tackle the ear pieces after a little frustration with the back panels and give a sense of accomplishment. These are the resin ears. I used SP Lettering Gray for the base color and topically applied Tamiya XF7 for the red. I then masked and used a 3:1 mix of Panzer Olivgrun 1943 MM...