501st Clone Helmet Build-up

[HeadlessHunter]

I was sent a Clone helmet by a friend who wanted it built and painted up in the style of the 501st troopers, here I will be documenting the whole process and perhaps it will be helpful for anyone else doing a build up, I will pop in later and show off a few pre-paint photos and then the fun can really start

 

[Art Andrews]

Sweet! Looking forward to seeing it!

 

[Replicant Shadow]

Cool! Get some images up!

 

[firebladejedi]

This thread is dead without pics, lol..

 

[DW Design]

Sweet! Looking forward to seeing it!

What he said...
DW

 

[Mojo Fett]

This thread is dead without pics, lol..

Couldn't agree more....

 

[HeadlessHunter]

I dunno, you guys have no appreciation for people who do shift work lol This'll keep you quiet for about an hour whilst I sand down the rough spots that I applied filer to, then I will be back

 

[HeadlessHunter]

Bzzzzzzzz!!!

 

[Mojo Fett]

Ooh nice...
I can't wait till we see some paint on it!

 

[HeadlessHunter]

Come back in a few hours then

 

[Mojo Fett]

Come back in a few hours then

Really! I was just joking bruv...

 

[HeadlessHunter]

Really, On a mission today my friend

 

[Boba Fett DK]

looking good man, who is the maker of that helmet

 

[HeadlessHunter]

I believe its an MR recast, it was quite thin in places and I had to do a lot of work to build up the fin as it was full of pits and a tad warped, here it is now after sanding, filing, sanding, priming, sanding, filing again and finally priming

 

[Boba Fett DK]

looks good HeadlessHunter, I guess I should send you my helmets if you enjoy the sanding and priming, more sanding and priming lol..

 

[HeadlessHunter]

Um please don't ha ha

 

[Mojo Fett]

Thats not the same lid! :facepalm You've swapped it and are actually using your OSCS? :rolleyes

 

[HeadlessHunter]

That my friend IS 100% the same lid, it came out of surgery this morning and is responding well to primer

 

[Mojo Fett]

Wow.. the surgery went well! *goes off to buy grapes*

The fin looks Crack-a-lackin awesome!

 

[HeadlessHunter]

A bit more surgery was required when I realised the back 'grill' detail was completely missing and there was a large blob of resin in one of the corners which was an absolute shoot to get rid of once I'd ground most of that away I set about scratch building the grill detail, its not 100% accurate but its a darn sight better than it was, now onto the real painting