Black Cat Bone's 2022 ROTJ Boba Helmet

[BlackCatBone]

Hi, folks! This summer, after 12 years of not painting a Boba helmet, I decided to order a Bobamaker kit and replace my old, janky helmet.
This was done 100% with Rustoleum rattle cans and Testor's enamel. All the damage was created via the liquid latex peel-off process. I'm pretty happy.
Thanks for looking!

 

[BudaFett]

Looks awesome! Welcome back to painting?!

 

[Lemorseaplumes]

Very nice indeed. Is it for display of trooping ? How do you make sure that the peeled-off damages age without peel more and more ?

 

[BlackCatBone]

Very nice indeed. Is it for display of trooping ? How do you make sure that the peeled-off damages age without peel more and more ?

It's for display, You only put the latex on the areas you want to peel off, not the whole helmet.

 

[Lemorseaplumes]

It's for display, You only put the latex on the areas you want to peel off, not the whole helmet.

Sorry, my question may have been poorly worded. I meant how do you keep the edges of the damage effects from deteriorating over time. I also tried to paint in layers on my armor plates and I have the impression that it remains very fragile. Do you use clear coat or anything ?

 

[BlackCatBone]

Sorry, my question may have been poorly worded. I meant how do you keep the edges of the damage effects from deteriorating over time. I also tried to paint in layers on my armor plates and I have the impression that it remains very fragile. Do you use clear coat or anything ?

I do clear coat, but if you're only painting latex in the spots you want to peel off, there should be no further peeling at the edges.

 

[BudaFett]

Sorry, my question may have been poorly worded. I meant how do you keep the edges of the damage effects from deteriorating over time. I also tried to paint in layers on my armor plates and I have the impression that it remains very fragile. Do you use clear coat or anything ?

Depending on the area of the armor/helmet and casual wear and tear you're always going to get unattended damage.