ESB FPH2 paintup

[robotzo]

Been a little slow with the updates on this, been busy with work but I've managed to get some work done on this back panel. I still haven't finished this side and got a lot of fine detail to clean up but felt like sharing. I also ruined that top left corner of the rim by trying to paint a matt coat over it to seal it, but I don't know if the paint was bad or what. I had just bought it new but it left a frosted look that looked terrible. I tried to wipe it off before it dried but the damage was done, so I will have to repaint that area. in the future, I think Im going to go with a satin finish.

 

[PropReplicator2]

Looks great! Just finished my back panels. Definitely a beast.

 

[robotzo]

Looks great! Just finished my back panels. Definitely a beast.

Im not looking forward to that right side lol.

 

[robotzo]

Archive-X 1975 Light Green came in and I couldn't wait to finish the back panels before I used it. Its a very odd color of green to me, being that it looks like it changes color dramatically depending on the lighting.

Also started to hand-paint the black on the upper cheeks.

 

[BudaFett]

Green looks great! Coming along nicely!

 

[robotzo]

Green looks great! Coming along nicely!

Thanks a lot!

 

[robotzo]

Not much progress to report as usual lol, but lower cheeks are done apart from the weathering. may try to get the detail on the upper cheeks today as well.

 

[robotzo]

Been a really long time but decided to start fresh on this helmet. It has been sitting incomplete for the last few years and I felt like a full restart was in order. This is my current progress. Knocked out that big scrape on that back right panel while watching some LotR. I am using Archive-X acrylics now and I am loving them compared to working with enamels.

https://imgur.com/a/PbuN8sY

 

[robotzo]

A little update for tonight. Finished all the damage. Gonna get up tomorrow and hit it with a layer of clearcoat to protect it before I mask and lay down the dark green layer. Still need to tweak some of the shapes and clean up some things but I will see where I stand after that last layer.

https://imgur.com/a/Fdc3bbr

Also, I hope the way I post my photos through imgr is okay. it's been a while since I've posted on forums and don't remember the proper way lol

 

[robotzo]

Got the back panels finished up. It's time for a break lol. I am really happy with the way they came out.

https://imgur.com/a/ww3jhCi

https://imgur.com/a/fQv8gBZ

https://imgur.com/a/XPVp6Tk

 

[robotzo]

Got the archive-x light green down.

https://imgur.com/a/OCYRCip

https://imgur.com/a/AbROrrK

 

[BudaFett]

Wait, you restarted those beautiful mandibles too?!

 

[robotzo]

Wait, you restarted those beautiful mandibles too?!

started completely over. sanded everything down. The helmet has been sitting around and not taken care of so it had some damage to the paint.

 

[BudaFett]

Ah that makes sense!

 

[robotzo]

Got my red layer down late last night. That caboose red was giving me a little trouble in terms of how much thinner I was adding at first, but I got it fixed and it came out great.

 

[robotzo]

Forgot to mention that I also installed a casio mq1 board and piece of an old visor as best as I could with some putty.

 

[BudaFett]

Real MQ1s make my heart happy.

 

[robotzo]

Starting to look like somebody I know. Not looking forward to those mandibles lol.

 

[BudaFett]

Looking great! Mandibles are my least favorite thing to paint...

 

[robotzo]

Slowly chipping away at the mandible and cheek areas. I think I got the hardest section of it out of the way lol. Still have some work to do on that black upper cheek panel. The borden isnt permanently fixed in place yet either. I will wait to weather that before I putty it.