ESB Paint job complete... Thoughts. (PIC HEAVY)

[batmann539]

I finally got my FP bucket painted with an ESB scheme. Your thoughts.

Sean

 

[Fett 4 Real]

Im not gonna sugar coat like alot of people will...its probably good from far but far from good I hope you didnt pay ALOT for it to be painted...no offense to the painter. I have seen worse though

 

[batmann539]

Im not gonna sugar coat like alot of people will...its probably good from far but far from good I hope you didnt pay ALOT for it to be painted...no offense to the painter. I have seen worse though

LOL... So since you're insulting people who apparently won't give their honest opinion. Please give me the specifics on how it could be better.

Sean

 

[Triple d]

Hey Sean,
I am no expert, (I am in the process of painting my own helmet and I am sure I will get beat up about it, though I think it looks good so far), but I think yours looks good.

 

[AFettFullofDollars]

Not bad. Not bad at all. You may want to move the decal on the front of the RF Ear Top to the silver part of the lower half of the RF Ear and add two small dots to the side of it.

 

[Fett 4 Real]

Well Right ear cap the black area in general is to big the left ear the damage is half there its missing layers of red silver and rust misting... some of the grey looks topical not actually layered, and applied with a brush...you can see strokes. The D V on the right ear are not placed properly, the khaki on that ear should be damaged, Im only pointing out things that jump out immediately....I could go way more into detail but like I said most people will tell you it looks great, and thats their opinion. My opinion is its a nice looking paintjob, but it could be better

 

[Fett 4 Real]

I dont mean to insult anyone really just people tend to look and at a glance the helmet looks like an ESB helmet, if you painted it and its your first paintjob it looks really good...but if you paid someone to do it a significant amount of money Id have to say you should try to get them to re finish it

 

[RickyFett]

looks good

 

[BGHunter]

I dont know if its been pointed out but the Decal on the right ear looking front on is in the wrong place its suposed to be on the lower ear half on the silver bit,
But its not that bad of a paint job Ive seen way worse , but yeah I hope you didnt pay to much for it

 

[DarthVeach]

Personally I like it! Is this a CC Asok helmet or the standard FP helmet?

 

[batmann539]

Personally I like it! Is this a CC Asok helmet or the standard FP helmet?

FP's premium Kit and aluminum ears/stalk.

Sean

 

[BGHunter]

Did you paint it?
Apart fromthe right ear decal and the strip of siver that is suposed to be were the decal is its fine
Ok mabey under close scrutany it could do with a bit of work but in all the pics that arent close ups it looks good so once you fix those 2 bits itl look good
You should be happy with it

 

[darth z]

A good looking helmet already but Fett 4 Real and Jinto's good advice is more valuable to get it look even better... it would turn out to be a great thread that i would frequently take reference

 

[RafalFett]

I'm not a painting expert, but for me it looks like an unfinished paint job. There are lots of outline marks not filled with paint while others are filled partially... The borden connector should go deeper in the cheek. But if you look at the helmet as a general view it looks good and the colors are the right ones. Right?

Respect!

 

[Mike M.]

in my opinion, it's a nice enough helmet that your gml would very likely approve it. that being said, i honestly don't know enough about the ESB helmet to be able to hold it under the microscope. my knowledge is rotj and jango, because somebody's gotta do it. though if it is YOUR first paint job, i think you're off to a really good start, and you'll only get better as you go.

 

[Jayvee]

Cool man, nice job - im not specific on if you painted it or if it was painted for you - if its your own work, i'd just add a little more fine detail to some of the spots where you can see some pencil marks, and add a touch more weathering, but great effort overall my friend! peace

 

[batmann539]

I see the decal which needs to be lower but I'm only seeing one stencil area that wasn't filled in taking a closer look at the helmet. The borden connector is from MOJO-FETT, it was acknowledged by the painter when I picked it up that it was a tad high but good enough for the 501st since I wasn't available for input when that part was being assembled/painted.

The person who painted it is an independent contractor with Disney and LFL. I paid less for the paint job than I did for the FP helmet itself. I still feel I got a great looking helmet and I appreciate the constructive criticism.

Sean

 

[Fett 4 Real]

I'll probably get a PM now that you say that I know who painted it, and its yet another example of their ok work. Im not bashing the person who painted just so we're on the same page...but if I were you Id take the borden off drill a hole in the cheek and subdue it with glue to secure it to the lid...its sitting way to far out. And like I said its a good paint job but not on the caliper of the helmet its on. Looking more at it, even the silver looks brushed onto it in places. If your happy with it thats all that really matters and your GML will surely approve it.

 

[dlzx9r]

I think it looks great. **** I guess I better pay someone to do mine. I don't think I could do it near that good.

 

[deadland]

Not bad and I have defiantly seen a lot worse. I would take Fett 4 Reals, jinto and RafalFett advise and fix some of those little things other than that it should pass.