Thank you. I used Jayvee's guide as closely as possible. Take your time, and plan each layer as you work your way up. At the end I shaved off some graphite and used that to get the darker/dirty spots on the helmet. I also went through a TON of masking tape. If you have one roll...it won't be enough. Speaking of masking tape, make sure to let the paint really dry between layers as you risk pulling up areas of paint. The green frog masking tape seemed to work better than the blue 3M tape. Good luck, looking forwarding to seeing it.Thats a good looking helmet. I’m about to start mine had any advice ?
Thanks. How much was sprayed and how much was topical with a brush? I have to search out the Jayvee thread not sure if I'm following it.Thank you. I used Jayvee's guide as closely as possible. Take your time, and plan each layer as you work your way up. At the end I shaved off some graphite and used that to get the darker/dirty spots on the helmet. I also went through a TON of masking tape. If you have one roll...it won't be enough. Speaking of masking tape, make sure to let the paint really dry between layers as you risk pulling up areas of paint. The green frog masking tape seemed to work better than the blue 3M tape. Good luck, looking forwarding to seeing it.
I would say 95% of it was sprayed and layered. All I did topically were the small paint specs where there are large silver areas showing through. I did a small part on the left cheek topically, but the rest was layered. Here is the link to the thread that I followed. I believe this specific helmet is being used as the current CRL for the ROTJ Fett. It really helped a ton as there are a lot of photos.Thanks. How much was sprayed and how much was topical with a brush? I have to search out the Jayvee thread not sure if I'm following it.
That is awesome thank youI would say 95% of it was sprayed and layered. All I did topically were the small paint specs were there are large silver areas showing through. I did a small part on the left cheek topically, but the rest was layered. Here is the link to the thread that I followed. I believe this specific helmet is being used as the current CRL for the ROTJ Fett. It really helped a ton as there are a lot of photos.
*UPDATE 2013* WIP : Jayvee's 'lil' chunk of ROTJ love' paint up
Hello once again my Fett loving brothers and sisters! As I had so many humbling and positive responses to my ESB paint up thread, the time has come to do a ROTJ paint up – so I am detailing it much the same way, in my normal pedantic and long winded way... So please bear with me peeps... Once...www.thedentedhelmet.com
Thank you!Good luck!
quick question about masking. I use Maskol to mask the damage areas between layers when I air brushed. But I tried this with Rattle cans and my paint flakes off larger areas than what I masked. what did you use?
Thanks for the feedback! We did not have to dye the flight suit as it was already the correct color from Boba Maker. The pool table is perfect for these kinds of projects just to at least lay everything out and start planning. We typically worked on the costume for a couple hours at a time and then finished off the night with a couple games of pool. Good luck with your build!Great thread. Thanks for posting your progress. Good luck with the submission! I was a little curious about the jumpsuit. It's the area I'm struggling with in finally doing the dye on my ROTJ suit. Did you use dye on yours? If so, how did it go?
I also liked in the first post you laid out all the stuff on the pool table. I use my pool table for the exact same thing these days.
Thank you!! We are all really excited to start trooping together. We're trying to find an event in the near future to sign up for. Lol!! Yea, those Storm Troopers have the worst aim!That's Great !! Congratulations to you, and Papa Fett !!!
I'm looking forward to seeing some trooping pics soon !!
PS - You don't have worry about your wife shooting you, I hear those Storm Troopers can't hit anything they shoot at !!!