My Desert Mando

[lloydkristmas]

Thats basically how I had to mask mine off as well, only with white and black instead of tan and brown for colors. It was a pain in the butt trying to get the tape to match the curves precisely, but it came out well in the end. Desert tan is a pretty cool color idea, now that I think about it, I dont really know why I decided to do white....lol

I notice that youve got the same problem as I do with that Rubies....its just a tad too small for our tall bodies.....that neck-cloth thing might help in hiding some of that gap between the shoulders and base of the helmet. Looks great man, now all you need is an m16a4 and we can ship this mando off to Iraq

 

[Kantis Nolef]

I did a rough masking and got the details by cutting the tape with a small exato knife.

 

[lloydkristmas]

ah i see, that sounds like a good idea.

I think a sandstorm/wind blown look would be really cool on this helmet....IMO the weathering on the T shaped part around the T Visor looks more realistic than that of the rest of the helmet, but I'm sure youre far from finished....keep it up!

 

[Kantis Nolef]

ah i see, that sounds like a good idea.

I think a sandstorm/wind blown look would be really cool on this helmet....IMO the weathering on the T shaped part around the T Visor looks more realistic than that of the rest of the helmet, but I'm sure youre far from finished....keep it up!

The flash on my camera doesn't do my weathering justice. Have you seen the pics in my gallery on HVM?

 

[Kantis Nolef]

Looks great man, now all you need is an m16a4 and we can ship this mando off to Iraq

No thanks, I allready spent a year in Kuwait.

 

[GCNgamer128]

Looks great with the weathering!!

 

[Darth Valcar]

Your Lid is looking good, fellow Sniper.

 

[tyrant b]

frackin sweet paint job on the helmet kantis it could use some weathering but i still give it 10/10

 

[BigJon]

Looking good with that visor in.

 

[tubachris85x]

Just a thought, but maybe to add a more realistic feel to the weathering, other then the main part of the helmet, adding like that slight brown haze on the vizor you would get from the sand. Maybe just around the edges of the visor.

-tubachris

 

[Kantis Nolef]

My vision is bad enough, I don't want to mess with the lens. I like to think my helmet has the "windshield wiper" effect from Republic Commandos.

As for the weathering, it is weathered but it's subtle, it just gets washed out by the flash. Jun and Jonich have seen it on my webcam so they've had the best view of it aside from seeing it in person. Jun, Jonich, can I get a witness?

 

[Toragh]

I can definetly see the wash out of the weathering at the pics you posted on HVM. It looks fantastic dude.

Just curious, but why is the base wide like that?

 

[Rata tat tat]

Sand blast it a little bit.
For realism.

: D

 

[BigJon]

*Raises right hand* I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Looked good on webcam...

 

[Kantis Nolef]

Thank you Jonich. And for my next witness I call the Ghost who never lies.

 

[Jun Garros Fett]

Looks a little too flared out still. RF should be at less of an angle. Almost vertical.
Could use a couple paint washes to give it that gritty look.
I understand that it's a work in progress.
Looking pretty good so far.

 

[Kantis Nolef]

I agree that, by it's self, it does have a bit more flair than most but on my frame I think it looks fine.

After trying on as much as I could today I realized that I can't use the flightsuit I have, it's too small and restricts my movement.

 

[MandalorFett]

Using the toothbrush bristles flick technique on the mandibles or upper cheeks would add some lifelike dimension too. There's a thread about it here at TDH somewhere. Great job.

 

[Kantis Nolef]

Using the toothbrush bristles flick technique on the mandibles or upper cheeks would add some lifelike dimension too. There's a thread about it here at TDH somewhere. Great job.

I was thinking of doing that with some shade of green for Geonosian blood/fluids.

 

[Darth Valcar]

Have you sorted your self out any Armour yet dude ??........