One last wafer thin ESB paint job...

[Misfit2]

Please send this lid to

Boomer Fett
10201 South Luther Rd
Newalla America

(did it work? the power of suggestion rocks)

Nice try Ivan.

 

[Beau Nidle]

Wow...I've always wanted to see a Fett bucket painted, and how it was done. it always seemed ludicrously complex to me!

 

[pghfett]

Another subscribed thread with TF....

 

[Darth Nickel]

Wow...I've always wanted to see a Fett bucket painted, and how it was done. it always seemed ludicrously complex to me!

You are watching the wrong thread then.... Fortunately... Garrett makes it look like it's child’s play...

 

[terminal fettler]

7. with white pencil draw on outline of L/H ear decal
8. using liquid mask and masking tape, mask off L/H ear decal
9. spray white no.34

tip: spray the white in lots of thin coats as opposed to a couple of thick ones!

Next onto the back panels...

 

[Darth Nickel]

Only one word... AMAZING.


I can't wait to see the back panels.

 

[godaking]

Brilliant work. I actually study your helmets along with the real deal on mine right now. I can't wait to see the final product.

-Joe

 

[aero]

good to see product placement is still alive and well.

is this thread sponsored by John lewis ?

great start look forward to your next instalment's

 

[terminal fettler]

good to see product placement is still alive and well.

is this thread sponsored by John lewis ?

great start look forward to your next instalment's

they do a great helmet stand...

 

[terminal fettler]

10. draw the light grey detail with white pencil on back panels, liquid mask
11. masking tape the whole helmet except back panels
12. spray silver metallic no.11

tip: use keyslots to determine scale and position of damage. If the light grey is not surrounded by silver, leave the liquid mask on!

 

[aero]

5. liquid mask red and grey
6. green 78+159

tip: peel back the dry liquid mask with a point to adjust fine detail...

Hi Mr Fettler,
when you state (6. green 78+159) are you mixing the colours together or are you misting one colour over the other with the airbrush?

I've seen you state this before but never quite understood what you meant.

Jason

 

[terminal fettler]

Hi Mr Fettler,
when you state (6. green 78+159) are you mixing the colours together or are you misting one colour over the other with the airbrush?

I've seen you state this before but never quite understood what you meant.

Jason

Hi Jason those colours are mixed before going through the airbrush...

 

[aero]

it makes sense now.
Thanks.

 

[MandalorFett]

Your layering work is outstanding.

 

[terminal fettler]

13. outline silver damage on back panels with sharp pencil
14. liquid mask silver damage on back panels
15. spray grey no.79

tip: if the silver is not surrounded by grey, leave the liquid mask on! The grey damage within the silver on the R/H panel will be added as an individual layer later.

 

[Darth Nickel]

Amazing. I love how you can get the sharp detail. I'm actually amazed how sharp you can get it to peel. I can't wait to see more.

 

[superjedi]

Oh, man. . . looking excellent, Garrett!

 

[jedi paramedic]

This is ridiculously awesome to watch.

 

[pghfett]

Amazing. I love how you can get the sharp detail. I'm actually amazed how sharp you can get it to peel. I can't wait to see more.

My same question - how do you keep it so sharp ? peel off at the just the right time as the paint sets up ? :confused

 

[terminal fettler]

My same question - how do you keep it so sharp ? peel off at the just the right time as the paint sets up ? :confused

I think its a combination of the way the liquid mask adheres to the metallic silver, almost with a fine ragged edge and the thickness of the next coat, that and keeping the detail as small as possible and even omitting parts that are too fine; these areas can be scratched in later. I left the grey layer 12 hours before the mask came off, this also played a part...