Superjedi's ESB Fugly for Viva Fett

[superjedi]

Happy Star Wars Day!
What better day to begin a shiny new helmet commission?
This will be helmet number 62, and it's the first time I'll be working with a cast from Viva Fett. As some of you may know, Viva Fett bought all of Wasted Fett's molds for helmets and armor and is now officially selling products.
This is a Fugly kit, which has been around for a while. It's nicely molded in fiberglass and gelcoat, and comes with a set of resin ears, a metal RF stalk, and resin RF topper. There's a visor included as well.
Viva Fett did most of the prep on this one, so I'll give it a bath and then we'll be ready for primer.
Much more to come!

 

[RafalFett]

Can't wait to see the cheeks done...

 

[superjedi]

Sprayed some delicious Tamiya fine surface primer late yesterday, and got the first color airbrushed on the rear panels this afternoon.
I'm using Archive-X acrylic Dark Grime.

 

[ShortFuse]

 

[BudaFett]

Viva has to be excited! Always fun watching one of your own babies get painted!

 

[superjedi]

Got a few more stages done on the back panels.
I stenciled the patterns, then used some masking fluid to block out the damage areas.
Then I airbrushed the dark green.
Finally, I went back with a fine brush and refined the edges of the shapes. Now we're ready for some gray and silver!

 

[superjedi]

The left panel is all finished. Here are a few views.

 

[superjedi]

The right panel is finished, too.
Here are a few angles.

 

[superjedi]

Green time!

 

[superjedi]

Love working on the dome!

 

[HawkFett]

Love working on the dome!

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Looks amazing! What method do you use for the scratch on the left rear panel? I'm getting close to that stage on mine.

 

[superjedi]

Thanks! Which scratch are you referring to? There are a lot of them, lol.

 

[RafalFett]

I think he talks about that elongated Nike logo under the front group of scratches:

 

[HawkFett]

Thanks! Which scratch are you referring to? There are a lot of them, lol.

Thanks! Which scratch are you referring to? There are a lot of them, lol.

Very true lol. The big scratch that hangs down on the left side of the left rear panel.

 

[HawkFett]

I think he talks about that elongated Nike logo under the front scratch group.

That's the one!

 

[superjedi]

Oh, that one! It's painted on with a very fine liner brush.

 

[HawkFett]

Oh, that one! It's painted on with a very fine liner brush.

Exceptional work man. Thanks for the info!

 

[spyder918]

Awesome work, any pics of how you mounted the rear board over the keyslots?

 

[superjedi]

Thanks!
On this particular type of helmet, the board is molded in.

 

[superjedi]

Continuing to work my way around the dome.