Superjedi's FPH2 for Travis S.

[jhfagan]

Not in particular connected to this here progress pics, but the stripes reminded me of it...
Wouldnt it be a fun, be it way less challenging, project to paint a Boba in "prestine" condition? completely unscratched and undetende.... Just a thought as I wonder how that would look like
Do you know if that has been done and if so... can you point me in the right direction?

I considered that with my Black Series ROTJ conversion...but I couldn't resist making the film version.
May track down another ROTJ helm and do THAT! : )
After all, the baddest, highest paid, arrogant , self serving bounty hunter in the galaxy, would not let his gear just hang around damaged, dirty, sloppy paint job...right? lol

 

[superjedi]

Starting to work my way across the brow area.

 

[superjedi]

Finished up the brow. Time to move down to the mandibles!

 

[jhfagan]

Finished up the brow. Time to move down to the mandibles!

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Looking fantastic! I assume detailing is being hand painted topographically? Are you doing light to dark or dark to light colors?

 

[Furious]

Lol. I swear it never gets old following your paint ups.

 

[RafalFett]

Eric's paint technique is best described in his own words: Layeropical (TM).

 

[Furious]

Couple questions. I'm sure you have probably been asked this a few times.

How do you go about making the checkmark scratch on the left rear panel? Do you just paint that?

Do you use something like a water soluble pencil to draw out the damage first or do you just freehand the paint?

 

[superjedi]

Looking fantastic! I assume detailing is being hand painted topographically? Are you doing light to dark or dark to light colors?

Thanks! Yeah, I add the details topically. The color order depends on what area I'm working on. Painting light over dark or dark over light work equally well.

 

[superjedi]

Couple questions. I'm sure you have probably been asked this a few times.

How do you go about making the checkmark scratch on the left rear panel? Do you just paint that?

Do you use something like a water soluble pencil to draw out the damage first or do you just freehand the paint?

I use really fine detail brushes to paint the damage. My go-to brush is an 18/0 liner brush, so I can get some super fine lines.
I use a set of stencils that's drawn onto tracing paper. I redraw the lines on the reverse side of the tracing paper, then hold the stencil against the helmet and rub the pencil lines onto the surface using the back end of a small paint brush.
Freehand for something like this invites the possibility of too many errors!

 

[superjedi]

Here's the left mandible. Now for the crazy right side!

 

[BudaFett]

Finish it already!

 

[superjedi]

Hold your horses Buda!
I finished the right mandible, and that completes the basic painting on the helmet itself. I'll work on the ears next.

 

[superjedi]

Ears are in progress.

 

[superjedi]

Gave the metal stalk some attention. This is a hollow machined stalk from Machinecraft Replicas and my customer will be installing an RF light kit.

 

[superjedi]

Ears are done! That means all of the basic painting is finished! I'll start the final weathering stages tomorrow.

 

[superjedi]

Beginning the weathering with some nice grease stains.

 

[jhfagan]

Beginning the weathering with some nice grease stains.

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Nice.
What are you using for that?

 

[superjedi]

Nice.
What are you using for that?

I do have a couple of trade secrets that I don't divulge.

 

[ShortFuse]

Actual grease?

 

[RamSkirata]

Actual grease?

I asked that before... superjedi was super secretive about it, lol.

I do like how Travis' helmet is coming along although I have no clue who this Travis guy is.^^ Hes gonna have him a nice bucket soon!