Glad you like it, Mathias!
UPDATE: Halloween, 2013
Hello all you spooky ghoulish TDHers! 
As October comes to a close, I have begun
working on the helmet's weathering effects. I began with the odd patches of pale gray.
There has been a lot of debate on this color, and what it represents. Some believe that
it is the helmet's original gelcoat where the paint has been scraped or rubbed away. Or
it could be an additional layer/primer that was laid down before the real painting began.
Either way, it's a very cool feature of the ESB helmet. I use a very pale bluish-gray acrylic
craft paint to add this color. The color is called Blue Wisp by Ceramcoat.
Here are a couple of pics showing how this color "hides" depending on the light source and
the viewing angle. First, the back panels. This shot, in more direct light, barely shows
any hint of the contrasting color.
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When the helmet is rotated so that the light falls at a more oblique angle, the color pops into view.
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There are several other small areas where this color appears. The next most evident area is down
the outer edge of the right mandible. Here's an angle showing that the color blends with the silver.
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But when the helmet is rotated away from the light, it becomes more apparent.
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There are very fine traces of this color within the dent. Viewed in direct light, the color is
slightly evident, but not fully realized.
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Change the angle, and those fine lines and scratches come into view.
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So there you have the beginning of the weathering stages! In the picture above, you can
also see a portion of the "fade" below the killstripes.
I have also done the white thumbprints around the killstripes. . . but I forgot to take pics. :facepalm
More to come!
