The Jango Fett helmet prelude has ended!!!!

[fettpride]

One more post before I pack it for Comic Con.

Dude, this pic says it all ...

Just, damn

Great job man ! Take care out there, and have fun for me too


FP

 

[Darth Steven]

Hi there,

The helmet is great and the mold is fantastic... very movie accurate.
I just wanted to say that the "dark blue" elements on the Jango Fett Helmet are made with a "Goffrato Paint" ! This is a particolar antiscratch paint, used to realize elements and items of home furnishing.

 

[SEEKER]

Hi there,

The helmet is great and the mold is fantastic... very movie accurate.
I just wanted to say that the "dark blue" elements on the Jango Fett Helmet are made with a "Goffrato Paint" ! This is a particolar antiscratch paint, used to realize elements and items of home furnishing.

Thank you. I'll look into those colors.

FP - Thanks again.

 

[Spideyfett]

TURO TURO TURO.................................ummmm I think you just made me into a Jango Fan!!...........

Can I touch it???

 

[MacRory]

Fantastic work!

 

[SEEKER]

TURO TURO TURO.................................ummmm I think you just made me into a Jango Fan!!...........

Can I touch it???

offcourse you can. but dont rub to hard cuz it might get shinnier.

 

[webchief]

Turo, that is friggin' beautiful! I can't wait to see pics of it with the rest of your suit.

 

[Spideyfett]

Seeker do you have inside pics??? just curious how flush the visor is on the top part... ...again looks fantastic..!!:cheers

Thanks

Alex

 

[Star Wars Chick]

Hi there,

The helmet is great and the mold is fantastic... very movie accurate.
I just wanted to say that the "dark blue" elements on the Jango Fett Helmet are made with a "Goffrato Paint" ! This is a particolar antiscratch paint, used to realize elements and items of home furnishing.

Would you care to give us some more information about this? We have been trying to find out the actual colors used and this is the first we've heard of this paint. Any information would be appreciated.

 

[SEEKER]

I'm reading the Goffrato Paints are commonly used to paint Aluminum. So we might be up to something here. It looks Italian. All the websites I have visited talk about painting aluminum with Groffrato paints.

NICE!!!

We just need to find the colors!!

 

[Keegan]

Good. I will help... Not that I can much; being very green to the whole Jango thing. Still, I'm good with color so if I find something I'll let you know what I think.. Keep it up Seeker!


Btw everyone, It's things like this that give FP the right to be "the Godfather". If he wants to be...

 

[Master Jedi Allma]

Thats it!
I want one of these buckets now!:facepalm
Everytime i look at mine i wanna kick across the room...

Mason.

 

[Darth Steven]

Hi there,

In Italy the “Goffrato” indicates a special embossed paint.
More material can be finished with this paint : metal, plastic, MDF, wood.
You must have the correct paint and a eventual primer to use on every specific surface …
Exist one transparent embossed paint that you can apply directly on the colored surface, or it mix together the acrylic or poliurethanic paint. I prefer to use a colored embossed paint because if you apply too much transparent film on the color surface you can risking the effect “whitening of the color”.

You must know the density degree of the “embossed paint”, too.
I have many images of the original Jango Fett, ( arena version ) measured, molds, ecc…from the “Star Wars : the show” in Milan. I have been able to see and TOUCH the Jango helmet, and the rest of the armor. The density of the embossed paint is very very small…

 

[Darth Steven]

..... one example of pictures from the original Jango Helmet.
In this case the quality of the pictures is not perfect ( ... litte light, sorry ) but you can note the opacity and maybe the small embossed on the dark blue.

 

[Gino]

To me it looks liket the blue swatch in the middle. I've always thought it leaned more towards the blue-green (aqua) instead of the blue-purple (royal).

 

[goldenrod]

Thanks for opening the door on this paint mystery Darth Steven.
Please keep the info coming ;-)

 

[Darth Steven]

Thanks goldenrod.... as I said to FP, I'll try to help you !

To me it looks liket the blue swatch in the middle. I've always thought it leaned more towards the blue-green (aqua) instead of the blue-purple (royal).

This pictures is not perfect and the colors are very "green"...
by the real vision the first color is very similar on the Jango Helmet, you have my insurance : this color is RAL5000 ( violet blue ). The european RAL colors are used as reference standard colors.
Also, as you can notice, the "violet blue" paint have a surface like a "orange peel"... a typical effect of the "embossed paint" ( goffrato ).
See the pictures of the Range finder : the color is more similar of the real.

 

[HeadlessHunter]

Turo I cant think of anyone who deserves to be the owner of the first of these amazing helmets, nice work man, as always!!

 

[Darth Steven]

Turo, I just wanted to say one thing about your work.... awesome !!!
I'm interest purchase one kit of Jango Helmet....

 

[Benkenove]

Amazing helmet !!!

Please, Fettpride, check my PM, ans answer me when you can PLEASE !!! I dont want to miss this oportunity !!!

I could never forgive myself for loosing this train !!!

Ben.