tjr2d2's "Gotta Start Somewhere!" ESB Build
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Will do! Thanks
Nice one man! The green looks great! Looking forward to seeing the mandibles. Keep em coming!
Thanks Bro! Will do!
Greetings All. I was able to spend a little time on the bucket today. I managed to get the black color airbrushed in on the upper cheeks, but ended up with a few little mistakes I had to fix on the (wearers) left side afterwards. I am hoping after hitting it with 0000 steel wool tomorrow (or later today),((it's pretty late right now!!)) that it will all blend together nicely. Here are some pics;
and here are a few shots after I fixed the mistakes and put on a light layer of base gray.
after all that was said and done I went ahead and got the kill stripes prepped for some yellow and orange paint, which will have to wait to be done in the afternoon. I attempted to try the little plastic template thingy and masking tape method, but it gave me a headache trying to get everything to match up with the rest of the existing damage. So I just went the simple route and printed out the stencils, got out the tracing paper and maskol and whoa lah!
That's all for now. I will hopefully get these kill stripes all set either tomorrow or Friday. Until next time, thanks for checking in and be well!
and here are a few shots after I fixed the mistakes and put on a light layer of base gray.
after all that was said and done I went ahead and got the kill stripes prepped for some yellow and orange paint, which will have to wait to be done in the afternoon. I attempted to try the little plastic template thingy and masking tape method, but it gave me a headache trying to get everything to match up with the rest of the existing damage. So I just went the simple route and printed out the stencils, got out the tracing paper and maskol and whoa lah!
That's all for now. I will hopefully get these kill stripes all set either tomorrow or Friday. Until next time, thanks for checking in and be well!
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thinbluefett
Hunter
Wow man you did the stripes lol that must have been so exciting. Looking killer so far man!
Wow man you did the stripes lol that must have been so exciting. Looking killer so far man!
thanks! The Killstripes really tripped me up, but I think they will be okay.
thinbluefett
Hunter
Def man. Your gonna be fine i hope my helmet comes out as good.
Thanks Bro. If I can do this, you most definitely can as well!
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Thanks Dave!
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Thanks a lot! Yes, I used the small (6mm) masking tape around the curve and the rest was regular painting tape that I used for the cheek area. Sorry I did not get any pictures.
I think it's safe to say these colors are NOT my favorite to work with. But, regardless of the ever so thin yellow, and chunky thick orange paints the Kill Stripes are now painted. I'm happy with the transition between colors so now i am gonna let them dry REALLY well before messing with them. They are so bright and messy they will easily ruin all my work in a heartbeat! And that would make me very sad!
thats all for right now. As always, thanks for checking in and be well!
thats all for right now. As always, thanks for checking in and be well!
Thank You! This bit made me a little nervous. Hope it turns out good.
Counterweight
Hunter
Epic
I love the transition. Looks great
I love the transition. Looks great
thinbluefett
Hunter
love it!
Thank you very much!
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Thank You. I was a bit worried about this part, but happy with the results!
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thinbluefett
Hunter
yeah I can't imagine every process being nothing less then a nail biter
