Jmiah0192 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) Progress shot! Almost done with my 501st clone helmet. Lemme know what you guys think Edited March 15, 2020 by Jmiah0192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkRocketScience Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Coming along nicely Jeremiah! Love the weathering! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleskull Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 That looks awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmiah0192 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 got the lens and mesh behind the teeth in! Plan on getting cooling fans later. But for now I’m gonna start painting the dc15 blaster. Any paint tips on painting blasters I should know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKTC Ralph Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 What brand of paint,shade of blue are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmiah0192 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, TKTC Ralph said: What brand of paint,shade of blue are you using? Krylon global blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmiah0192 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) update on my helmet progress. I tried to tone down the weathering by A LOT and make it more subtle and tested some different blaster marks. The original tube stripe decals werent sticking so well so I bought the stencil off order6t6 and spray painted it on. Funny story. As I was in the process of de-weathering I lost the original vocoder greeble because I had to take most of my things out of my apartment because my apartment was being bug bombed and it must have dropped somewhere outside. Luckily, Todd aka PunkRocketScience was able to 3d print me a replacement. So super big thanks to Todd! Edited March 1, 2020 by Jmiah0192 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleskull Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 New weathering looks great! Seeing this helmet progress makes me wish I didn't trade off my movie style clone helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkRocketScience Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Are you air brushing the weathering? It looks great! I'd love to learn how to do this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmiah0192 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 8 hours ago, PunkRocketScience said: Are you air brushing the weathering? It looks great! I'd love to learn how to do this! Thanks! it’s my first time airbrushing and doing anything crafty with paints like this, which is why I kind of went a little too heavy the first time lol. For the weathering I did a normal wash first by brushing on black acrylic paint diluted in water and dabbing it off with a cloth, then after that I went into the dipped areas of the helmet and lightly airbrushed. The blaster scorch marks are all airbrushed too. I practiced on a spray painted water jug before I tried it on the helmet. Really easy to do, even with a cheap airbrush I bought on amazon for about $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmiah0192 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 On 3/1/2020 at 12:19 AM, Eagleskull said: New weathering looks great! Seeing this helmet progress makes me wish I didn't trade off my movie style clone helmet. Ahhh you should get one again haha! If you have a 3D printer I could send you the files I have for a movie style phase 2 clone helmet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaygoErm Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Sweet! Ermer TK-50799Garrison Web Liason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleskull Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 3/2/2020 at 6:15 PM, Jmiah0192 said: Ahhh you should get one again haha! If you have a 3D printer I could send you the files I have for a movie style phase 2 clone helmet. Wish I did, i really need to invest into a 3D printer. Its always been a SW bucket list costume to make 327th Star Corps clone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai88 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 @Jmiah0192 stencil worked great. Definite improvement on the weathering. Wish I did, i really need to invest into a 3D printer. Its always been a SW bucket list costume to make 327th Star Corps clone. I kinda miss my 327th Star Corps. At one time there were 2 more to troop with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmiah0192 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 My big brown box came in today! Really excited but the more I pulled out the more intimidating it felt to start this thing. Not sure which part of the body to start off with or how to fit each piece >_< I’m thinking the arms would be my best bet and easiest to start with. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleskull Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 BBB Days are always the best! May I ask who's kit this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmiah0192 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 10 hours ago, Eagleskull said: BBB Days are always the best! May I ask who's kit this is? It’s a kit from Kevin at imperial surplus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutz Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 General rule of thumb is to start with the easier parts first to get a feel for things. Forearms and biceps are what I always recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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