ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics
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MrGzilla
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thanks! and yeah i did paint the back but after i got finished painting the black lines i realized that i did them wrong, but i like it so ill probably keep it. ill put up some more pics later on today showing the back and the ear caps.
MrGzilla
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
well f%*k. tonight i sprayed a clear gloss coat on the helmet just as i had done with the rest of my armor and it compleatly f'd up the whole paintjob. for some reason it made all of the areas i had handpainted crinkle up and made all the paint on the whole helmet peel off when you rub it so heres what it looks like now. i really dont know what to do now so please help. i wondering if i should just save up another 1-200 and buy another kit or spend countless hours cleaning this one back up.
well f%*k. tonight i sprayed a clear gloss coat on the helmet just as i had done with the rest of my armor and it compleatly f'd up the whole paintjob. for some reason it made all of the areas i had handpainted crinkle up and made all the paint on the whole helmet peel off when you rub it so heres what it looks like now. i really dont know what to do now so please help. i wondering if i should just save up another 1-200 and buy another kit or spend countless hours cleaning this one back up.
OldKen
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
Yikes.
Why in the hell did you clear coat it?
Not one piece of original armor had clear coat. IN fact most people try to dull the shine down.
You may have to let it cure. Wet sand and re-paint.
Sorry bud. It was looking pretty good too!
Yikes.
Why in the hell did you clear coat it?
Not one piece of original armor had clear coat. IN fact most people try to dull the shine down.
You may have to let it cure. Wet sand and re-paint.
Sorry bud. It was looking pretty good too!
MrGzilla
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
i clear coated it because it was a styrene helmet with gloss white spray but the white spray isnt vary shiny so i clear coated it in gloss. i did the same thing with my whole armor and this never happend. i guess ill be posting a WTB in the junkyard pretty soon as i dont see me being able to fix this
Yikes.
Why in the hell did you clear coat it?
Not one piece of original armor had clear coat. IN fact most people try to dull the shine down.
You may have to let it cure. Wet sand and re-paint.
Sorry bud. It was looking pretty good too!
i clear coated it because it was a styrene helmet with gloss white spray but the white spray isnt vary shiny so i clear coated it in gloss. i did the same thing with my whole armor and this never happend. i guess ill be posting a WTB in the junkyard pretty soon as i dont see me being able to fix this
OldKen
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
Let it cure.
Wet sand.
Re-paint.
Have you ever even seen the original paintjobs up close bud? :confused
Do not clear coat it. The originals WERE styrene. Spray painted or in some cases probably painted with housepaint and a brush. :lol If you are going to have an accurate bucket... paint it accurately. You were almost there!!! :sleep
i clear coated it because it was a styrene helmet with gloss white spray but the white spray isnt vary shiny so i clear coated it in gloss. i did the same thing with my whole armor and this never happend. i guess ill be posting a WTB in the junkyard pretty soon as i dont see me being able to fix this
Let it cure.
Wet sand.
Re-paint.
Have you ever even seen the original paintjobs up close bud? :confused
Do not clear coat it. The originals WERE styrene. Spray painted or in some cases probably painted with housepaint and a brush. :lol If you are going to have an accurate bucket... paint it accurately. You were almost there!!! :sleep
OldKen
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
Original ANH Stunt Stormtrooper Helmets
Original ANH Stunt Stormtrooper Helmets
MrGzilla
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
the paints not sanding its just gumming up the sand paper and making the surface bumpy. its hard to explain but it made the paint kinda rubbery. (and yes the paint is compleatly dry im not that much uf a noob)
the paints not sanding its just gumming up the sand paper and making the surface bumpy. its hard to explain but it made the paint kinda rubbery. (and yes the paint is compleatly dry im not that much uf a noob)
MrGzilla
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
thanks, i didnt know the origionals were styrene. i have seen the paintjobs though and some of them do look pretty rough:lol
ill wait till tomorrow and try to wet sand it. hopefully it works and im just overly pestamistic about it right now because this is the 2nd helmet ive f'd up in the past 2 weeks(the other being my master cheif helmet that i tried the silicone cauk mold method and it failed catastropicly) so im pretty bumed right now.
and sorry for all the misspelling, im not the best at it:lol
thanks, i didnt know the origionals were styrene. i have seen the paintjobs though and some of them do look pretty rough:lol
ill wait till tomorrow and try to wet sand it. hopefully it works and im just overly pestamistic about it right now because this is the 2nd helmet ive f'd up in the past 2 weeks(the other being my master cheif helmet that i tried the silicone cauk mold method and it failed catastropicly) so im pretty bumed right now.
and sorry for all the misspelling, im not the best at it:lol
OldKen
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
Actually they weren't styrene. I don't even know why I said that. I meant to say they were painted like this. No clear coat.
YOU CAN NOT SAND IT YET!!!!!!!!!
SERIOUSLY. LISTEN.
WAIT for the paint to CURE. It may take a week or so!
THEN WET sand it with FINE sand paper. THEN re-paint. And leave the clear coat OUT of the operation! :lol
Actually they weren't styrene. I don't even know why I said that. I meant to say they were painted like this. No clear coat.
YOU CAN NOT SAND IT YET!!!!!!!!!
SERIOUSLY. LISTEN.
WAIT for the paint to CURE. It may take a week or so!
THEN WET sand it with FINE sand paper. THEN re-paint. And leave the clear coat OUT of the operation! :lol
MrGzilla
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
ok thanks for the advice. i really apreciate it. ive just been freaking out over it. im pretty good at wet sanding as i had to do it to my entire car when i was getting it ready to paint. i guess if nothing else, thisll give me some more time to work on my halo helmet and the rest of that armor.
ok thanks for the advice. i really apreciate it. ive just been freaking out over it. im pretty good at wet sanding as i had to do it to my entire car when i was getting it ready to paint. i guess if nothing else, thisll give me some more time to work on my halo helmet and the rest of that armor.
Weezer
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
Listen to OldKen. Put the helmet down and step away!
You have to let it dry completely. Put it somewhere and leave it. You can fix it if you will just stop messing around with it.
I may be wrong, but if you let it dry out you might be able to use oven cleaner to strip the paint off. But let someone else verify that. I've seen it done with styrene models.
Listen to OldKen. Put the helmet down and step away!
You have to let it dry completely. Put it somewhere and leave it. You can fix it if you will just stop messing around with it.
I may be wrong, but if you let it dry out you might be able to use oven cleaner to strip the paint off. But let someone else verify that. I've seen it done with styrene models.
OldKen
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
Yep!
And sorry to seem as I am yelling at you. But I Couldn't reach through the screen and slap you to calm you down! :lol
I know that a fudge up on something like this can make you freak out! Point is you WERE freaking out and about to cause more and more damage!
When you wait it out it will amaze you how different the properties of the surface paint change. And sanding will be no prob!
Really take a look at the link I posted. Look at all the bumps and paint drips. Notice that your helmet was already WAY shinier than what was seen on screen. You may end up wanting to dull down your armor and weather it a bit too.
I Know it is always the first impulse to get it "emporer is comming for a visit" shiney! :lol But the more you have it and see pics of yourself and compare to screen grabs... you WILL get bitten by the accuracy bug and want to tweak and tweak.
This time letting it cure and resanding while studying some pics may turn out a lot better than your first attempt. I would honestly count on it!
Again, like Tim said, it isn't damaged beyond repair. :thumbsup
And for future reference. NEVER clear coat ANYTHING when the paint is hours old!!! :eek if you WERE going to hit it with some clear you really would have wanted to wait a week or so before doing it! (again you have to let it cure!)
Yep!
And sorry to seem as I am yelling at you. But I Couldn't reach through the screen and slap you to calm you down! :lol
I know that a fudge up on something like this can make you freak out! Point is you WERE freaking out and about to cause more and more damage!
When you wait it out it will amaze you how different the properties of the surface paint change. And sanding will be no prob!
Really take a look at the link I posted. Look at all the bumps and paint drips. Notice that your helmet was already WAY shinier than what was seen on screen. You may end up wanting to dull down your armor and weather it a bit too.
I Know it is always the first impulse to get it "emporer is comming for a visit" shiney! :lol But the more you have it and see pics of yourself and compare to screen grabs... you WILL get bitten by the accuracy bug and want to tweak and tweak.
This time letting it cure and resanding while studying some pics may turn out a lot better than your first attempt.
I would honestly count on it!Again, like Tim said, it isn't damaged beyond repair. :thumbsup
And for future reference. NEVER clear coat ANYTHING when the paint is hours old!!! :eek if you WERE going to hit it with some clear you really would have wanted to wait a week or so before doing it! (again you have to let it cure!)
MrGzilla
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
thanks again haha its just that this is my first tk helmet build and was trying to do everything just right and i guess you just get frustrated when you mess up this bad. ill deffinatly wait a while to continue this as youve said. it seems like im always too impatient with paints and cure times so hopefully thisll teach me to not rush it so much. :lol
and now that i think about it i dont know why i was trying to get it so shiny anyways cuz i was planning on weathering it. :/
Yep!
And sorry to seem as I am yelling at you. But I Couldn't reach through the screen and slap you to calm you down! :lol
I know that a fudge up on something like this can make you freak out! Point is you WERE freaking out and about to cause more and more damage!
When you wait it out it will amaze you how different the properties of the surface paint change. And sanding will be no prob!
Really take a look at the link I posted. Look at all the bumps and paint drips. Notice that your helmet was already WAY shinier than what was seen on screen. You may end up wanting to dull down your armor and weather it a bit too.
I Know it is always the first impulse to get it "emporer is comming for a visit" shiney! :lol But the more you have it and see pics of yourself and compare to screen grabs... you WILL get bitten by the accuracy bug and want to tweak and tweak.
This time letting it cure and resanding while studying some pics may turn out a lot better than your first attempt.
Again, like Tim said, it isn't damaged beyond repair. :thumbsup
And for future reference. NEVER clear coat ANYTHING when the paint is hours old!!! :eek if you WERE going to hit it with some clear you really would have wanted to wait a week or so before doing it! (again you have to let it cure!)
thanks again haha its just that this is my first tk helmet build and was trying to do everything just right and i guess you just get frustrated when you mess up this bad. ill deffinatly wait a while to continue this as youve said. it seems like im always too impatient with paints and cure times so hopefully thisll teach me to not rush it so much. :lol
and now that i think about it i dont know why i was trying to get it so shiny anyways cuz i was planning on weathering it. :/
MrGzilla
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
thanks, ill deffinatly look into ways to strip the paint off when it comes to that if sanding it dosent work out.
thanks, ill deffinatly look into ways to strip the paint off when it comes to that if sanding it dosent work out.
GF
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Re: ANH Stormtrooper Helmet WIP with lots of pics DISASTER STRIKES PLEASE HELP
You probably used a laquer base clear which attacked your paint, what did you use a your white base coat and grey details? the best is to use same brand paints fro both, example krylon clear coat over krylon base coat.
You now have no choice but to repaint the whole helmet gloss white, I would have first painted the whole helmet with just a gloss clear coat then hand paint all the details, more subtle differences between all colors instead of everything being glossy, but thats just me.
GFollano
You probably used a laquer base clear which attacked your paint, what did you use a your white base coat and grey details? the best is to use same brand paints fro both, example krylon clear coat over krylon base coat.
You now have no choice but to repaint the whole helmet gloss white, I would have first painted the whole helmet with just a gloss clear coat then hand paint all the details, more subtle differences between all colors instead of everything being glossy, but thats just me.
GFollano
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