RoboCop helmet (kit) build/paint

Bump! Still asking around for help on this.

I cant say for sure, but I think what they did with the paint
Is apply a blue candy (concentrate), over a silver metallic base coat.
This will lighten and darken, depending how much candy is applied. In this
situation very little would be used.

The silver base coat would need to have a fine metallic, so it appears
smooth. Along with different pearls to achieve the multi-colored look
within the silver.

The best thing to do is take some good reference pictures, to your
local automotive paint supplier (Dupont should be a good one!), and see
What they could match up.

If their any good, they could come up with something for you. If they are
Just stool pigeons, let me know. If I have some good reference pictures, I
could figure out some colors, and give you some paint formulas to work from.

Thank you for your input! I will be visiting my local Dupont and look at some color samples.

Hmmm, going through my own "robo files" it looks like it's mostly lavender highlights and blues in the shadows in specific areas.

Tops of the ears discs and back of the head get blasts of lavender pretty consistantly.

I think the indented headband area is getting dusted with a layer of blue.

Interesting. I've never tried to pic apart the Paint pattern on robo before. I'm surprised how much the blue and purple patches stick out when you are looking for them!



Nick

Also here are some screen used suit pics that show the pronounced blue/lavender effect in non studio lighting-

Nick,
Thank you for taking the time to post those pics and info!
I remember someone telling me that some green hues were also used and in those photos, I can see that now.
Strange how studio lighting will make those colors look different.
I've been looking at some color samples from Testors right now to see if I can find something there without having to spend the extra money on a pint of autobody paint.
They have a nice laquer paint called "Pontiac Engine Blue" that looks good for the overall color, and then there is candy purple and candy blue for the highlights.
I will have to pick some up at the hobby shop and do some tests.
Once I get rolling on this, I will change this thread up with some progress photos.
Thanks again!

If it were me I would start with a color shift paint. If you don't want to go with the high dollar quality paint I would look into Autoair. I use them all the time for airbrushing and they are great paints, would work welll for this IMO.
AutoAir Colors

GeneralFROSTY said:

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Nick,
Thank you for taking the time to post those pics and info!
I remember someone telling me that some green hues were also used and in those photos, I can see that now.
Strange how studio lighting will make those colors look different.
I've been looking at some color samples from Testors right now to see if I can find something there without having to spend the extra money on a pint of autobody paint.
They have a nice laquer paint called "Pontiac Engine Blue" that looks good for the overall color, and then there is candy purple and candy blue for the highlights.
I will have to pick some up at the hobby shop and do some tests.
Once I get rolling on this, I will change this thread up with some progress photos.
Thanks again!

I would stick with Duplicolor auto paints. You really need three or four colors: a mint green, a silver, a blue, and a purplish. You then paint in long strokes to make wide stripes. I'd follow it up with a clear coat.

Here is my screenused Prime Directives Shoes next to my cheapie helmet. I only finished the mint green and a touch of silver, but you can see how close it is. Green is def. a prominent color although it does not appear as much on screen.

I believe all the paint I bought was in the GM family.

http://www.therpf.com/f9/robocop-pro...ml#post1014613

Thank you both. I think what we are going for is the on-screen look, so green would be out. Finhead, thank you for the link - I will look into that.

Ok, looks like I need a black base for the colorshift. Though it would be a great effect, I dont think the real armor had colorshift. I will likely use the autobody paint (I will fond a good blue tinted silver color) and use candy purple and blue for light misting highlights - all tested out first of course.
Thanks for the support guys.

Here is my progression with this so far.

I chose a laquer paint called "Titanium Silver Blue" that I purchased at an auto parts store.
To get the best color coverage, the helmet was re-primered in white (it came pre-primered in gray).

I chose to use Krylon brand for the gloss black on the chin guard because of the smooth finish it gives. This piece was also hit with numerous coats of Krylon gloss for protection an extra shine.

The color highlights were important to make this thing "pop" like it should.
For the blue, I used Anodized Blue (Dupli-Color) which I extracted from the spray can for use in my airbrush. I could have purchased the Candy Blue laquer RC Car paint, but I already had the Anodized paint in stock and it worked well.
For the purple, I used "Grape Pearl" RC Car laquer paint. Like the Anodized paint, this stuff has a semi-transparent nature that was perfect for this application.
Both colors were applied with low-pressure mists through my airbrush.

Everything was finished off with numerous coats of Krylon Gloss. This product works fantastic as it gave me the desired ultra-smooth and glossy finish.

The back piece of the helmet is being worked on right now. I am repeating the paint process used on the lid, with the exception of masking off the lower section for gloss black.

wow that looks perfect, I want one now.

If you don't mind my asking, where did the kit come from, or is it the thai kit off ebay?

Wanderer said:

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If you don't mind my asking, where did the kit come from, or is it the thai kit off ebay?

Not sure. It's a very nice one though whomever made it.

yes I would like to know too

loving the paint job. are you planning on buffing the gloss coat?

This looks awesome. Thai kits are usually warped.

nixkois said:

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loving the paint job. are you planning on buffing the gloss coat?

Not needed. The gloss is very smooth.

Finished up the back piece today.
As per the movie, the purple and blue highlights were made more prominent on this part of the helmet.
Once everything has had proper time to fully cure, I can assemble for finished photos.

I think if I ever get another Thai kit again, I'm sending it to you Frosty after I fix the warping. Unfortunatly the warping with thai helmets is because of the type of plastic they like to use. I heat it up with a hot blow dryer and hot water, put it back to the shape it should be then I usually coat the inside with a few coats of casting resin.

The kit on Ebay looks like it's this one. Not sure.
My client sent this to me already primered (not sure if he did that or if it came like that) but I had to re-primer anyway.

I'd love to do another one of these, it was fun.
If anyone else has a Robo helmet, my services are well documented.

I can tell, or at least I think so. See the dent in the back of the neck piece, your last photo in post #13. I believe that's not supposed to be like that which is why I suspect it's a thai one. Not sure what the thai ones are recast from though. So far this has been a beautiful job.

I never noticed any defects like that when working with this.
This was a very easy kit to work on. After those Mass Effect guns I did, any kit is easy.

wow wow wow wow where did whoever the commision is for get that Kit, i want one really bad

your paint work is awsome on this so the sooner i find out where the kit is from the quicker i get it to you hahahahaha