Here are some photos i've just taken of a few of my trooper helmets that are now ready to paint.
Brian R replica:
Dave M replica:
ESB Replica. (Needs bottom ear bolts changing for flat headed screws):
Some new photos of my ROTJ replica just for fun:
Thanks wackychip for hosting,
Keith.
Woa! Did you find the long lost mythical TE bumpy cap/back seacret stash??
I thought I was extremely lucky to have one!
Nice work btw, I was getting withdrawals from seeing good TK threads
Schaweet! No matter how old I get, I'll never get tired of looking at Trooper buckets in the many, many differrent incarnations, versions, of and stages of assembly.
As always, awesome work Keith
DL 44 Blaster said:
Schaweet! No matter how old I get, I'll never get tired of looking at Trooper buckets in the many, many differrent incarnations, versions, of and stages of assembly.
As always, awesome work Keith
I'd like to echo that statement
are any of these for sale???? if so, how much??? thanks man!!!
Simply gorgeous Keith.I always enjoy seeing your work.I can`t wait to see how you paint them up.
Ben
They look great Keith!
(So how many stormie helmets do you have now?!)
Jeremy
Can't wait to see you work your magic with the paint-jobs!
Thanks guys!
With my camera, i always find it really hard to get good photos of trooper helmets. There is a lot of camera distortion when up close which makes the ears out of view. The photos really need to be taken from further back and zoom in, but then they end up looking like the last photo of the ROTJ helmet. I need a new camera!
Jeremy, i only have 7 trooper helmets. I've got rid of the less accurate ones.
Darth Alias, i'm not selling any of these, sorry.
Fon, two of them have very old TE1 bumpy caps. All parts of the Dave M replica are TE2 with the cap damage carefully filled in.
To paint them i'm going to have a HDPE colour custom made, take the helmets apart and paint the faces and caps separate, inside and out with the HDPE colour. I'm then going to put them back together again and spray them white. I will probably have a chip in the white paint here and there which matches the original helmets, but i want to make them look how they might have looked in 1976 rather than how they look today.
Thanks,
Keith.
Last edited by Keith; Jan 17, 2008 at 9:49 AM.
Keith
Your attention to detail is amazing. The ROTJ is superb especially considering it is from ANH moulds.
Joe
Keith
great stuff buddy, your prop collection is one of the best in the world so much attention to detail its unreal
Paul
Agreed that ROTJ is superb, not enough ROTJ's around IMHO Thanks for sharing Keith
Good work fella.
i'm assuming you're Keith the mic tips man.
if so. ultra good work fella
i wouldnt be seen dead without my keith mic tips.
i've recently finished my Dave M replica a la paint chip and HDPE and it is most satisfying to see it all finished.
be sure to keep them pics coming.
A1
And again!Goldenrod said:
I'd like to echo that statement
Always love to see what random TK Keith is painting up!
They all have such individual personality!
Thanks everyone
I've been trimming and building these on and off for a very long time, trying to get them to look as much like the originals as possible.
They won't be finished for a while, but i will post more photos when i start the painting.
Keith.
Sweet collection Keith! Nice to see those bumps
excellent craftsmanship !!!!
love the ROTJ bucket too !!!
Way cool, any photo-s of the inside?
great collection and great attention to the minor details!
PM sent!
Here is the inside of the Dave M replica:
I have also fitted a much better pair of ears to the ESB replica:
Inside the ESB helmet:
Thanks wackychimp for hosting,
Keith.
Hi Keith,
Your pics look great and cannot wait to see the paint jobs which is your speciality.
Only 7 helmets shame on you
What parts of the cap damage did you have to repair? I have old TE bumpys and newer bumpys as well. The stand out difference appears to be the area above the brow trim on the left hand side and the back of the cap top left hand side appear to have had mould damage (left hand side when wearing the lid).
What did you fill the plastic with? I am considering repairing the two I have that are different from the earlier TEs so any tips would be helpful. I cannot see any filling at all - so I suppose that means you done a great jobI take it you repaired inside and outside of the helmet?
I look forward to updates on these buckets
Cheers Chris
Chris,
The damage is only on the new TE2 helmets.
My Brian R and ESB replicas have old TE1 bumpy caps made years ago, so there was no damage on those.
The TE2 kit i have (the Dave M replica) had some damage to the front above the brow trim and at the back on the left as you said. I just used a small amount of car body filler on the outside to fill the damage.
Thanks,
Keith.
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