Some incredibly interesting results from his weathering process. Would LOVE to see what he would do with the inside.
Adam Savage's Black Series Mando Helmet
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jusdrewit
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Great vid. Fascinating that adding the gloss coat to the BS helmet actually increased its glossiness instead of dulling it. I bought one personally and I've debated going the Alumaluster route with it for a repaint, but these look pretty good as well after weathering, very cool.
Very cool! Painting and weathering is my weakest skill so things like that help! I'm always freaked out about ruining whatever I just built whenever I start painting. I started laughing when the helmet ended up looking like chrome because without thinking about it, my brain went "By your command." 
Does anyone know what kind of flexible lights those are? Those look really handy!
Does anyone know what kind of flexible lights those are? Those look really handy!
MMcFett
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What system did you use for the amp?
Believe it or not, I used an old Halloween voice changer I had laying around:
It was garbage sounding at first, but replaced all the wiring, upgraded the speaker to a 5w laptop (enclosed) speaker, and added new switches. Completely changed how it sounds, nice and loud with zero crackling or distortion.
*also, if you remove the back vent cover, the replacement speaker used is the same size and perfect for the sound to come out of:
It was garbage sounding at first, but replaced all the wiring, upgraded the speaker to a 5w laptop (enclosed) speaker, and added new switches. Completely changed how it sounds, nice and loud with zero crackling or distortion.
*also, if you remove the back vent cover, the replacement speaker used is the same size and perfect for the sound to come out of:
AnubisGuard
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I'm surprised that Adam (and others) are surprised by this -- the same thing is happening with the Hasbro finish as happens when modelers dip, say, a piece of scuffed-up clear plastic into Future to clean it up (which I would think is a technique he'd be familiar with). By filling in the micro imperfections of the matte top coat, he's reducing the roughness of the metallic layer and therefore increasing its clarity. The Hasbro finish is probably vac metal instead of paint, and the matte varnish was how they dulled it down.
EDIT: Ah, he addressed this in the second half of the video.
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Ahhh.. I’d love to get one of these!! Always been a Fett fan and now Mando fan.. I didn’t realize that these were available ( so off I go to order one LOL )
But yeah .. I do agree that it needs darkening. I think the actual one is darker.. although it could be the film treatment / coloring they used in post production too. I wonder if the actual prop is brighter than what’s shown on the series....
But yeah .. I do agree that it needs darkening. I think the actual one is darker.. although it could be the film treatment / coloring they used in post production too. I wonder if the actual prop is brighter than what’s shown on the series....
I’ve seen one in person it is a amazing piece and you can’t beat the price
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