Another Boba Fett Helmet (ESB of course)

[Halliwax]

Wicked techniques, the chipping looks great!!!

 

[eethan]

amazing work as always. thanks again for sharing your work and progress

 

[Fettastic]

Back panels are pretty much done. Here are some progress close ups of the details...

For the hair line scratches I've used a semi blunt airbrush needle to scratch away the top layers of paint to reveal the underlaying coats. Using different amounts of pressure allows to lighten up the blue, or scratch through just enough to reveal the concrete color or even further to reveal the hard silver base coat.

I've also applied the base grey/light blue topically.

And some different lighting at a distance...

 

[eethan]

awesome, thanks for sharing!

 

[mugatu]

WOW! Outstanding paint job, man. Those panels look right on!

 

[ToEleven]

Looking good. Is that RLM 73?

 

[Fettastic]

Looking good. Is that RLM 73?

Negatory. The test swatch of Pollyscale RLM 73 I made was too dark, too green, and too gray in my opinion. This blue is my own mixture.

 

[Dann]

Oh my goodness, here we go again!!

Love watching your progress!!

I wish I could follow along with mine, but you're already ahead of where I left off around four or five years ago!!

 

[ToEleven]

Yeah yours has a better feel than the MM rlm 73 I usually use. Very nice.

 

[Fettastic]

Yeah yours has a better feel than the MM rlm 73 I usually use. Very nice.

I'm not sure I've ever made a swatch of the MM RLM 73. I wouldn't be surprised if they were a bit different.

 

[mugatu]

Even Polyscale/Floquil went through chemical ingredient changes (twice not including the move from enamel to acrylic), and THEN to Testors Model Masters, so it is hard to say what RLM73 Lee was even referring to at the time he put that list together.

 

[Fettastic]

Some Progress Photos :

 

[eethan]

great work

 

[captainsolo]

Looks gorgeous

 

[captainsolo]

Love the kill stripe colors, nice and faded

 

[Fettastic]

Love the kill stripe colors, nice and faded

Honestly the hardest part about the whole helmet are those killstripes.

 

[captainsolo]

Gotcha, for me, it's all the little detail work on the right mandible, right back panel and top scratch.....

It's an eye test

 

[Fettastic]

Gotcha, for me, it's all the little detail work on the right mandible, right back panel and top scratch.....

It's an eye test

You're probably right those are difficult spots, maybe it's because I really really enjoy the small detail work that I don't consider it a chore lol.

 

[Fettastic]

The left ear is always a fun piece. It really brings a balance to the left side of the helmet. I love the horse shoe arches on both ears.

Side by side shot of the hero helmet ear comparison. The one on top is the hero helmet and was shot with flash so the colors will appear a bit brighter where as mine is shot on an iphone in a brightly lit room.

 

[Fettastic]

Made a bit of progress on the left mandible...