Bigturc
Sr Member
No problem, I figured there's others than me who got on this kit run! :thumbsup
Bigturc's War machine helmet (3D printed)
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No problem, I figured there's others than me who got on this kit run! :thumbsup
ROBOSTEVE 0671
Sr Member
Woah I didnt realise that Fibreglass and resin could be so sexy :behave
Nice work Al
Nice work Al
Bigturc
Sr Member
Thanks Clinton! True, I might add some weathering! I want to seal it first though! Any product you suggest to seal this paint job that I could find at my local store? Colors are DupliColor and red details are done with acrylic paint via airbrush!
Right now, at home, I have Testors spray lacquer Dullcote (No 1260), Tamiya Clear (TS-13), Pleadge Future and I think I have some satin clear coat in the garage.
Right now, at home, I have Testors spray lacquer Dullcote (No 1260), Tamiya Clear (TS-13), Pleadge Future and I think I have some satin clear coat in the garage.
Excellent job with this! Looks great :thumbsup
coofunkcurly
Sr Member
If ya wanna send that back to me I will replace it with a brand new casting. :lol
Looks great, Al. And I agree with Fin - WM needs weathering even more so than IM.
Looks great, Al. And I agree with Fin - WM needs weathering even more so than IM.
Bigturc
Sr Member
Thanks Kevin! I wish there was more build thread out there!
Kev .. mmm .. I think I'll hold on to that one!
Ok .. OK! I'll do it, but I still need to seal this before weathering it! :thumbsup
ROBOSTEVE 0671
Sr Member
Real nice work Al, love the work on the decals but yeah I agree with Clinton and Kevin this is crying out for the weathering. That will ground it as a lot more real and look like a Hero helmet even more.
Very cool! Glad you posted up all the progress shots .
I'll get to mine when I can but my focus is on Iron Man for a while yet
Very cool! Glad you posted up all the progress shots .
I'll get to mine when I can but my focus is on Iron Man for a while yet
Bigturc
Sr Member
Thanks ppl!
About the eyes, I really just threw in my IM set of lights in there! I didn't plan to keep this set of lights but perhaps now I will!
I really never saw a nice set of eye lights offered. I always wanted to have EL strips but never got around to ordering it online or whatever! I'm opened to suggestions! :thumbsup
About the eyes, I really just threw in my IM set of lights in there! I didn't plan to keep this set of lights but perhaps now I will!
I really never saw a nice set of eye lights offered. I always wanted to have EL strips but never got around to ordering it online or whatever! I'm opened to suggestions! :thumbsup
Bigturc
Sr Member
I am, this is a really nice, bright and powerful little offering! As you may know, those eyes came with a frosted acrylic piece, that in pictures, look super nice as most camera tends to be overbrighten by the light resulting in a blurry lighting, and so diffused light in the eyes, it's not quite what you see with your eyes though .. so that would need that I'd need to build layers or material to diffuse the light behind it. And the more you diffuse the light, the less bright it is .. mmm I'll try different methods for sure later.
I really like the look of the Maked Rider WM helmet eyes. They look amazing and lights up terribly well!
In any case, I got them for now, I'll do with them .. I don't have translucent red material to play with, and the acrylic can't be bent into the eye shape easily so I'm moving on with my IM build and will see about this later.
I already posted about this, and Darkjerre thought I'd gotten the wrong acrylic piece .. but here's a resume:
Here's some pics I took of my eye lights behind the mate plexi that came with the kit:
And here's what I mean when I'm saying with certain camera setting, it can look good, but still not when seen from my eyes
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