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Don Post Boba Fett project
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<blockquote data-quote="juajn7fernandez" data-source="post: 3744214" data-attributes="member: 132318"><p>Update!!</p><p></p><p>So I finally got started by giving it the first layer. The silver Layer. This was particularly a great first step (as far a the detailing goes) as I really have not used an airbrush in years.This allowed me to get comfortable with it again and get a feel for it. I found that the hardest part was getting an even goat on large areas and this concerns me a bit for painting areas like the dome which will have large sections of what should be an even looking coat. Granted I didnt buy supper professional equipment. I found an electric compressor on ebay for around 60 dollars and an airbrush that was roughly 20. So I'm not sure if it had anything to do with the way the enamel is distributed. The other problem was not knowing if the tiny Humbrol can was gonna be enough to cover the entire helmet and the earpiece+rangefinder. I think I might have thinned the enamel a bit much. I guess we'll find out on the next coats for detailing if it works better by adjusting my enamel / thiner ratio. Either way here are a few shots of the helmet all silvered up.</p><p> [ATTACH]522874[/ATTACH][ATTACH]522875[/ATTACH][ATTACH]522876[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="juajn7fernandez, post: 3744214, member: 132318"] Update!! So I finally got started by giving it the first layer. The silver Layer. This was particularly a great first step (as far a the detailing goes) as I really have not used an airbrush in years.This allowed me to get comfortable with it again and get a feel for it. I found that the hardest part was getting an even goat on large areas and this concerns me a bit for painting areas like the dome which will have large sections of what should be an even looking coat. Granted I didnt buy supper professional equipment. I found an electric compressor on ebay for around 60 dollars and an airbrush that was roughly 20. So I'm not sure if it had anything to do with the way the enamel is distributed. The other problem was not knowing if the tiny Humbrol can was gonna be enough to cover the entire helmet and the earpiece+rangefinder. I think I might have thinned the enamel a bit much. I guess we'll find out on the next coats for detailing if it works better by adjusting my enamel / thiner ratio. Either way here are a few shots of the helmet all silvered up. [ATTACH]522874.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]522875.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]522876.vB[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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