PRCDMC
Active Member
I bought the beautiful kit that Oz sells and immediately started working on it when it arrived last Wednesday. After many late nights of going to bed at midnight or 1 AM, I am calling this ”done” for now. Many hours of cutting, dremeling, sanding, painting, more sanding, etc.
My technique was to prime it with black automotive primer, wet sand, a base coat of Rustoleum gold, wet sand, a wash of burnt umber, several coats of Rub N Buff antique gold, and more burnt umber.
I know that some people like to age the helmets even more than I did, but I think this is just the right level of patina for my tastes. I figure I can always add more later, should I decide to.
My technique was to prime it with black automotive primer, wet sand, a base coat of Rustoleum gold, wet sand, a wash of burnt umber, several coats of Rub N Buff antique gold, and more burnt umber.
I know that some people like to age the helmets even more than I did, but I think this is just the right level of patina for my tastes. I figure I can always add more later, should I decide to.