Phase 1 Bacara clone helmet (completed)

[EVO3]

Well, seeing as GL was taking forever to introduce Commander Bacara in the CW series, i took the liberty of coming up with my own. I made a pull of the existing outer helmet from the phase 2 bacara i made a few years back and basically scratch built a new inner helmet to go with it using a heavily modified kellogs bucket. once that was done i made a pull from the mold, cut out the removable neck ring and did the painting and weathering to it. Here is the final result.....

A shot from the bottom of the removable neck ring. Its pretty well concealed.

 

[DivineHeresy]

:love Incredible work Andy.
I love your Phase 2 Bacara but think i like this one even more. Love it.

 

[cayman shen]

Cool! I love the phase 1, and was seriously bummed that they didn't use them in ROTS.

 

[Kerr Avon]

That is truly amazing weathering, nice job!

 

[The Manlet]

Your work is always jaw dropping EVO!

 

[tk1565]

AWESOME ANDY
your work is some of the finest in the Empire
cool:cool

 

[Stilgar]

What a sweet helmet!
And you did a great job on the weathering too! :thumbsup

 

[TK6918]

That looks sweet!

 

[CSMacLaren]

Me wants it! :thumbsup

 

[Hamsterstyle]

I love the weathering also, it looks like it went through a few battles, and wasn't just brushed with paint. Great work.

I have an academic question. Are the 'cheeks' made out of leather or are they also plastic?

 

[DL 44 Blaster]

Now THAT is a gorgeous paintjob!!!! I'd love to see some high res. pics of the weathering:love

I'll need some tips since I'll be weathering a Snowtrooper in the next month and want to do a little more than the standard "wash".

Steve

 

[EVO3]

Thanks for the complements guys. It was a blast to do this project and ive actually found myself liking this phase 1 version better than the phase 2. Looks a bit more intimidating.

As for the weathering. I start off by shooting the helmet with Rustoleum satin white. Once that has dried for two days, i just use oil paints for the weathering. Its something i learned a long time ago from a friend that used to paint model tanks. I just applied it to helmets and it works out great. I just use two colors; burnt umber and black. The tools are just a cheap paint brush with soft bristles and some cotton balls. Its kind of a long drawn out process so i wont bore anyone with it here. Ive wanted to do a short video of the process. Something i may do later down the line. I'll try and take some close up pics of the weathering later today.

 

[Mr. No Stripes]

hmmm... very cool indeed! Really like the weathering!

 

[DL 44 Blaster]

Cool...thanks for the tip....the laborious nature of the weathering shows through in the end product. I really want this effect for my Snowtrooper. It seems more akin to painting a Boba Fett, which is why he looks so cool. Attention to detail really makes for an awesome prop.

....any chance on seeing more pics:confused

 

[EVO3]

Thanks again, guys.

Here are the pics with armor........

I had my wife take some close ups but all of them came out blurry except this one. I'll try again later.

 

[DL 44 Blaster]

Absolutely stunning!!! It's too pretty to Troop in!! Man, I think I'd relegate it to a mannequin as I'd be too afraid of it getting scratched.... therein lies the paradox :lol

Thanks for the pics, especially the close-up....this couldn't have come along at a better time to inspire me.

Steve

 

[Mr. No Stripes]

dang man... that is awesome! I would love to see a video of the weathering process. Nice work!

 

[NAZGÛL]

That is one of the best clone paint jobs Ive seen!!! KILLER!

Love it!

 

[Snake]

Damn I love your work and the weathering on your helmets!!
My short list of helmets:
EVO Bacara
EVO Cody
and now the Phase 1

Excellent work as allways

 

[Mr. No Stripes]

As for the weathering... Its kind of a long drawn out process so i wont bore anyone with it here...

please bore us with details!

seriously though, I'd very much like to know the process you used...