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Limited Run Star Wars Ep VII Force Awakens Captain Phasma helmet (First Finished Helmet P9!)
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joshimus
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Did you use the Spaztix aerosol mirror chrome or the airbrush paint? Sorry for dumb questions but is there a reason for spraying high gloss black before chrome paint and does the chrome adhere to the gloss black ok?
Also did you use a Spaztix branded clear coat paint?
Thanks in advance mate
Also did you use a Spaztix branded clear coat paint?
Thanks in advance mate
I'm glad you like it. I'm really happy with the final weathered look of these guys.
I used the Spazstix aerosol on these. You can get it here: LINK
The chrome finish will only be as good as the basecoat it's applied over. So if the black basecoat isn't perfectly shiny and smooth, the chrome won't come out perfectly shiny and smooth. You can use gloss white or silver, but the best results seem to come from black.
The clearcoat I used was an automotive clearcoat. You don't want to to use a spraycan for this because the high solvent content in aerosol cans will eat the chrome and undo much of the hard work. Instead, I've been using an HVLP gun to spray on the lowest VOC clearcoat that they carry at my local auto paint supply shop.
So that's that. I'm still making progress on the next handful of finished helmets and they should be ready to pack up and ship by the end of the weekend.
If anyone else wants in on this run, please post here and I'll PM you with the details.
pnag
Sr Member
I asked about low VOC clearcoat in our local auto supply shop, and got a "Just what you see, buddy!" answer from the guy behind the counter. Shawn, oh guru of all things RPF-y, what was the value of yours if I can ask? Want to try and match it as best I can
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I asked about low VOC clearcoat in our local auto supply shop, and got a "Just what you see, buddy!" answer from the guy behind the counter. Shawn, oh guru of all things RPF-y, what was the value of yours if I can ask? Want to try and match it as best I can
The clearcoat that I used was Nason SelectClear (468-00) and the Med. Temp. Activator 483-84. Here's the data sheet for it: http://www.axaltacs.com/content/dam/NA/HQ/Public/Nason/Documents/TDS/NSN-TDS-468-00-Eng.pdf.
Thank you, sir. I'm really proud of these.
If anybody else would like to get in on this run, please post here and I'll PM you with payment info.
I should mention that if you want a finished helmet and you haven't already sent me a deposit, it won't get to you this month. I'm still getting the kit version ready to ship within a few days of receiving the initial deposit.
Tr97666
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Star Wars Ep VII Force Awakens Captain Phasma helmet (First Finished Helmet ...
https://vimeo.com/148018804
Forgot to post a pic of mine after I was done. It's an awesome helmet. Currently repainting it to dirty it up a bit.
https://vimeo.com/148018804
Forgot to post a pic of mine after I was done. It's an awesome helmet. Currently repainting it to dirty it up a bit.
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Jesse Grimes
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Is this still available to get into? Please email me at jgrimes0923@gmail.com it will be faster
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