KananJarrusDressedAsATK

Even though this is unconventional, other members of the forum requested I place a work in progress thread here. Greetings everyone, I am working on a particular Rebels TK helmet seen in the Season Episode 2 episode "The Call." In similar style to Ezra's more famous scout trooper version, Kanan's TK is painted by Sabine to resemble an angry Loth Cat. I originally did this with a black series Mandalorian Inferno Trooper Black Series Helmet. I wanted to recreate this with a proper screen accurate version. The goal is to try to get it approved as a formal accessory with the Rebel Legion (I am already an approved Season 1 Kanan). I am following the 501st CRL as closely as possible. I started with a resin rebels TK helmet from Walt's Trooper Factory. I spent some time with filler primer and bondo spot putty cleaning up the helmet. I then used cheap brush on acrylic craft paint with some sanding and steel wool buffing to get a smooth gray finish. I let some of the filler primer poke through to approximate the subtle grey weathering. I focused mostly on the back since the front will be painted like the Loth Cat. After I was happy with that I started to work on the Loth Cat. There is a really good reference photo from some original asset sketches. I taped off the forehead black strip and I taped off what would end up as the Loth Cat "Smile"I only used raw sienna paint mixed with pure titanium white and pure black. It starts with an ombre from white to dark all with different mixes of the raw sienna with white. I then painted on the blackmarks which are black mixed with a little bit of the sienna paint. I pulled off the tape then started working on the Mic tips. Ideally I would have added the mic tips first but I had to 3d print them. I couldn't find an stl for the mic tips so I made my own with TinkerCad. I painted them with Filler primary and glued them in place. I made them with big circles attached so that they would be easier to place and center. Here is the file I made : WTF REBTK MIC TIPS.stl Next steps are to do some touch ups (painting the mic tips, the underside, etc), paint on the "smile," dry brush on some darker paint in a few places, add the lenses, work in a little padding so the helmet will sit still, and perhaps working in a small fan. I will update the thread.

Will do, I’ve taken a bunch of pictures so I should be able to give a step-by-step

Thank you, that’s awesome! I’m reluctant to post this in the rebels tk build thread as it isn’t a rebels tk build, it’s just the helmet. I’m really appreciative of y’all’s help with this special project.

Got ya covered already:

Thank you all! Ok quick update, WTF helmet is here and has been cleaned up and primed. Starting with paint tomorrow. Probably 100% craft paints as the only way to avoid 90 degree heat is to spray paint at 4am (not ashamed to admit I’ve done this neighbors already know I’m crazy but I’m tired folks). I’m following the 501st CRL as closely as possible. Not sure on two things. 1. The “traps” on the back of the helmet look painted/drawn on in all my reference images. Is that all I do? 2. The mic tips look different from the standard tk. If anything they seem simpler. I was going to throw something together in Tinkercad and print them myself but perhaps there is already an STL? Ideally this whole thing is done by the weekend. I painted the last one in a couple of hours so it seems plausible. Thank you again!

Thank you all for the quick response. I know it’s an unconventional request but you all have helped me a ton. I was hitting my head against a wall since everything I found was from like 2017.

I know it's dated and I'm avoiding the "where do I buy the armor thread." Is it even possible to build an animated Rebels-style TK anymore? I'm an approved Kanan in the RL (also a 501st member as a Jawa and a Narkina 5 prisoner) and I'm looking to "improve" a Rebels TK helmet to try to get formally approved as part of the Kanan season 1/2 costume. It's to replace the attached version which is a non-approvable black series helmet that I painted consistent with the Rebels episode "The Call." Thank you for any insights! Chris (501st:dz81314 and RL:ct7567)