coffintanker Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Teeth are looking great. Good work so far. Thanks, Serge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) Alright, so I reinforced the mic tip sockets by heating up some scrap ABS and gluing it in place as these areas seemed pretty weak. Then I went on to painting the insides of the cap and face... First cleaning with soap and water and then scuffing. Masking... Black primer... Satin black. Edited December 30, 2012 by coffintanker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Nice prep work, you're moving along nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Nice prep work, you're moving along nicely Thanks! Now I get to watch paint dry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks! Now I get to watch paint dry... It's better than waiting for armor to arrive lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Alright...busted out the brushes and started slinging some paint! First I lightly scuffed and cleaned the areas to be painted... I started with the vocoder because you can rest the helmet on the table after and it doesn't come in contact with anything. And then the grey areas... Here it is after the first coat... Next is a second coat and outlining the grey areas and adding the stripes. Still don't know how I'm gonna apply the tube stripes (brush or spray?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Nice work with the painting! For the tube stripes I would use the brush to get the right kind of texture. With spray it gets "too good". Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Some nice lines there, must have very steady hands. As Mathias has said spraying the tubes would look too good, brush strokes would be so much nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Nice work with the painting! For the tube stripes I would use the brush to get the right kind of texture. With spray it gets "too good". Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Some nice lines there, must have very steady hands. As Mathias has said spraying the tubes would look too good, brush strokes would be so much nicer Thanks Guys! I'm going to try a few practice runs with the brush and see how it goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Ok, next update: Applied second coats and began outlining... Here's where I left off... And the ears... Still have to do the back trap stripes and the tube stripes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Aloha[Admin] Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I hate you and your steady hand painting skills -Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Dude, you got some mad painting skills. Very nice. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Very nice lines indeed well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogwai[TK] Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 You have a very steady Hand, Awesome. Great work. Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I hate you and your steady hand painting skills -Eric Thanks, it's nice to know I can inspire hatred! Lol! I've been told I bring out the best in people... Dude, you got some mad painting skills. Very nice. Well done Very nice lines indeed well done You have a very steady Hand, Awesome. Great work. Again. Thank you guys! I appreciate the kind words... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 You made some really nice work with your hand painting, it looks very clean, bravo ! And did you use the Humbrol paint or the Testor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 You made some really nice work with your hand painting, it looks very clean, bravo ! And did you use the Humbrol paint or the Testor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks! I use Testors paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 With steady hands like that you should get a more expensive helmet at do it up completely screen accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oztrooper[TK] Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great job with the paintwork ...What number size brush are you using ? I went with stickers on mine but I really like how yours turned out...I might hand paint my next bucket...or purchase one like Matthias suggests and keep it as screen accurate bucket that I display.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 name='Oztrooper' timestamp='1357324851' post='283033']Great job with the paintwork ...What number size brush are you using ? I went with stickers on mine but I really like how yours turned out...I might hand paint my next bucket...or purchase one like Matthias suggests and keep it as screen accurate bucket that I display.... [/b] Thanks a lot! I used a no name round tip brush (that I had to trim the hair and the handle) for the vocoder area and the teeth. For the trap areas I used a #4 red sable and for the outlining I used an xxs liner. The liner is from a set of brushes which are sized xxs-xxl instead of numbers. Here is a pic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 With steady hands like that you should get a more expensive helmet at do it up completely screen accurate. We'll see how it goes once I'm done. I still have to do those tube stripes and....wait...are you calling my helmet cheap?! Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 We'll see how it goes once I'm done. I still have to do those tube stripes and....wait...are you calling my helmet cheap?! Lol! Well, a RS helmet in PP plastic, which is the most accurate helmet made to date, costs about £350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffintanker Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 OK, I finally painted the tube stripes... Here are the pics: I took my time masking it off. I moved the tape a couple of times till I got it where I wanted it. Of course I cleaned the area first as usual. Then I began to lay the stripes down. 1st coat down strokes, 2nd coat up strokes... Also finished the stripes in the rear traps... Here it is all painted...finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 In a word WOW, very nicely done, would love to have non shakey hands again LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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