trooperstormy Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 Well here it goes! I'm doing two helmets at once! The one with the Hovi's and tighter pull is from a good friend CAP, or "weiBes" on FISD. The second one is a VT or "Vacuum_This". Although its a soft pull, its still very nice. I ordered decals through Trooperdecals.com and they just need to arrive. Here we go with the pictures! Left: CAP "weiBes", and Right: VT Primed About to be painted! I wanted to test out the glossy paint on something first before I painted the helmet... Here is the primer and Paint I used.. They work well together! GOT ONE of the Helmets Painted! Its very Shiny! Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Posted January 24, 2008 Almost ready to paint the other one next! Quote
Smitty Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 you know what I'd do If i had a million bucks....2 helmets at the same time....--Office Space Quote
ManInWhite Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 Question. When painting your helmet with the ears attached, will they be hard to remove if needed? Will they be "fused" to the helmet? Is it better to paint them seperately? Or does the paint still leave the seams open? Thanks to anyone who can answer this for me. Your helmets are looking good. Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Posted January 24, 2008 Question. When painting your helmet with the ears attached, will they be hard to remove if needed? Will they be "fused" to the helmet? Is it better to paint them seperately? Or does the paint still leave the seams open? Thanks to anyone who can answer this for me. Your helmets are looking good. They won't be too hard to remove.. Luckily I made sure there was small gaps in between them. THANKS! Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Posted January 24, 2008 you know what I'd do If i had a million bucks....2 helmets at the same time....--Office Space yes. and i have. Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Posted January 25, 2008 By the way, those Hovi's are from Stomper! THANKS MAN! THEY LOOK GREAT!!!!! Quote
Guest weiBes Posted January 25, 2008 Report Posted January 25, 2008 Now lets see them finished. Quote
mikajedi Posted January 26, 2008 Report Posted January 26, 2008 Nice ! This is a very good If you can do 2 helmets at the same time. I am currently working on my first TE helmet and I begin to understand how It is to prepare everything. You have 2 beautiful helmets and the first paint job is very good. Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Posted January 27, 2008 Got my decals in today from trooperdecals.com . They look great! ANH VT Before decals: ANH VT After decals: I cant wait for it to stop raining so I can primer and paint this one! Chris did an AMAZING job with this helmet! Thanks man! Quote
Guest weiBes Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Got my decals in today from trooperdecals.com . They look great! ANH VT Before decals: ANH VT After decals: I cant wait for it to stop raining so I can primer and paint this one! Chris did an AMAZING job with this helmet! Thanks man! Thanks Ryan, i wish the teeth area was a bit sharper. had burner problems, my heat was going crazy until about the last one. wait until you see the new ones this summer, all new molds. Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Posted January 29, 2008 UPDATE! I got the other Primed sanded and painted! Here are some more progress pictures: PRIMED: PAINTED: Also kinda off this topic I have a TD Sandtrooper Backpack i made out of random bins & cups. Its held together by zipties. There is no straping system for it as of now...I need to get rid of it. Can you take it off my hands? please PM me if interested. Just give me an offer.. BACK ON TOPIC! ----As soon as the helmet is done drying, I plan on applying the decals! Then painting the frown, etc.. Quote
stukatrooper Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 That is one sharp looking lid,you could almost cut yourself on those edges.very nice i bet your well happy with it. Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Posted January 30, 2008 UPDATE: DECALS ARE AL ON! Paint dried, decals applied. I'm satisfied! I wanted to make this one look extra stunt...i made things not match up perfectly. Like the tube stipes, back traps, etc. Next step is to paint the ears, vocoder, and the frown. Quote
SethB6025[501st] Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 You call them two different names, why? I had understood "vacuum this" to simply be a reseller of the 3rd gen bucket. They are both TE recasts, just wondering in what fashion they differed? Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Posted January 30, 2008 You call them two different names, why? I had understood "vacuum this" to simply be a reseller of the 3rd gen bucket. They are both TE recasts, just wondering in what fashion they differed? They are shaped differently. I believe VT is an AP recast. Here is a comparison: Left: CAP, Right: VT Quote
SethB6025[501st] Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 After taking the time to look at the photos I was figuring as much. The side shot confirms it. Nice work so far. I wasn't trying to dog your build, just wanted to be clear on lineage. Quote
trooperstormy Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Posted January 30, 2008 After taking the time to look at the photos I was figuring as much. The side shot confirms it. Nice work so far. I wasn't trying to dog your build, just wanted to be clear on lineage. No worries man. This is fun regardless of who the maker is. Quote
Amish Trooper Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Impressive, most impressive. Quote
Sandman[TK] Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Fantastic build Ryan WTG.!!! Quote
trooperstormy Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Posted February 3, 2008 Thanks everybody for the encouragement! Can someone please post the correct color paints for the frown , ears and vocoder? I know they are around here somewhere...just too lazy to find them. THANKS Quote
Darth_Nickel Posted February 3, 2008 Report Posted February 3, 2008 Humbrol #5 Gray for Traps, ears, and Frown Testors High Gloss Black for the vocoder Quote
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