ToEleven ESB to the GMH for gablesz

[Ghost_Fett]

I love your color fade. Really deep rich color.

 

[Artakha]

Too many people oversaturate the orange area. I think you've got it perfect

 

[Ghost_Fett]

Too many people oversaturate the orange area. I think you've got it perfect

I think I'm somewhere in between on my preference. I see some go too light on the orange as well. I'm excited how this is turning out.

 

[ToEleven]

Thanks guys. The stripes can be tricky.

From what I've figured out is you need to blend a lot of yellow into the orange paint mix so the orange takes on a similar hue to the yellow. I'm using MM reefer yellow and MM international orange. There's possibly a better orange out there, but I used 2:1(ish) yellow to orange mix to get it right...sprayed over after the yellow from right to left. Then I went back over with yellow from left to right because I felt it was little too much orange.

 

[Artakha]

Thanks guys. The stripes can be tricky.

From what I've figured out is you need to blend a lot of yellow into the orange paint mix so the orange takes on a similar hue to the yellow. I'm using MM reefer yellow and MM international orange. There's possibly a better orange out there, but I used 2:1(ish) yellow to orange mix to get it right...sprayed over after the yellow from right to left. Then I went back over with yellow from left to right because I felt it was little too much orange.

Thank you for the tip!! That makes a lot of sense actually.

 

[ToEleven]

Alright alright alright... We've got the dark gray/dark burgundy/Red layers down.



The main part of the helmet is all topical from here on out.

 

[Ghost_Fett]

Ahhh so exciting!

 

[hvacdon]

Looking Really Sharp there 2-11 !! Can't wait to see the next progress pics !!

 

[Ghost_Fett]

So you have been using a layered method up till this point and then will go topical from here? I’ve noticed some painters doing all topical or all layered. What’s the pros cons of these methods?

 

[ToEleven]

Thanks hvacdon !!

So you have been using a layered method up till this point and then will go topical from here? I’ve noticed some painters doing all topical or all layered. What’s the pros cons of these methods?

The topical method gives you more control of the detail. The layered method leaves a nice even surface, and is the way the props were painted.

For me when I started out I didn't feel good with how some of the colors were looking when I brushed them on. I found a nice Fineline latex masking fluid bottle syringe that let me do masking without a lot of trouble, so I started doing most of the colors layered. The MM Chrome Silver enamel I use is really smooth to brush on, so that was a no-brainer for topical work...plus the silver with all the scratches and details really wouldn't fly with layered method IMO. There are also some transition areas on the cheeks and oddball colors that I do topically...they'd be a big pain to do layered.

Basically if you can get you hands on some old stock floquil and polly scale paint you can do all of it topically...I just don't have a great desire to run all of those down, but I'm told they lay down well (see any of superjedi's work...amazing). The Model Master line is kind of Testors answer to those old paints but they don't really measure up...plus they opted to can a bunch of the railroad colors so I've had to expirement mixing different colors to get what looks right.

 

[Ghost_Fett]

Thanks hvacdon !!



The topical method gives you more control of the detail. The layered method leaves a nice even surface, and is the way the props were painted.

For me when I started out I didn't feel good with how some of the colors were looking when I brushed them on. I found a nice Fineline latex masking fluid bottle syringe that let me do masking without a lot of trouble, so I started doing most of the colors layered. The MM Chrome Silver enamel I use is really smooth to brush on, so that was a no-brainer for topical work...plus the silver with all the scratches and details really wouldn't fly with layered method IMO. There are also some transition areas on the cheeks and oddball colors that I do topically...they'd be a big pain to do layered.

Basically if you can get you hands on some old stock floquil and polly scale paint you can do all of it topically...I just don't have a great desire to run all of those down, but I'm told they lay down well (see any of superjedi's work...amazing). The Model Master line is kind of Testors answer to those old paints but they don't really measure up...plus they opted to can a bunch of the railroad colors so I've had to expirement mixing different colors to get what looks right.

Awesome that makes sense! Thanks for explaining.

 

[ToEleven]

I'm in the home stretch (sort of) for the topical silver and light blue. The dome and back of helmet are finished here.

 

[Ghost_Fett]

This is beautiful!

 

[hvacdon]

Excellent work there, Super Nice !!!

 

[Ghostphoenix01]

Lookin good can’t wait to see this all finished.

 

[ToEleven]

Finally finished! Here are a few pics before I get it packed up.

 

[WhyItMatterz]

Amazing! Beautiful paint job

 

[deathxcircle]

That looks awesome! Excellent work.

 

[BudaFett]

Looks great! gablesz is lucky!

 

[Ghost_Fett]

Man I can’t wait to see this in person! ToEleven has been brilliant to work with. Communication has been top notch and as you can see his work is just gorgeous. If anyone is looking for this type of work I highly recommend.