Artakha's ROTJ for GeekdadX7

[Artakha]

Hey everyone!

Believe it or not, this will be my 4th ROTJ paint-up, my second commission. I'm excited. This one's for GeekdadX7.

The helmet itself is one of my own castings, everything is the same as what you would get in one of my kits except for the fact that I always upgrade the stalk from a resin copy to an aluminum replica.

Ear pieces, MQ-1 casting, dental files, they're all there. It's not the most perfect helmet but I do really like how it looks. Not to brag

I'm happy to answer any questions about the helmet or my methods as I go along, btw. No hesitations! (I mean, disintegrations, right?)

I'm not as quick as superjedi but I'll try to get this one done in good timing.

Some prep work is done:

Darn bubbles in the back...

More progress coming soon!

 

[GeekdadX7]

Well I guess I should be the first to say “looks great” out of principle.
Even if I am a little biased lol

 

[TheZeroEffect]

Got to love a good Jedi bucket...

 

[Artakha]

Prep work done and physical damage added! Gave it a quick coat of primer to get a better idea on how it looks.

 

[Artakha]

Silver on!

 

[GeekdadX7]

I swear, one of these days i want to make a mashup of boba fett and war machine from iron man. Looks cool with silver. Fett with an arc reactor and more armor plating. Yes please.

 

[Artakha]

Before I started on the masking I quickly put in the MQ-1 circuit board in the back; for this I used some Apoxie sculpt and just epoxied it in. Solid, although admittedly not the most elegant.

 

[Artakha]

Model Master chrome silver always does the trick for me. I'm masking up the silver damage on the back panels here, next will be the misted grays!

 

[videoflixx]

Hey Artakha,
thanks for this great step by step thread!
At the Moment I'm working on my first ROTJ helmet and it's very cool to see how this is done.
Is there any Progress on this helmet?
Regards from Germany
videoflixx

 

[Artakha]

Hey Artakha,
thanks for this great step by step thread!
At the Moment I'm working on my first ROTJ helmet and it's very cool to see how this is done.
Is there any Progress on this helmet?
Regards from Germany
videoflixx

There will be soon!!

 

[Artakha]

Added the gray misting my dudes!!

 

[Artakha]

I accidentally spilled masking fluid on my pants...anyone know a trick to prevent it from becoming a permanent stain?

Anyways, progress...

Now waiting for it to dry before the great reveal....

 

[Artakha]

Still have to add the dental files but...

 

[Artakha]

Since this is a layered paint job I did the silver on the lower cheeks and dome, then did the moss green on the cheeks before hitting it all with the base gray (yeah yeah its supposed to be the base color but I always like doing things silver first) and have been since masking the gray in preparation for the lark dark gray.

Also--as a fix for spillage of masking fluid on cloth (at least for humbrol maskrol), since it dissolves with cellulose thinners, I was successfully able to remove it from my pants using mineral spirits.

 

[hvacdon]

Looking Good !!

 

[GeekdadX7]

Haven’t gotten to log in for a bit, thanks for all the hard work art

 

[Artakha]

Now it's just the red for the main colors....

May the killing begin....

 

[BudaFett]

Nice, looking forward to seeing the tape off!

 

[Artakha]

I'll be teasing you for a little longer rnbuda

Masking for the silver is on! Now for some of that gray...

 

[Artakha]

Because I do use the real floquil caboose on my helmets I like to minimize it's use by laying down another red beforehand. On the surface the humbrol 73 color appears quite similar but it lightens up in application. It does darken a little with drying but I'll mist it darker before laying on a thin layer of caboose over it!