Superjedi's MF ESB for Craig L.

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Here... we... go! Helmet commission number 70!
This one is a Minutefett helmet kit with metal ears. The owner will also send a metal Borden piece so I'll be drilling out the one that's molded in.

 

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Prepped and primed!
I know I've said this before, but it looks so clean like this.

 

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A couple of stages in this update.
I airbrushed the beige color on the rear panels, then stenciled, masked, and airbrushed the dark green. I have also added the smaller details using my fine liner brush.
Now we're ready for gray and silver!

 

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I finished the left panel today. I'll work on the right side next.

 

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Finished with the right panel. That big scrape contains so much detail!
Next I'll mask the rear panels and airbrush the main green on the dome and cheeks.

 

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We've gone green! Got a nice base layer airbrushed on. I'll begin the dome damage once it's nice and dry.

 

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Before diving into the dome, I got the base coats down on the metal ears. The exposed metal on the RF ear parts always looks so great!

 

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I finished the damage on the back of the dome. I love adding all the fine scratches.

 

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Here's the next section of the dome. The cat scratch is coming up next.

 

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That darn cat has gotten hold of another helmet!
The cat scratch area is one of the defining features of the ESB lid.

 

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Between the cat scratch and the dent is the turn signal area.

 

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Here's the dent in all its denty goodness!

 

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I finished the detail up on the top of the dome. Lots of stuff happening up there!
Next I'll be adding some killstripes. How many do you think I should do?

 

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I got the killstripes on. I decided to go with 14 after all. Very traditional, I know.

 

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Finishing up the weekend by finishing up the dome. Moving on to the cheeks next.

 

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I got the outer cheeks blocked in.

 

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The right cheek is finished. I went ahead and installed the metal Borden piece, too.

 

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Got the left cheek done. Time to throw some red on this thing!

 

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Aw yeah! It's red time!

 

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I got the keyslot area done today.