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    NightOwl Forums The Crypt Off Topic Newly Finished Darth Vader Helmet!

     
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    Newly Finished Darth Vader Helmet!
    🪦 travsall ●
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    03-04-2009, 10:01 PM (This post was last modified: 03-04-2009, 10:07 PM by travsall.)
    After litterally months of work, being screwed around by weather, paint issues and time my Vader is done! I gotta give a big thanks to jonl for this, he made it possible, and I was more then happy to paint him a helmet. Just wish the cock suckers at the post office hadn't broken it. I did mine in the ANH style, the screen accurate version, so in other words beat to crap Wink It's a rough lookin helmet, but exactly how I wanted it! This is it fresh outta the box<img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh1.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />After sanding, trimming, light bondo, primer, the base coat of black, and a wet sand<img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh4.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />The dome with I think the 3rd coat of black, and the face plate with it's second coat of chrome. Both were wet sanded probably half a dozen times total<img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh2.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />The first coat of sealer on the dome, after a wet sand, and the face plate with the black sections hand painted in, also wet sanded. It sat like this for a good month while the weather was brutal.<img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh3.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />And finally, finished! Well, minus the lenses, I still need a pair.The face plate, 2 tone chrome and black, with weathering and scuffing. The black diamond is velcro to attach the dome<img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh5.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh6.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh7.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />
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    03-04-2009, 10:01 PM
    and with the dome attached<img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh8.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh12.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh13.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />And for fun, went with a black background for some more dramatic pics Wink<img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh11.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh10.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/starwarsbuilds/sfvh9.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />
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    #3
    03-04-2009, 10:11 PM
    That is so fucking SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I would love one of these for my collection, I'm such a huge Star Wars Fan!!!!!You did a Great job man!!!!!!!
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    #4
    03-04-2009, 10:13 PM
    awesome work trav, i love it
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    #5
    03-04-2009, 10:41 PM
    Sweet job on that bro.As always!!
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    #6
    03-04-2009, 10:56 PM
    Another great build and paint up Trav well done mate <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"Smile\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" />
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    #7
    03-04-2009, 10:57 PM
    sweet job on it
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    #8
    03-04-2009, 11:50 PM
    I love how you even did the ANH brush strokes on the facemask, Trav.Right down to every detail. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":thumbsup:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"thumbsup.gif\" />
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    #9
    03-05-2009, 01:05 AM
    That's great Travis you are the king of Star Wars goods. The PO is always dicking you are they?
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    #10
    03-05-2009, 07:58 PM
    Thanks a ton guys, I really appreaciate the comments! I love the brush stroke detail on the original helmet, makes it so organic looking, not super high polished and machine made like ROTS.Recently they have been screwin me around a lot, I'll be getting some comeuppance though from this, they will pay the insurance.
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