Homemade ESB project

Alex SL4182 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:45 pm **Posts:** 60

Thanks guys. I have wetsanded and buffed it to a nice shine. Enjoy. :cool:

Corbadda · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:02 pm

Wow! That looks just amazing! :eek

Pantheragem · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:27 pm

I'm really blown away by this. Can't wait to see it completed.

CSMacLaren · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:38 pm

That is just so awesome.... if it went up on eBay, I think people would have a hard time identifying it!

T-VIRUS · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:52 pm

That is freaking fantastic....wicked awesome man!

VEGAS VADER · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:24 am

scratchbuilding at its best!!! :as2

you should post a tutorial on how to polish up the paint!! :wink:

Darth Fetty · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:41 am

VEGAS VADER wrote:

you should post a tutorial on how to polish up the paint!! :wink:

Agreed! Beautiful finish!

Amazing project all around. Very impressive. :thumbsup

Pantheragem · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:43 am

I've been looking at these again. I've got to say, those profile shots are amazing, they really jump out as "Vader" to me.

Sooo.... Any plans to offer any casts up? Any ANH version in the works? If so, put me at the top of the list. Again, amazing work. :thumbsup

Alex SL4182 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:45 pm **Posts:** 60

Thanks you guys. The polishing is really easy. You need some wet sand paper (1000 and 2000), a drill, a foam pad buffing wheel, and 3M foam pad polish for dark cars. (I swear, that's what its called :lol

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First you wet sand with the 1000 until the "orange peel" is gone then use the 2000 to take the scratching from the 1000 paper out. Next you put a small dab of the polish on the helmet and start buffing very slowly. You have to practice this or you could burn through the paint. Once you spread it around a bit (no more than a 3 inch area) speed it up some to bring the shine out.

You may have run the buffer across it 2 or 3 times to get that really deep shine but practice is key.

Hope that helps some and thanks again for all the kind word. I think this is the first night I haven't been outside working on this thing in months. :lol

VEGAS VADER · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:14 am

this is just beautiful!! Alex.. for the paint polish tutorial. :cool:

i would love to work on one of these in raw casts!!!

Lambotour · **Joined:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:26 am **Posts:** 1239

Wow! Just unreal. You've done a fantastic job on that sucker.

darth 456 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:59 pm

Awesome job!!

Alex SL4182 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:45 pm **Posts:** 60

Thank you all for your praises. There is a con here this weekend and some of the LA squad came over and got to admire it in person. I tell you, some of the folks were making me blush with all the constant praises.

Alex SL4182 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:45 pm **Posts:** 60

After seeing it from 20+feet away this weekend, I noticed it needed some small tweeking in the eyes. I straightened the bottom of the eye sockets just a bit and repainted it. I now love the way the eyes look. Enjoy.

Too Much Garlic · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:45 pm

Man, that eye moderation made a huge difference. :thumbsup

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