Painting Vinyl Stormtrooper Helmet

That is to say it s far easier to paint a helmet white and then to add a red stripe for example than it is to paint a helmet red and then to add a white stripe.

Painting vinyl stormtrooper helmet. Only 1 available and it s in 1 person s cart. Vinyl wrapping seems a lot safer than painting because you aren t using harsh chemicals just some sticky paper. Favorite add to urban mandalorian helmet. Rust painted stormtrooper helmet.

Though this technique does take longer to execute we felt strongly that it was the final touch in making the paint job as close in spirit to the original helmets seen on the set. 5 out of 5 stars 76 76 reviews 45 00. I have missed you guys. I picked up a couple of these vinyl stormtrooper helmets to paint for my brothers for christmas since they are huge star wars fans.

The first is this rust pained stormtrooper helmet. As i began to apply painter s tape to the black edge of the helmet it occurred to me that it was going to be a lot more work than i anticipated. I bought two in the hopes i can sand the shit out of them and. I have yoda s hut and the x wing from.

Stormtrooper helmet vinyl art star wars collectible sugar skull bright paint dots thefoxyolive. Above is a vinyl belt widely worn in the late 60s and 70s notice the stiching similar to some of the troopers. The helmet is a vinyl figure that has been cut open and donald sculpted inside. 2017 is going to be amazing with all these new project i have for you.

After acquiring a stormtrooper helmet i bought painter s tape and orange spray paint and set to work. Yes it may seem like the easy way to go but a friend of mine did it to his helmet and his vinyl wrap started to peel after some time. I ve seen canvas belts on 501st to be they just don t look like movie ones. I ve been wanting to paint the ones they released recently in a full size and smaller scale version but i don t think paint will stick to the plastic.

It took me several hours to complete the taping. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Painted some vinyl stormtrooper helmets to help temper my excitement. While using spray paint can mitigate this problem somewhat you should keep in mind that as a general rule of thumb lighter colors are always going to be easier to paint over with darks rather than going the other way round.

Donald was sculpted using super sculpey clay. This first one is dagobah. Custom diy vinyl stormtrooper helmet with donald sculpted inside.