12:36 anyone else have a gut instinct of NOOOOOOO everytime Brunger pours dirty motor oil acrylic wash on what to me already looks like a masterpiece? 😅😅 Incredible work once again, sir!
I smiled when you broke out the pastels, they are my favorite weathering tool as well, I've been using them over 20 years with great results! As a member of TDH and BFBC, I thought your paint choices and mixtures looked pretty good and I was happy to see that you used reference photos and did such a good job at paint matching. The more I've learned about photography and paint mixing I've realized you're not going to get it perfect (at least not without having the screen used proper there for reference) and we just do the best we can. I opted to try the "new" Archive X acrylics for my next bucket build. Nice job!
@@brungerbuilds I have no idea! I have bought matte playing cards to make my own swatches for testing (as well as a book to keep them in). I live in Texas and any painting I do is outside in a really hot garage. I'ts now October and I'm just now getting into temperature ranges where I want to go paint and sand. But I also have family activites almost every weekend....One day though I'll get the lid out and do some airbrushing.
As someone who just invested in 2 whole new cans of 2 in 1 Sandable filler primer... I am in awe of the latest findings. Ive been using it for as long as I've been painting my prints and I really was put off by how it fills gunks up the sand paper so I just started using more and more new scraps of sand paper lol (I noticed it got a little better when I put and AC in my garage, but with how rainy its been where I live the humidity is hit or miss. Ill have to give the regular one a try!
cool build! I think an even better filler primer would be seymours filler primer. Or if you have a hvlp or lvlp using a 2k filler primer is deffienetly the goat!!
Thank you! I’ve got a longer nose so my main concern is always that sizing rather than my actual dome haha. I took measurements of my head using two speed squares while leaning against the wall. One lays against the wall while I bring the other one at a 90 degree angle to stop at my nose while resting flat against the first one. I then take the reading from that first square and input that into blender using a 3D model of a head. I did the same for ear to ear and then roughly size my helmets off that head blank favoring the measurement from the back of my head to the tip of my nose Hopefully that makes some sense! 😅
I hadnt thought of this before, but now the kill strips bother me lol. By rights they should all show differences in weathering and possibly color, depending on what was available whenever he added one. Plus by rights and lore, he should probably have a hell of a lot more of em. But i guess it could be retconned as he added them early in his career, and eventually realized that his bucket was never going to have the room to keep a count. So he abandoned the habit, and all the ones he did have had been there long enough to fade to about the same place. Awesome build all around. It really looks fantastic.
This is fantastic, really awesome job! Working on a ESB myself and can’t wait to get to the paint stage but boy is it daunting. Did you use any type of clear coat at the end to finish and seal by chance?
Thank you! I didn’t use a clear coat since mine is just going to sit on a shelf and i didn’t want to dull the base layer of silver paint. Thanks for watching and good luck on your build!
I’m trying wood filler for the first time. I have tried every method out there except wood filler. Bondo… xtc3d… just tons of filler primer… etc.. I just added some water to a cup and mixed wood filler to the consistency of like a milkshake and painted it on. It dried very fast and I sanded it all off pretty much… almost ready for filler primer.. this stuff makes tonnsssss of dust.
Nice! Its definitely dusty, but at least it’s not “destroy your lungs” dusty like bondo or resin 😅 I rigged a simple dust collector with an inline duct fan and hvac filter inside a cardboard box that i sand over to keep the dust down. Definitely helps, but I still sand with a mask on!
Looks awesome! I feel like the scratching and chipping paint could use a bit more scharpness. Don't know if you get what i mean but the chippings are looking pretty "round".
Here or there I kind of agree with you, but if you look at the weathering on the original prop, it’s a pretty similar shaping since I assume they were using a similar technique to get the multi layer chipping. Thanks for watchin!
Subscribed. How does the wood putty do on finer details, and how durable is it long term? Ive been using spot putty on my builds, and it works fine, but if i can cut out some hazardous chemicals, and get the same results im totally in. And btw, im totally going to steal the idea of the green tint to keep the black from looking so stark.
Thank you! I haven't really done any stress testing as far as the wood putty is concerned (my helmets just sit on a shelf) but I imagine something like bondo would be a hair tougher and maybe a hair better on fine details. I haven't had any issues so far though as long as I let the wood filler fully dry before sanding. It does have a tendency to get slightly soft again if exposed to water before being primed, but after priming, I've had no issues with wet sanding. All that to say, I prefer not having toxic dust floating around my garage all the time so this is my go to option!
Not really sure. Maybe 10:1? Water being the most added and black and brown paint mixed to taste. I always just eyeball it. For a piece like this where I don’t want a ton of paint build up I tend to mix it extra watery, but other times I’ll lower the water so I get a bit more of that build up. The nice thing about this stage is there’s no need to be extremely calculated since real weathering happens very organically/ randomly out in nature. Hope that helps!
@@brungerbuilds awesome, thank you! Good to know other painters just eyeball their washes too. I wasn’t sure if other creators have certain ratios they follow or not, so thanks for clearing that up :) Again, awesome video and I love the pastel chalk method! Definitely going to try that on my next build
@@brungerbuilds I see. She uses “Elmer's E914 Carpenter's Color Change Wood Filler” and absolutely swears it the very best. Seems to know her shit. Also highly recommends a “foot callus sander”, which seems to be a real time saver. Apparently doesn’t get fast enough to melt the prints. “Upgrade Electronic Foot File Grinder (Speed Adjustable) “
Yeah I’ve watched a bunch of her stuff and she’s really great! I actually bought that callus sander when I first started because she recommended it, but in my opinion it’s kind of unnecessary. I’ve never had a print so rough that it needed such intensive sanding before filling, and for the few times I have needed a quick rough sand, I’ve always found it easier to do by hand. The callus sander’s surface area is so small and finicky that it’s hard to get a good feeling for the shape of the piece as I move around it. I sand almost everything with a flat, open hand and I think having that tactile feedback of the piece under your fingers is key to getting a consistent, even surface. To each their own though!
@@brungerbuilds Cool. She’s the best. I like the darker shades on your helmet. I always picture it that way in my head, and therefore think the real thing looks WRONG. 😂
12:36 anyone else have a gut instinct of NOOOOOOO everytime Brunger pours dirty motor oil acrylic wash on what to me already looks like a masterpiece? 😅😅
Incredible work once again, sir!
i love the music in the background😼 really sets the vibe
Thank ya 🫡
Keep up the great work! I’ve found myself rewatching a few of your videos when working on my own projects for techniques like your chalk weathering
Awesome! Happy to be of help!
That looks amazing! Wish I could do stuff like that!
Thanks! Just start small and keep at it!
Stunningly beautiful job. This would make an excellent centerpiece to any Mando collection.
Thank you!
What an amazing craft you have perfected. Well done.
Not perfected yet, but slowly working my way there! Thanks for watching!
Great job! I've been wanting to this for a while so definitely saving this off for reference.
Thanks! Good luck on the build!
Really enjoying watching your work, and learning a lot from your methods. You’re well appreciated!
Thank you!
Excellent build!
Thank you!
I smiled when you broke out the pastels, they are my favorite weathering tool as well, I've been using them over 20 years with great results! As a member of TDH and BFBC, I thought your paint choices and mixtures looked pretty good and I was happy to see that you used reference photos and did such a good job at paint matching. The more I've learned about photography and paint mixing I've realized you're not going to get it perfect (at least not without having the screen used proper there for reference) and we just do the best we can. I opted to try the "new" Archive X acrylics for my next bucket build. Nice job!
Thank you! How’d the Archive set end up working out?
@@brungerbuilds I have no idea! I have bought matte playing cards to make my own swatches for testing (as well as a book to keep them in). I live in Texas and any painting I do is outside in a really hot garage. I'ts now October and I'm just now getting into temperature ranges where I want to go paint and sand. But I also have family activites almost every weekend....One day though I'll get the lid out and do some airbrushing.
Ah ok! Well good luck with your future build!
Incredible work as always 💕💕
Thank you!
I just discovered your channel today and really enjoy your videos! I hope you stick with the builds and keep cranking out videos. Great job!
Thanks! Appreciate you watchin!
Wow! Well done!
Thank you!
As someone who just invested in 2 whole new cans of 2 in 1 Sandable filler primer... I am in awe of the latest findings.
Ive been using it for as long as I've been painting my prints and I really was put off by how it fills gunks up the sand paper so I just started using more and more new scraps of sand paper lol (I noticed it got a little better when I put and AC in my garage, but with how rainy its been where I live the humidity is hit or miss. Ill have to give the regular one a try!
This was exactly my experience and I was getting sick of constantly using new sandpaper! Hope it works out for you too!
Very nice work. You are very talented. Keep up the great content.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this vid. Super helpful.
Happy to help! Thanks for watchin!
Great work
Thank you!
Thank you ! Well done nice how to
Thanks for watching!
Always love your videos, it keeps inspiring me to keep working on my mandalorian cosplay!
Thanks for watchin and good luck on that build!
Nice work. I would like to see you tackle the BoBF helmet.
Thank you! Maybe one day, but for now I've got some other projects lined up. Thanks for watching!
cool build! I think an even better filler primer would be seymours filler primer. Or if you have a hvlp or lvlp using a 2k filler primer is deffienetly the goat!!
Thanks for the tip! Eventually I’d like to get one of those set up but for now, rattle cans it is…
Thanks for watchin!
Fantastic work. Love this one. How do you scale for your head?
Thank you! I’ve got a longer nose so my main concern is always that sizing rather than my actual dome haha. I took measurements of my head using two speed squares while leaning against the wall. One lays against the wall while I bring the other one at a 90 degree angle to stop at my nose while resting flat against the first one. I then take the reading from that first square and input that into blender using a 3D model of a head. I did the same for ear to ear and then roughly size my helmets off that head blank favoring the measurement from the back of my head to the tip of my nose
Hopefully that makes some sense! 😅
I hadnt thought of this before, but now the kill strips bother me lol.
By rights they should all show differences in weathering and possibly color, depending on what was available whenever he added one.
Plus by rights and lore, he should probably have a hell of a lot more of em.
But i guess it could be retconned as he added them early in his career, and eventually realized that his bucket was never going to have the room to keep a count.
So he abandoned the habit, and all the ones he did have had been there long enough to fade to about the same place.
Awesome build all around. It really looks fantastic.
This is fantastic, really awesome job! Working on a ESB myself and can’t wait to get to the paint stage but boy is it daunting. Did you use any type of clear coat at the end to finish and seal by chance?
Thank you! I didn’t use a clear coat since mine is just going to sit on a shelf and i didn’t want to dull the base layer of silver paint. Thanks for watching and good luck on your build!
@@brungerbuilds Good to know! Thank you!
I’m trying wood filler for the first time. I have tried every method out there except wood filler. Bondo… xtc3d… just tons of filler primer… etc.. I just added some water to a cup and mixed wood filler to the consistency of like a milkshake and painted it on. It dried very fast and I sanded it all off pretty much… almost ready for filler primer.. this stuff makes tonnsssss of dust.
Nice! Its definitely dusty, but at least it’s not “destroy your lungs” dusty like bondo or resin 😅
I rigged a simple dust collector with an inline duct fan and hvac filter inside a cardboard box that i sand over to keep the dust down. Definitely helps, but I still sand with a mask on!
Amazing. I want one at half-scale
Shoot me an email!
Looks awesome! I feel like the scratching and chipping paint could use a bit more scharpness. Don't know if you get what i mean but the chippings are looking pretty "round".
Here or there I kind of agree with you, but if you look at the weathering on the original prop, it’s a pretty similar shaping since I assume they were using a similar technique to get the multi layer chipping. Thanks for watchin!
@@brungerbuilds Should've mentioned that i didn't look at the original piece. Makes sense then! It's more of a personal liking I guess ^^
Subscribed.
How does the wood putty do on finer details, and how durable is it long term?
Ive been using spot putty on my builds, and it works fine, but if i can cut out some hazardous chemicals, and get the same results im totally in.
And btw, im totally going to steal the idea of the green tint to keep the black from looking so stark.
Thank you!
I haven't really done any stress testing as far as the wood putty is concerned (my helmets just sit on a shelf) but I imagine something like bondo would be a hair tougher and maybe a hair better on fine details. I haven't had any issues so far though as long as I let the wood filler fully dry before sanding. It does have a tendency to get slightly soft again if exposed to water before being primed, but after priming, I've had no issues with wet sanding.
All that to say, I prefer not having toxic dust floating around my garage all the time so this is my go to option!
damn son! nice helmet
Thank ya 😎
Great video! What’s the paint to water ratio for the weathering mixture?
Not really sure. Maybe 10:1? Water being the most added and black and brown paint mixed to taste. I always just eyeball it. For a piece like this where I don’t want a ton of paint build up I tend to mix it extra watery, but other times I’ll lower the water so I get a bit more of that build up.
The nice thing about this stage is there’s no need to be extremely calculated since real weathering happens very organically/ randomly out in nature. Hope that helps!
@@brungerbuilds awesome, thank you! Good to know other painters just eyeball their washes too. I wasn’t sure if other creators have certain ratios they follow or not, so thanks for clearing that up :)
Again, awesome video and I love the pastel chalk method! Definitely going to try that on my next build
Thanks! Happy to spread the word about chalk pastel. Can’t take credit for the idea though. I learned it from The Smuggler’s Room!
Can you do the Stormtrooper helmet from DesertFareCosplay?
I’m planning to do a Stormtrooper soon, but I’ll be using Galactic Armory’s files!
Is there a kill stripe template somewhere that can be printed on a Cricut or something?
Should be linked in my description!
Excellent.
I think you use the same wood filler as MM’s Prop Shop? She swears by it.
Not sure! It is a super common brand though so I wouldn’t be surprised! DAP plastic wood filler
@@brungerbuilds I see. She uses “Elmer's E914 Carpenter's Color Change Wood Filler” and absolutely swears it the very best. Seems to know her shit. Also highly recommends a “foot callus sander”, which seems to be a real time saver. Apparently doesn’t get fast enough to melt the prints. “Upgrade Electronic Foot File Grinder (Speed Adjustable) “
Yeah I’ve watched a bunch of her stuff and she’s really great! I actually bought that callus sander when I first started because she recommended it, but in my opinion it’s kind of unnecessary. I’ve never had a print so rough that it needed such intensive sanding before filling, and for the few times I have needed a quick rough sand, I’ve always found it easier to do by hand. The callus sander’s surface area is so small and finicky that it’s hard to get a good feeling for the shape of the piece as I move around it. I sand almost everything with a flat, open hand and I think having that tactile feedback of the piece under your fingers is key to getting a consistent, even surface. To each their own though!
@@brungerbuilds Cool. She’s the best.
I like the darker shades on your helmet. I always picture it that way in my head, and therefore think the real thing looks WRONG. 😂
Haha thanks!