Show us your helmets
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This is my M35 ral 6006 sand-textured with chicken wire:
Any tips welcome...Tell me what you think
Any tips welcome...Tell me what you think
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Here are two helmets i just did HPK 66 and a repo FJ helmet
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afew more pics
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Re: Show us your helmets
Wow! How did you scratch up the FJ helm so well?
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Here's the trick I have a rock bed under my deck grass wont grow no sun.The trick is paint your base coat let dry overnight then I hit the helmet against the rocks on all sides.After that rinse off the paint flakes and residue. Lightly sand the helmet to get paint and scratches blended rinse off again. Paint your camo colors let dry and lightly sand again.For best results get the Feldgrau bsae color the dark contrast with the tan on top shows off the dings and scratches well
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Once again, I am in awe of your work, Screaming Eagle.
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Thanks for the kind words problem is now i have a lot of fun doing them and not enough time,or space to put them in my library display case ,might sell some on e bay just to buy some more shells and do some more camo work
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Nice paint job but I would weather the wire basket a little. It looks brand new/clean.Sheikh Al Stranghi wrote:This is my M35 ral 6006 sand-textured with chicken wire:
Any tips welcome...Tell me what you think
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Love the texture of it! Nicely done.
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Before
After
The base coats look bright, its the flash and freshly done paint. Once dirty they will blend right in. Thats 15 FJ helmets I have painted now.
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I see a few late war helmets with decals,
Due to an order dated 1943 issued by the OKW, no decals should be seen on new helmets. In addition, many M35 & M40 shells were reconditioned and reissued all the way to the end, So these rules would apply to them too. reading this, if you already had a decal then it could be painted over or scratched out
The best late-war look in my opinion is probably no decals at all.
Due to an order dated 1943 issued by the OKW, no decals should be seen on new helmets. In addition, many M35 & M40 shells were reconditioned and reissued all the way to the end, So these rules would apply to them too. reading this, if you already had a decal then it could be painted over or scratched out
The best late-war look in my opinion is probably no decals at all.
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In theory, but it's not uncommon to see decals eithers right up until May 45.
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What is that chalk? I had good results with mine until I had to be out in the rain for a long time and its back to square onelandsknechte wrote:**image**
Just like the old days...