Getting back to my adolescences. After Star Wars there was just nothing in SciFi in the late 70’s. Then Battlestar came along. I brute force sculpted a helmet back in July 2021. Began learning Zmodoler brush working on the ESB Walker. I re did the entire sculpt in low poly using the dynamic subdivsion. The game changer was bevel pro. Initially, I fought with the bevel in the front. In about 15 minutes I got exactly what I needed. This is my first attempt at polypaint.
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This reads nostalgia from when I was a kid!!! So Frakking Cool!!!
Nice work! I immediately recognized the Battlestar Galactica helmet in the main forum page thumbnail. Sweet childhood nostalgia. 
I printed the helmet on my FDM printer for fun.
It was really easy to break up the model with live booleans.
That looks amazing!!! Came out great. If you paint it, please post updated pics 
Very cool and a fun project. Thank you for sharing.
I’m knocking off projects, since finishing the ATAT.
I scaled the Viper helmet incorrectly. The print above is too small.
This wasn’t just a rescale. I did the sculpt over from one of the earlier revisions. The first print showed me where problems were in the assembly. The topology also needed further refinement. I wanted to keep it to the minimum to hold the shape and give me smooth surfaces.
The lower chin guard was also done as low poly. I used the boolean feature to create the hard surfaces.
I completed the helmet and printed the larger version.
Here’s a comparison of the difference in size.
The light bars were now too large for my resin printer to do successfully. I printed them on the FDM printer. Cleaned and smoothed the parts then molded them and cast them.
With the light bars complete. I did the test assembly.
Up next…Sanding…priming and paint.
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Looking good.
Primed, waited, sanded, filled, waited, sanded and repeat.
Made some pins for the alignment holes. I like doing this for larger assemblies.
Some minor fit issues but overall it’s good.
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Glued the hemet together with 2 part Methylacrylic adhesive. The bond is stronger than the print.
Then more filling and sanding.
Last coats of primer. No more filling but there is still sanding.
I’m now on the hunt for the correct color.
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I tried to search the Internet for the paint color. It was pretty much a waste of time. Colors aren’t accurate.
I finally got over to the paint store. I was able see actual paint chips. There was a pure acrylic base which is important. Latex will peel.
Since I couldn’t find the color I wanted in a rattle can, I broke out the detail gun.
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So cool!! Great work!
Labor of love, looks good! 
Jaime
Very cool - Commander Adama would be proud. I especially like the 3D printing you are doing… Prints look great! 
Nice Work!
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FRAK!
Finally finished. Hope you like it.
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looks awesome. Thank you for sharing so much.
Looks great and very authentic! 
