Star Wars Tie Pilot Helmet

Thanks to Jace1969 for the original model.  I added the empire logo to the helmet to best represent the original trilogy tie pilot design. 

I printed my make with 0.16mm layer height (in hind sight i may have opted for a 0.12 layer height), using Sunlu black PLA+
200degree nozzle temp with a bed temp of 55. 
Supports were required. Overall print quality was fine. 

Printed at 40% scale for display purposes only. 

A further post processed this to achieve the classic glossy look of the helmet. 
This was achieved by low grit sanding the print to remove any minor blips in the surface and give the primer filler something to adhere to. 

I used Jenolite black primer filler and coated the print 3 times over, using a smoother grit sand paper between coats to ensure the surface remained smooth. 
Once the final coat of primer had been applied, i allowed a full cure and then further prepped the surface with a very fine grit (1500 - 2000) paper. I hand painted the logo's white, allowed the acrylic white paint 3 days to fully dry and smoothed the surface again using very fine grit paper. 

Once prepped, i over sprayed 2 coats of Jenolite clear gloss lacquer spray and allowed it to fully cure. 
The last image is the end result once fully cured. I was suprised by just how much of a gloss finish this came out with and was very impressed. 

Yes you can still tell it's a 3D print as the layers lines are still visible, but i was very pleased with the finish.