This one turned out well and only took a couple of days. The next one I do will be more complex. Because of my unfamiliarity with the papier mache base I figured I'd give myself a break and just make simple shapes.
a few pictures in mid process under cut
Construction complete and first layer of primer on(sanding in between all layers)
3 layers of texture, one layer of metallic, one layer of dark wash (wash is still wet in this shot) (sanding in between all layers)
Final: