Lucksy31's FP3 Armor Progress

Scott,
I would say wait till you recieve it and see how it looks.
If I'm understanding the pic of those TK 409 lights, the front face of the blocks/lights should be sort of flush with the inside surface of the armor piece. They shouldn't actually fit into the slots to be flush with the front (outer) surface of the armor.
Does that make sense?

If it needs to be redone, of course I'll redo it.
Glad you're liking the progress so far! Today I also did the lower part of the right chest plate. Just waiting for the decals to finish up the upper part of that plate plus the shoulders. :)
 
in my totally unsolicited opinion, i'd see if there was any option of getting a replacement part. if not, you can patch it up. little scrap plastic, little bondo and some touch up paint.

there isn't a lot going on at the bottom of the slots, so it should be fairly easy to blend it in.
 
. . . little scrap plastic, little bondo and some touch up paint.

there isn't a lot going on at the bottom of the slots, so it should be fairly easy to blend it in.

But that's the thing. With such a smooth expanse around that area, it would pretty much necessitate having to repaint the entire piece.
A touch up would stand out fairly obviously. :(
 
Thanks for the backup Brian :cheers I tried to speak up before it was painted :lol:

I knew something didn't look quite right. But nevertheless, the offer of the replacement part still stands. On me. I can have it shipped immediately due to your time constraints if this helps.

And just a note for "GP", the slot "impressions" even though a general guide to cut, they are more based on Shackman's lights. That's what was available at the time. Of course, they're made to Brak's specs. When you said they were Chris' lights, I shut up and "moved along" ... as I've never owned a set and didn't know what to say :eek: Glad to know that it was just a simple misunderstanding. I wouldn't have thought Chris' would have been "off" at all. Good to hear :cheers

My goodness the forum is really "choking" tonight ! Internal server errors up the wazooo !!! It's taking me forever to post this !!!!!!!!

FP
 
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FP, you ARE the man!! Many thanks for your generosity and your superior products!!!

PM sent with the addy!!!
 
Hi Scott,
If you're getting a new chest piece from FP, here's a little diagram I made to take the chest light measurements. Hope this is understandable.

LEDdiagram.jpg


When you're measuring the bottom segments, just measure the part where the LED segments will actually show. Does that make sense? :)
 
OK, here goes:

A= 1.63in
B= 0.15in
C= 0.35in
D= 0.30in

I double checked these numbers, so hopefully this is on the money.


Hi Scott,
If you're getting a new chest piece from FP, here's a little diagram I made to take the chest light measurements. Hope this is understandable.

LEDdiagram.jpg


When you're measuring the bottom segments, just measure the part where the LED segments will actually show. Does that make sense? :)
 
Cool! Thanks for the new measurements.

UPDATE: January 3rd

Well, it's way too late for pics tonight (I'll get some tomorrow or Saturday at the latest), but I've pretty much completed everything I can do until I receive Scott's decals. :)
I have done the right (dented) shoulder, and half of the left shoulder. I'll have to wait for the decal to place the remainder of the damage.
Same thing with the right chest plate. Just waiting for the decal to finish detail painting the upper portion of the piece.

I could do the black misting, but I'm also waiting till the new left chest plate arrives. I like to mist all my pieces at the same time. That way, it'll be consistent.
Hopefully the decals will arrive soon! :) (y)
 
Hey guys, the left plate replacement was sent out yesterday ... it should be there no later than Monday. But I would think there is a good possibility it could be there Saturday, it's a particular zone that's pretty speedy, and it's west coast like me, no brainer :lol:

:cheers

FP
 
Mojo,
In my short time here, i've seen NOTHING but UNBELIEVEABLE community spirit. FP and SUPERJEDI are just (2) of the many class acts that I've had the pleasure of dealing with. Thanks again guys!!
-Scott
 
I know what you mean Scott...
Your a lucky fella, (2) guys like these looking out for ya. Your Armour is gonna look so sweet bro. :love
 
UPDATE: January 6th

OK, didn't get a chance to get any pics yesterday, but things wouldn't have looked too different anyway. I got Scott's decals yesterday, and applied them to the shoulder and right chest plate. After applying them, I was able to finish painting those 2 pieces and continue on into the final weathering phase. :)
Here are the shoulders. These pics are outdoors, but it's pretty cloudy today and I don't know if the colors will translate like they should. The shoulder bells have been shaded with a mix of orange/reddish-brown pastels, and then sealed with dull coat. The bell with the decal was "reverse masked," leaving the decal exposed so I could mist it with some gray-brown and a little flat black. All I have left to do on this is go back with some flat white and do some final detailing on the decal.

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With the decal in place on the chest plate, I finished painting the silver/yellow damage, and black misted it. (I went ahead and black misted all the other 'green' armor, too.)
Same as the shoulder, I'll go back with some flat white and paint some small details on the decal.

IMG_1583.jpg


So if it weren't for the fact that I'll be redoing the left chest plate, this set of armor would be done tomorrow! Hopefully the new chest plate will get here tomorrow and I'll be able to finish up within the next few days. :)
Almost there!
 
Excellent paint job man, it gets excitting when you know you'll be done in a matter of days dosen't it? :lol: :)
 
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