Resculpting my Fett armor

what paint did u use for the silver it looks like its not taking to well to the material or the primer? Or did u not smooth out the primer enough? Its got a texture thing going on...
 
I was simply trying to help you get the best results, maybe try not being so sensitive and take it at face value. If you didnt want people to comment why bother posting the pics up on a public forum? I think your doing a great job with this and would like the same craftsmanship that went into sculpting the armor be seen in the painting of the armor.
 
OK, fair enough. Guess I might have overreacted a little...I apologize. It's just that I've put a LOT of hours, blood, sweat and tears (not to mention much swearing and throwing of things) in trying to make this a reality. I pride myself on having done all of it from start to finish. My original intention in posting this thread was to show others another approach at making your own armor and to show that anyone can sculpt given they take the time to do it.
As far as the paint goes, so far I sanded the plastic, primed it, sanded the primer, and then hit it with the metallic silver aluminum. The appearance of the texture is just a weird reflection from the way it dried...I can assure you that the finish is completely smooth. I just hit it all with a matte clear coat and it seems to have taken care of that issue. I'll post pics later, thanks
 
Best thing to do is get as many pictures from whichever armor u like the art of starwars or myth of magic etc...one set and try to mimic that...run to michaels look for liquid frisket or liquid mask...or use toothpaste get your mask down and either spray it green and add the zinc chromate (or bauhaus gold krylon) later with a brush...The yellow on the real thing is topical...depends on your taste...I went layered but its purely personal preference. You'll want to mist gray in certain spots browns and flat black spritz...yeh I said it...where it comes out kinda in a bad way when u dont push the button on the can all the way on certain areas mind you but use the pics and all if your not comfortable get your buddy to help you he seems to be able to paint pretty well, if I was still out there Id help but been gone for 4 months now...missing flying star most of all
 
Thanks for the advice and tips bro. I'll get cracking on hunting down some of these colors. Went looking for the chromate yellow today, but only found it in the bottle. Still also not sure which green I want to go with yet...leaning towards Testors MM medium green but I need to research it a bit further.
Flying Star is awesome but they sure are proud of their food as it's a bit pricey...really tasty though
 
The Bauhaus Gold is a good choice. I don't want to post my pics in your thread but if you look on my Helmet WIP thread over on the Headhunter Squad forum you can see the colors. I used it for my generic Mandalorian Protector helmet.
 
Quick question - When do you all apply the clear dullcoat after finishing the paint job....at the very end AFTER weathering? or right before weathering? Thanks!
 
Everything looks great, man! Your attention to precision is amazing.

I've been wanting to try vacuum forming for a while. I just finished my first "table" today. It's pretty crude - basically a piece of MDF with a single hole in the the center for the platen. I attached some weather stripping to the top and built a wooden frame that fits over the weather stripping. To that, I staple the plastic. My questions are - have you ever tried vacuum forming sintra? That's what I used, and it worked okay, but not great. Also, how powerful is your vac? I have a 4.5HP. It doesn't really give me the crispness I'm looking for and it won't pull the steep angles. I'm trying to figure out the best way to tweak it. Stronger vac? Different plastic? I'm wondering if building a box with a pegboard top is a better way. I can see that yours is like that.

Anyways, thanks in advance for any direction you can give me.

John
 
Thanks bro! I still think I could have made a few improvements on a few things now, looking back on it...but I'll know what to do for the next go around :)
Your table sounds exactly like one that I made a long time ago...one hole in the middle and some weather stripping all the way around. Gotta start somewhere and I think that should make a great jumping off point for you to cut your teeth on (so to speak).
I personally have never tried forming sintra. I have heard that it could be done but I have my doubts. It seems to me that you just wouldn't be able to pull detail (it might work fine for smooth armor pieces though) not to mention the foam base core in the center, I think that it would just melt??? Maybe someone else who has tried it can chime in.
Anyway, I use just a plain 6.5 horsepower shop vac, for now. I think for the issues you're running into, going with a different plastic would definitely help and you'll want to probably use a different type of platen like pegboard , but it sounds like what you really need is a higher vac source. You should REALLY check out this forum that Stormtrooperguy turned me onto. (www.TK560.com :: Index) There is a section in there devoted to specifically vacuumforming and how to go about making one. There are some SERIOUSLY talented people on there who really know what they're talking about :) Go check it out..hope that helps!
 
Awesome, thanks for the link! I'm gonna stop by the place I buy my sintra and see if they have any ABS or Polystyrene. What exactly would I ask for if I wanted to try the ABS/Acrylic alloy you used? I get my sintra and acrylic form a sign supplier. If they don't have it there, where would you suggest I check?

Anyways, thanks again for the help. Alos, if it wouldn't derail the thread at all, you should show off some of the stuff you have hanging in the back of some of those pics. They look interesting.
 
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J.B. - those are some Mando armor projects I did earlier in the year. I'm pretty active over on the mercs boards..if you go over there and look around, you'll see tons of pics of that stuff :)
Got some more progress for you all.
Here's some pics:
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Now just missing some metal knee dart greeblies *cough*Jason*cough,cough*G2*cough*
:D
 
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