ROTJ armor color?

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Hey... that middle diamond type armor piece... what is in the centre of it... is it just the fabric... or is it some sort of reflextor??? or just white.... I haven't attached my armor to my vest yet... so now that I notice that.. could someone please inform me what it is... thanks
 
I used reflective tape for mine. It looks kinda cool when light hits it at an angle and in flash photos.
 
For what it's worth, this is what I've used:

Shoulder Bells:

* Several base coats of Rust-O-Leum "Aluminum" paint. Very metallic looking, yet not "flashy-looking" like "Chrome" or "Silver" paint can be.

* Mask the dents and scratches, then apply a coat of Krylon "Ivory" ("Off-White" works well too) for the primer.

* Mask the areas where you want the primer to show, then apply a solid coat of Rust-O-Leum "Farm Equipment Yellow" (designed to match "Caterpillar" brand equipment, a tad darker than the Wal-Mart "ColorPlace Caterpillar Yellow" so you don't have to use as much "Pumpkin Orange" to darken it).

* Lightly mist it with "Pumpkin Orange" from about 3 feet away to darken the yellow slightly, then lightly mist it with the Caterpillar Yellow from about 3 feet away to blend/lessen the "orangey-ness" of the Orange.

* Allow the coats to dry before the next coat is applied, of course.

* Remove masking tape and you're set.


Chest Armor:

I used Rust-O-Leum "Specialty Camouflage Paints Forest Green #1919" with a tad of Krylon "Hunter Green", though the Dark Forest Green is pretty close by itself.


Availability (or where I bought mine):

Krylon Aluminum: Wal-Mart (regular store)
Krylon Almond: KMart
Rust-O-Leum Farm Equipment Yellow: Wal-Mart (SuperCenter store)
Krylon Pumpkin Orange: KMart
Rust-O-Leum Forest Green (#1919): Home Depot
Krylon Hunter Green: KMart

Krylon dries a LOT faster than Rust-O-Leum, usually 10 minutes compared to 2 HOURS. :facepalm Unfortunately, Krylon's "Farm Equipment Yellow" is designed to match "John Deere" products, and is VERY bright, and is basically unusable. I didn't try Krylon's "Aluminum" because I couldn't find it, so I used the Rust-O-Leum version because it was available.

After the paint dried and the masking tape was removed from the metal & white "primered" areas, I burnished and scratched the armor using a wooden stick. I then mixed black acrylic paint with water (1 part paint to 10 parts water) and "blackwashed" the scratches to create carbon scoring marks. The paint is so thin that it collects in the creases and crevices. Take a paper towel and blot the surface of the armor LIGHTLY to remove any excess, but allow the paint to "pool" in the nooks and crannies. The big cut in the armor is about 1/8" deep, and the two round impact "craters" are about 1/4" deep. For these, I heated up the Sintra and pushed into it with a dowel to create the craters. The big cut was made using a Dremel sanding drum.

It may not be movie-accurate, but I got the effect that I wanted, and in person, it's pretty convincing and a lot more 3 dimensional. ;)

Of course, there are a million ways to paint these parts, and a million brands/colors/types of paint that you can use to get similar results. These were what I used. I hope it helps someone. :)
 
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<B>Merged:</B> Paint codes/colors-From my ROTJ suit

I keep losing this list so I figured I post it in a thread by itself. Hope this helps some of you out there. Personlly I've never liked using airbrushes so that means I must make off the shelf stuff work for me. That is until I paint my final Fett helmet it must be perfect! ;)

Here are the colors that I used to paint my ROTJ Fett suit.

First for the armor plates I used Painter's Touch Camouflage by Rust-Oleum-Deep Forest Green #1919. I had to make this color darker by weathering it with artist charcoal. I painted one coat of the green then rubbed it down with a cloth that I repeatedly applied black artist charcoal to. If you overdo this you can easily undo it by sanding a bit off. I then sealed the now darker color with a semi-gloss spray. After that dries I lightly sanded with a fine to medium scotch brite pad to make the color somewhat uneven. If the color still doesn't look right to you the steps can be repeated to get it just right. For the chips and scratches in the armor I used Testors model paints and brushed the damage in. I don't remember the specific colors used but I used a light olive green for the green primer scratches and regular yellow paint muted with charcoal after it dried for the yellow primer scratches. The silver chips were made with aluminum and steel model colors.

The following colors were used for the gauntlets, shoulder bells, and jet pack.
Krylon Burgundy Satin #3503
Krylon Pumpkin Orange Gloss #2411
Wal-Mart brand ColorPlace Royal Blue Gloss #20001
Wal-Mart brand ColorPlace Flat White
Any brand Satin Clear Coat for sealant.
I used the same weathering technique described above to get the desired results. The green is the only paint that I had to completely cover with the charcoal. The other colors were just weathered with the Charcoals. Also, on the jet pack I used other color artist charcoals yellow, etc. to lighten the Pumpkin Orange on the jet pack and shoulder bells.
 
Yep. I used Rust-O-Leum "Spruce Green" for all the chest armor and Testors "Steel" and "Yellow Zinc Chromate" for the metal & primer colors. I airbrushed Liquitex "Mars Black" acrylic on for "carbon scoring". Then I used Testors Dull Cote as a top coat.

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Be careful with the Rust-O-Leum. Unlike Krylon that dries in 12 minutes or less, *IT* takes up to 48 hours to dry! :eek: If Krylon made a color that was close, I'd switch brands in a heartbeat! After a few coats of Krylon gray primer, I put 3 coats of the Spruce Green on my armor so I'd have a really good coating. Waiting for one coat to dry before applying the next resulting in taking a full WEEK to put on 3 coats of paint. :( However, it's GREAT once it finally dries! :D
 
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This is a link to the shoulder bells and knees colors,
http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1814&forum=4
I primed everything with Gray primer first and then sprayed with two coats of silver. I used School Bus Yellow misted with Krylon Ruddy Brown Primer.

For the armor color, I used Rustoleum Spruce Green, misted 3 feet away with flat black for a darker color. For the yellow underneath the green, I used Rustoleum Sun Yellow with a little mist of Krylon Ruddy Brown primer, but not necessary. I finished the whole armor using Matte Finish for a flat look, but that's if you want it.

Robert
 
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