slave1pilot paints a set of ESB Armor

Since I have already done a Jet Pack paintjob thread,
Return of the Jedi Jet Pack Paintjob
and am Currently doing a Guantlet paintjob thread
Return of the Jedi Gauntlets Paintjob
I thought I'd go a head and do an Armor paintjob thread.
i will keep you updated as I progress with the painting.
I will list what paints I use & how I do what I do (just like the Jet Pack and gauntlet threads)
The armor I have for painting is MLC (newest version I believe)
This is a commission job for a member here (I'll let him say who he is)

Since this is not a review thread,I'll try not to give my opinion on the Armor itself
But i will post a few facts about it;
The armour is fiberglass
The chestlight slots have already been marked out
The shoulder studs are molded in, except the one on the far left.
The far left shoulder stud isn't molded in so you can attach the cape.
The backplate does not have slots cut for your harness
The backplate does come with the pieces that go over the slots (see pics)


I have already done the shoulders & knees for this member, so I'll only be doing the "green " parts
Ok, on to the pics (this is exactly how they come , straight out of the box)

-Edit -Updated bad URLs

That's not Fettpride armor. His looks way different in all the parts shown.

My Mistake
It's MLC
First post edited to show the correct maker

Another paint up thread! Excellent.
Looking forward to progress shots.

Always great to see your projects Bud!!!

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TDH's very own Dr. Seuss!!!! :lol

Can't wait to see this thread. I had started painting the armor, but I'll ease back a bit and see how one of the experienced people go about it and then continue. Thanks for this!

Since this is my first attempt at ESB, any comments & suggestions would be very welcome.
Furthermore, Reference pics would be even more appreciated.

Sorry for the lack of updates.
My computer died & I had no reference pics to paint from
I have my computer back up (reformatted hard drive)
and will be back at this very soon.
thanx for the patience & support.

small update;
The armour has been painted silver (mostly, ran out of "Dull Aluminum")
I cut the slots out for the chest lights & the straps on the backplate
The covers for the straps have also been attached to the backplate.

I started with the backplate
Since reference pics are hard to come by (to say the least)
I have to "wing it" on most of the damage
In the following pics, I'll show the progress
the first few pics show the silver
and the application of the masking fluid to the major scratch areas
Be sure to make the edges of the mask look sharp, so it doesn't look blobbed on
Then the next pics show the airbrushing with "PollyScale" US MED GREEN
I don't know if that is the correct color (much debated) but I like it

After the paint dries
I start removing the masking fluid
Using an X-acto Knife & a pair of tweezers,
lift off the masking fluid
I also add small scrathes & nicks with the X-acto knife

I outlined the silver with Testor's Zinc Chromate
be sure to add random spots of the Zinc Chromate to pull it together
I will add a mist of Black & maybe a wash

Back at it again today
Same drill as before,
paint it silver
mask off the spots you want to stay silver with masking fluid
Paint the whole thing with US MED GREEN
(I also did a few areas with a darker mix of "Pullman Green & Brunswick Green" to try & replicate the color variations)

Then you peel off the masking fluid , same as before
& You should get something like this;

Looks great so far, thats some nice armour!

Finished the rest of the Zinc Chromate around the scratches.
Unfortunately, my camera is no longer working.
No pics until I get a replacement

Great paint up fella,
I too agree with the US MED GREEN for the armor.
Great work, another thread to subscribe to,

~Mike

Got the camera to work for a couple o pics
here ya go

Looking good - Almost finished now!

Great job right there...! :thumbsup

Here's one more in direct sunlight,
so you can see what the colors actually look like.
This is Before I do the wash & the final misting & such

Looks pretty good!!!!

ooo soooo nice :cheering

(the peanut gallery loves it)

Wow, that is an excellent job.

Couple of questions, what are you using for masking fluid and does the decal need battle damage?

Once again, great job.