Work in Progress - My FP V2 Armor

Figured I'd share my progress on my FP V2 armor.

Before I begin, I want to thank FP for his amazing armor. You'd be hard pressed to find a better, cleaner product. I know I've personally seen nothing better. The curves are beautiful and the codpiece is finally the right size and curve under the bottom. Thank's FP for the chance to be amongst the few to work on a set of this right now. 8)

How it comes, right out of the box... immaculate!

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3795.JPG

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3793.JPG

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3797.JPG

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3798.JPG

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3799.JPG

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3801.JPG

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3803.JPG

More pics to come! :)

Man that looks just awful...you better mail it to me so I can dispose of it properly;)

Look foward to seeing the paint-up on this...:thumbsup

Awesome! I just know you are going to make this armor sweet.:)

(Of course it will only be second best cause mine will be the best...);)

Here's the base coat:

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3473.JPG

And here's the Yellow Zinc Chromate layer airbrushed on above that. I've used masking fluid to mask off the damage as I'm going for a layered paint job.

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3474.JPG

Masking in preparation of the US Medium Green layer:

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...CF3477%7E0.JPG

How it looked after airbrushing the US Medium Green and pulling off the masking fluid

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4009.JPG

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF3999.JPG

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4008.JPG

Then came the right chest plate and the decal. I also had to make a few topical paint fixes to some of the scrapes.

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4005.JPG

Next up comes the weathering with a few black acryllic washes, scratches and topical paint weathering.

:suprise Awesome paintjob dude! I cant wait till this armor is available:cheering

Did you actually start painting it at 8pm today? Man, if you can paint your armour in a couple hours, I'm not worried about repainting all mine before Dragon*Con! I realized mine is in poor shape since C3, so I better redo it before my photoshoot. I sure wish I was able to get one of those nice codpieces though!

Great work Bobby boy!

Bob if you are bringing this to Dragon expect me to steal it, just FYI.

Come on, its past 10pm... and your not done yet! LOL hehe Just kidding. Looking good!

Heh... no, this wasn't all done tonight. I just was lazy about posting it all. I actually started it all last weekend. Tonight I've been cleaning up some of the scratches and scrapes I'm not happy with and started in with the black acryllic washes.

Thanks for the kudos guys!

Very nice job Webchief!

Geo

Webchief, like the look of that sticker there!!!

Just to show all how on you are with your scratces and sticker placement... and how darn accurate the armor is! Here is a side by side compare!

http://www.eisenberg-client.com/Armorcompare.jpg

Wow! That armor is looking awesome!!!! :drool

Thanks for posting that comparison shot! I've actually fixed a few spots on it since that pic that were noticebly off and still now see a few more! Thanks!

Vey nice job Webchief, your attention to detail makes the difference.

Lookin good Chief!!!!!! ;)
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Awesome job webchief, keep it up!! I'll be starting my first helmet and armor set soon.

Nice job brother. Can't wait to see it done.

Fantastic work Webchief!

That looks great! Isn't it funny how much more elegant something looks when you put a towel under it?

great job!!

very awesome work, as always Webchief!

Very nice detailing... keep going!

It's finished boys and girls! I'm VERY happy with the results! Thank you FP!

Here it is in all it's glory (natural light):

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4016.JPG

With flash:

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4017.JPG

Ab plate details:

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4018.JPG

Sticker details:

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4019.JPG

Chest dent details:

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4020.JPG

Right chest plate (natural light):

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4024.JPG

Left chest plate (natural light):

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4025.JPG

Ab plate (natural light):

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4026.JPG

Cod piece (natural light):

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4027.JPG

Cod piece dent detail:

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...2/DSCF4028.JPG

The only thing I'm not happy with and might change is the light green scratch color on the ab plate. Other than that I'm THRILLED with how this came out.

I used the templates as a guide and lightly sketched the scrapes on with a pencil. Then I went in with the masking fluid and tried to keep it in the lines. Some spots didn't come out quite right when the latex was removed so for those scrapes I had to paint them freehand topically.

Can't wait to show it off at Dragon Con! :)

That turned out fantastic Webchief! :thumbsup :thumbsup :cheers

Right on Chief!!!!!!!!! Doesn't get any better than that!!

I'm hoping for my first ever Seeker face with this one. :lol :lol :lol

:lol Yeah, I'm still waiting for one of those too. I think you might have it with this one bud;)

You bet you deserve it!!!

Freakin awesome!!

http://www.r2ro.com/images/wow.jpg

UHM .....


**** !!!!


http://www.r2ro.com/images/wow.jpg


There, I gave ya one too, since I didn't have one of my own :lol

Chief, that is just fanfriggintastic my friend !!!! That turned out
absolutely amazing. The first V.2 set painted, and it rocks.

One little tiny thing tho ...

Stand on a chair or something, when you're taking pics of the cod piece! You're blimping it out
with your focal length !! I wanna see how it looks with your awesome paintup with a better
focal length !!! :lol Just stand on a chair with the camera about 6 ft away from the cod piece,
then zoom in a little with the camera zoom and try to get it to look something like this ...

http://www.fparmor.com/newfparmor/5.jpg


You are most certainly welcome man. Glad you like it !
Great Job !!




FP

I'll take better codpiece pics tomorrow outside in natural light again.

Thanks for the photo tip!

looks awesome! inspirational for me, since i'll be stripping my stuff down and repainting it after dragoncon!

Question for ya...this is MOM..ROTJ paint job correct??

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Originally Posted by DarthMiller

Question for ya...this is MOM..ROTJ paint job correct??

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Yes, that's the set I used as the model.

cool..I was looking at yours...AMAZED by your work..so I decided to put it next to mine on the computer screen..I was getting MAD at myself because yours seemed different..and I began to question myself...hell I was about to sand mine down..then I REALIZED...hey.. his is MOM and mine is AOSW!!

anyway..INCREDIBLE JOB...JUST INCREDIBLE!!

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Yes, that's the set I used as the model.

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WOW Bob it came out great, I can't wait to see this in person this week. If you still have your V.1 FP armor can you bring it too? I want to see the difference in person.

Way to go webchief!!! :cheering

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Originally Posted by Predatormv

WOW Bob it came out great, I can't wait to see this in person this week. If you still have your V.1 FP armor can you bring it too? I want to see the difference in person.

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Nope, the guy in the thread above me now has my V1 FP armor. :lol ;) Jaster Blaster bought it before I got this set.

See you guys on Thursday! :)

That rocks! The layered method really looks sweet, I can't wait to see this in FOUR DAYS ;)

I don't have a SEEKER face, but if I did, you would get one. :)

Absolutely stunning work WebChief. :thumbup

fantastic job!!!!!!

anyone know when this armor is going to be avaliable? :-)

SlaveR5

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I don't have a SEEKER face, but if I did, you would get one. :)

Absolutely stunning work WebChief. :thumbup

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I will phase in a new one....

My EVAN4218 WOOT!

LOL :lol

http://www.eisenberg-client.com/Wife_Beater.jpg
P.S.- Thats not what I look like... its just some guy. :)

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I will phase in a new one....


http://www.eisenberg-client.com/Wife_Beater.jpg
P.S.- Thats not what I look like... its just some guy. :)

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****** Evan4218, didn't you get the idea by the snarl on my face
and my waving fist that I was threatenting you? I told you the night I caught
you spying on me out in my shop that I'd hunt you down if I ever found out you posted that !!!! FETTPRIDE AT WORK REVEALED !!!! I'm gonna get you sucka ! :lol

FP

http://www.eisenberg-client.com/jabba_woot.jpg

Just for you FP! Had to starwars it up for ya... Jabba woot dont take kindly SW puppets! LOL :lol

Awesome job Bob, that is some sweet armor, and I knew I had seen Jaster Blasters armor somewhere before!

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Originally Posted by fettpride

Stand on a chair or something, when you're taking pics of the cod piece! You're blimping it out
with your focal length !! I wanna see how it looks with your awesome paintup with a better
focal length !!! :lol Just stand on a chair with the camera about 6 ft away from the cod piece,
then zoom in a little with the camera zoom

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Well, I tried taking a better pic to show the undercut but its blurry... oh well, you get the idea...

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...l_DSCF4032.JPG

great job

That cod peice gets an additonal woot! Good job man.

Looks great. What method did you use for the light green scratches? I just can't seem to get that part down with mine

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Originally Posted by mrgr8ness

Looks great. What method did you use for the light green scratches? I just can't seem to get that part down with mine

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Like I said before that's the one part I'm not happy with. I painted them topically and I'm not happy with the color I used. I don't remember the name of the color but I do know that I'd prefer a better match to the real one.

Heres a trick to nailing those off green scratches on the ab plate and else where. Paint your color on the edge of a small thin square of card bord, hit the side with paint on it on a peice of paper to make sure a resonable amount of paint is on it but not to much. Then go to town, you will have to re apply the paint to the card board a few times... once its dry add some brused on spots as well to randomize it. Heres a pic of what I was able to do using this.

Thanks for the tips evan. I did mine in a AoSW theme, but there are some light scratches, mostly on the left chest piece. What color did you use? How much lighter than the US med green did you go?

I used a mix between U.S. Med Green and Soviet Green (much lighter) and bingo
I also added that color after my wash and over spray of black

for my scratches, i actually did them as another layer in the process.

there's a yellow layer, a lighter green and a darker green.

i used the same color as my helmet for the lighter green (rustoleum spruce green i think? or is it sage...)

http://tk7602.com/gallery/albums/ref...rmor%20023.jpg

I used testors US Medium green in the spray can but it came out more of an olive drab color.

Amazing armor buddy! You've got it dialed! :cheers

I havent got a SEEKER face either so..... Ta Da!!!

that cod piece is just amazing. awesome paint on an awesome sculpt

-=QuinN!

Work of art!!! Awesome!

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that cod piece is just amazing. awesome paint on an awesome sculpt

-=QuinN!

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Thanks guys! Apparently Graeme and ESPECIALLY Nick think so too! :lol :lol Disturbing huh?

http://www.501neg.com/photos/albums/...nd_Friends.JPG

Come on Bob!:lol:lol:lol That is one hell of an armor set (got my FP armor couple days ago) ya got there ... but my poor eyes already had to see that pic. And now you had to post it again?:cry:cry:cry

Ha ha ha ... just playin' around!:lol:lol:lol Ya did a really great job with the armor there!