Finally redid by color scheme(pic intense)

TantiveIV said:

thanks for the bump, if you want to settle disputes, send me a PM...if you want to call me out on the forums, ill ignore it.




i would never, in a million years, talk to somebody on the forums like this...no matter how much i disagreed with how they made their costume...THAT is the reason i dont respect your opinions...anyone else's is fair game, and will gladly be taken into consideration...im sorry, man.

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I like the new color scheme, but it may need some work, I am not just agreeing with GCN.

I have been in disputes like this many, many times, and it is pretty bad, if you guys can, hopefully come to a nice, safe agreement, please do.
:cheers

yeah i know it needs work, clay, but what exactly is what im asking for

i still cant decide if i want to go all shiny or all dull
besides, the shoulders/ knees and gauntlets are all the same red as the helmet, so i dunno yet

I would say all dull would probably look best with the current texture of the paint. First you should clearcoat it, then use dullcoat. Spray it on like spraypaint, and make sure it sits for a day. If it feels dry, don't touch it, leave it for a day then do the rest. Fingerprints can show up if you rush it when it may appear to be dry.

possibly...my old helmet had clearcoat on it, but i didnt leave it on long enough so it was in between shiny and dull...which wasnt too bad i guess...but i guess i can try out dull, and if i dont like it, then ill figure something else out

Satin is in between. Its shiny when light hits it, but not 'glossy'.

Be careful what clearcoat you use. I used the krylon clearcoat, over krylon silver, and it made it turn white and mottled. I used it on gray/green and it looked great. Try a test pattern.

Try taking the shiny part you have. and run some high grit sandpaper over it lightly. it will make it look like its been around a while.

Maybe buy some of the 'car touch up' pens from wal mart, and try them out to make some scratches. I bought a 'nissan shiny silver' touch up and used it on some edging, especially over black, it looks excellent.

Keep going though, because I have had many projects where friends said 'hmm yah, ok.....' when they saw it 80% completed, and when done, would not leave me along wanting to buy it.

To quote a great line from a awesomely bad TV show...

'I love it when a plan (project) comes together!

You can try dusting it with artists chalk also to start. That may cut some of the glossy down, and give you some nice carbon scoring. Thats what I do to cut the gloss of the white on my armor.

TantiveIV said:

possibly...my old helmet had clearcoat on it, but i didnt leave it on long enough so it was in between shiny and dull...which wasnt too bad i guess...but i guess i can try out dull, and if i dont like it, then ill figure something else out

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Since Mandalorians are warriors and warriors maneuver tactically, I would suggest using the dull clear coat simply because shiny or glossy armor is not very tactical.