Roki's Armor Thread

[Rokeim]

The gloves.. are a sticking point atm. I'll be getting the 'short' versions of them when finances allow. The long ones i'll be keeping around for my 'out of armor' gear.

The bucket, is a limited run of MS: Custom's from Marrow Sun (who is now retired). I've got 1 of the 11 he made.

 

[Aden Kyramud]

...:love MS needs to get outta retirement!!! his stuff is so kewl!!!

Love how you did the paint up on the bucket btw.

:cheers
A'den

 

[adonian]

kicks shebs.

 

[kalika]

yeah he does need to make a return

 

[Rokeim]

A'den - I didn't. I took it to a friend of mine who owns a body shop He's doing all the 'complex' painting.


And if you guys think this bucket is fancy, take a look at his Super Commando helmet. Might have to dig back quite a ways to find it.. but its worth the time.

 

[Aden Kyramud]

Yeah, I've seen that one...wish he did a cast of it...that would have been one for the collection...

Body shop...brilliant!!! It looks really nice!!!

 

[adonian]

would be real nice is MS came out of retirement, but see how SgtFang is having problems in this economy, he's tryin, but no one is buyin, it's terrible. My parents even have an apt they are renting out, but the di'kut who is there hasn't paid rent in 3 months, we got a lawyer, but renters rights (total **** if you ask me) let her stay for FREE while my parents are close to losing their home due to it. That lady needs to burn in dar'yaim:angry

 

[Commander720]

I love your helmet vod; really stands out of the whole mando deal. Those are the kind of helmets that tell me "Hey that guy can be the leader of Mandalorians" LOL! But it is coming together. Lets see some more photos.

 

[Rokeim]

Here they are !

Shoulder bells : Wont be really weathered until after i get back from the painter. I plan on the mercs skull where it is now (most likely it'll be a green or silver/grey) and the Protectors skull (in similar coloring) on the other bell.

Left/Right chest & Diamond : Those are as weathered as they're going to get untill they're back from the painter. I'm going to put down a bit more masking fluid before i take them uptown tho to peserve the weathering thats already there (obviously).

Ab plate: Thats the one piece not going to the painter, so i'm going to have a bit of fun with it.. well i already did >_>. Just a bit of masking fluid again, and for the smaller scrapes i just scraped away at it with the edge of a metal ruler. Most likely i'll go and throw it around outside for a while, and get some dusting done on it to remove some of the sheen. But.. for the most part i think that plate is about finished and ready for vest mounting ^_^

Edit : For those who cant be arsed to look back in the thead for what the finished product should look like. Here's Hydra's Concept Art

 

[Rokeim]

Well, finally got a wild hair and started to work on these bad boys. Basically all i got done was the trimming so i can get the hinges on. Nothing is permanently secured or finalized yet. But overall, i think i have everything on there the way i want it. Might change things around depending on you guy's input. Remember, please.. everything is pretty much duct taped together, so please excuse the sloppiness

You see the little turret gun, that's what i might make non-turrety. It moves too freely, and the peg I've got it on sits too high. I cant chop the peg down and still have the gun removable. Basically its glued on a surface-mount push button. If i chop the post and shorten it, i'll have to glue the post and cap back together, making the whole thing perminant but mobile. Not something i want to do.. but may have to. Option 2 is to chop the post, and glue the button to the securing nut. Making it removable, but not mobile.

I also got a wild eyed idea and totaly redid my cod piece. I think its a vast improvment over my previous attempt, and it more matches the color scheme of the set

As always, comments, questions.. etc etc. welcome

 

[Thath0r]

What are those things you taped onto the gauntlets? I was wondering about this for a long, long time.

Anyway, great work. Can't wait to see it finished!

 

[Rokeim]

The green guns are the guns from a pair of Sigma-6 Duke action figures, and the top gun is from the 4-track vehicle from the Street Fighter action figures (the oooold ones)

 

[SaberMaker]

Looks great man! I love that helmet, I've been planning on going with a fin/ridge like that for a while now. I love the gaunts too, I've been saving up random little parts like that to use for mine.

 

[Commander720]

Awesome......favorite part is the helmet. Kick @$$

 

[Rokeim]

Update

Replaced the pics on post 90. Look there for updates.

 

[Rokeim]

Well guys.. its been a long strange trip so far.. and its getting much closer to done. I got the chest armor back from the painter yesterday, and over the last couple hours today I weathered these bad boys. My legs should be here early next week so i'll get those painted and posted asap. As well as finishing the collar and backplate.


But .. now for your viewing and critiquing pleasure (and please do be critical, i need honest opinions before i seal this stuff)

First up.. for those of you who like Shiney's.. the unweathered armor.

I love before and afters

And now.. for the weathered .

Edit:
Weathering methods : steel wool to get rough the paint up, add in surface scratches and even the big scratches. Didnt use a single bit of sandpaper. The big scratches are down to the metal, for that i just wore the paint down a ways with the steel wool, and literaly dug into the armor with the edge of a dull #2 exacto knife blade. After all that was done I dusted it with black line chalk (carbon dust) and i might mist it with black spray paint yet.. not sure about that at this point in time.

Again.. PLEASE PLEASE let loose on this stuff.

 

[adonian]

ok I like it, but the edges REALLY NEED weathering, remember the edges chip quicker than the rest of the armor, except of course areas that have been hit/scratched etc.

Otherwise BEAUTIFUL work so far!

Oh yeah, are you gonna weather the leather? Can you take pic's of your weathering process for us to see, it's really helpful to see others weathering techniques, for instance I never would have thought of MUSTARD as a mask

 

[Rokeim]

LOL. Mustard is a nice mask, really. But you have to be carefull what you use it on because it WILL stain. Best way to mustard something, is to mask it, spray it, let it dry and get the mustard off ASAP.

The edges are weathered, just not very much. Might just have to go and rough'em up a bit more.

 

[NovallTalon]

Well, one thing you have to remember about metal armor that doesn't apply to plastic and fiberglass is that the paint will weather very naturally based on movement. Thats honestly the best kind of weathering, because it looks natural and happens in all the right spots.

 

[adonian]

too true, one of these days i'll try to do a set of metal, but first i need to perfect the plastic sets

Rok, you ROCK