Necronaut
Hunter
OK, this is more of a "How did I do, guys?", as opposed to "Here's a revolutionary, realistic looking, and easy technique for your armor". And there are a ton of pics. Could I turn everyone off of checking it out more?
No, it's not an episode of Dexter. It's my 'dropcloth' draped over the school table saws.
Here's my armor. It's RKD's vac-formed Boltaron & ABS armor, and painted using RafalFett's ESB stencils. I applied Dupli-Color's adhesion promoter before priming with a no-name-brand basic primer. After it dried, I used Tremclad Silver as my metal base. Next step was to mask off the silver damage areas using Rafal's stencils and Winsor & Newton masking fluid. Step 3 was the yellow damage. I used Humbrol 154: Insignia Yellow for the yellow, shot through an airbrush after masking. The green armor color I used was Testors' Model Masters Euro Dark Green FS 34092. I then clear-coated it with Minwax polyurethane gloss clear coat. If it's tough enough for your kitchen, it should be tough enough for trooping armor.
No, it's not an episode of Dexter. It's my 'dropcloth' draped over the school table saws.
Here's my armor. It's RKD's vac-formed Boltaron & ABS armor, and painted using RafalFett's ESB stencils. I applied Dupli-Color's adhesion promoter before priming with a no-name-brand basic primer. After it dried, I used Tremclad Silver as my metal base. Next step was to mask off the silver damage areas using Rafal's stencils and Winsor & Newton masking fluid. Step 3 was the yellow damage. I used Humbrol 154: Insignia Yellow for the yellow, shot through an airbrush after masking. The green armor color I used was Testors' Model Masters Euro Dark Green FS 34092. I then clear-coated it with Minwax polyurethane gloss clear coat. If it's tough enough for your kitchen, it should be tough enough for trooping armor.