FP Armor... painting techniques for the clandestine hunter

Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 13, 2005

• #81

Here is the gaunt after primer and sanding.

And after a coat of chrome:

And now here it is after paint and removing the masking fluid (I love this technique!)

The paint ran on me a bit in places because I had it thinned to much. What I did was wipe it down quickly and then repaint it. Turns out that it actually makes it look more authentic since the real ones appear brushed in parts!

 

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Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 14, 2005

• #82

The more I got to looking at my gaunt, the more I thought it was to dark. What I did was go back over it with the Rock Island Maroon in the big areas. After that I gave it a black wash and I think it came out pretty good.

 

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Gonzo Fett

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• Sep 14, 2005

• #83

right you are that looks great!

 

RBF

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 15, 2005

• #84

WELL DONE!!! keep gping pavespawn!! that's just becoming a way to freakin cool costume!!:cheers

 

webchief

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 15, 2005

• #85

Looking great Pavespawn... looking great!

 

Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 15, 2005

• #86

Thanks fellas. Just a couple more greeblies on the right gaunt, then I am off to the left! After that, all my armor pieces will be done and hopefully this will be a decent source document for all pieces armor related.

 

Jango Wes

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 15, 2005

• #87

Can you explain how you do the wash method? I have tried it and my results suck.

Wes

 

Dentedarmor

Active Hunter

• Sep 15, 2005

• #88

Very Very nice, can't wait to see how turns out! 8) Also this is gonna be a great guide for my new armor!

 

Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 15, 2005

• #89

Jango_Wes said:

Can you explain how you do the wash method? I have tried it and my results suck.

Wes

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What I did was fill one of those disposable glad cups (the little ones) with windshield washer fluid and then put a few drops of black paint in it. Then I get a rag (I used a "finishing towel" from the automotive section at Wal-Mart) and dip it in the solution. Ater that, I go over the item gently. I have gone so light on the black that it sometimes doesn't show up. I just add a little paint at a time until it starts working. It is best of course to go a little at a time but just try to remember the starting color. Sometimes the gradual change goes unnoticed until it is to late.

 

Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 15, 2005

• #90

I do have to say, that the dark weathering look on this gaunt is from me going back over the base coat of Wisconsin Central Maroon with the lighter Rock Island Maroon. You can see where I did this in the big areas which left the darker parts around the scratches. I did this in an attempt to lighten the entire thing, but it actually came out better that I could have hoped for. I will be doing this on my other gaunt as well, but next time, I will not remove the masking fluid until after the top coat.

 

Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 17, 2005

• #91

Just wanted to show off my progress. Well that and my new Skygunbro jumpsuit! This thing rocks! I will have to add a "lower" opening on the front for bathroom breaks. Anyway, that is a whole other tutorial .

 

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webchief

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 18, 2005

• #92

Looking great!!!!!!!

 

mandalore697

Active Hunter

• Sep 18, 2005

• #93

Wow! Sweet stuff Pavespawn!

How did you attach your gauntlet halves?

 

Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 18, 2005

• #94

mandalore697 said:

Wow! Sweet stuff Pavespawn!

How did you attach your gauntlet halves?

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I went with the velcro. I had to reenforce stress points on the inside of the halves (I used JB Kwik, big surprise huh?). I had this big plan to use elastic but In the end, the velcro won.

 

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Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 24, 2005

• #95

Quick update. I have seen some really great gaunt tutorials so I will keep this to a minimum. Here is a picture of my left gaunt in progress. I JB Kwiked the bottom cap on then bondoed and sanded. The nozzles are the same that TK-409 suggest. I did turn them out so the diamond cut side is out. To hide the threads I dabbed (you guesed it) JB Kwik on them and spread evenly:

I then painted the gaunt up and sealed it with acrylic sealer:

I wired up the light to the switch and mounted the battery inside the shell. That is a 9V mount I found at Radio Shack:

Here is a shot of the gauntlets put together minus the rocket:

And a full shot with my helmet paintshopped in:

 

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Dentedarmor

Active Hunter

• Sep 25, 2005

• #96

Wow! Great job, looks absoulutley GREAT! You are truly have a very creative mind! Congrats! 8)

 

RBF

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 25, 2005

• #97

freak out!!

well done!!

now keep it up and dirty up that jumpsuit and those boots!!!

:cheers

 

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Spideyfett

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 25, 2005

• #98

Pavespawn said:

And a full shot with my helmet paintshopped in:

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Sent you Pics of your helmet in sun-light......
Looks great by the way....

 

webchief

Well-Known Hunter

• Sep 25, 2005

• #99

Looking excellent. Just dirty her up!

 

Pavespawn

Active Hunter

• Sep 25, 2005

• #100

And here we are all dirtied up: