Roki's Armor Thread

You will find that painting this monster is one of the most stressful and rewarding moments in the life of your armor. =D

Looks great so far. Glad to see I'm not the only one who decided to use the front grills for something useful. They make great outlets for voice amp speakers.
 
Updated again !

Hydra did a design for me, and this WILL be brought to life as soon as i can make it so. I especialy like how she did the top ridge line on the MS Custom bucket. Overall this setup should be butt-whoopin awesome when finished.

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Comments, obviously.. are welcome 8)
 
Wow, thats one nice drawing!!!!! I realy like the overall design of it as well, the green just stands out, and makes it very cool. :)
 
Very cool. Hydra's work is awesome, and I look forward to seeing you bring it to life. And the way you painted that Nerf gun is great, look so BA!
Keep up the great work!
 
Stuff Update !

Got some stuff from a Mercs member and its recent arrival (and the arrival of some other stuff) has realy helped me along on the road to near completion.

The white stuff is the items i recieved from the Merc member (thanks Jun), as well as the hip holster, complete with pistol. The other stuff is some just a flight suit, pistol belt and pouches from Captain Daves.
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Got the cod and butt plate painted up. Depending on a thing or two it MIGHT get sanded down and redone, not sure yet.. the satin black texture isnt quite sitting right with me at the moment. But otherwise.. the base primer is standard grey. Overtop of that I used an aluminum plate metalizer to give it the silvery look, ontop of that is your standard krylon forest green and the black is krylon satin black. Any further weathering suggestions are appreciated, as i'm absolutely horrible at it lol.
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Further news:

LadySewForUs has completed the vest, and should soon have the neckseal done.
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AND i'm in the process of getting one of 99CentTaco's new JP harness rigs. So overall i think i've got almost all of my soft parts taken care of. Just waiting on the Kama :-D
 
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Dude, your Mando is looking so tight!!! I friggin love the helmet, awesome, awesome, awesome. And that gun is wicked cool, holy frag!!!!

G-Fett
 
So far so good. I like how you put up a drawing of your armor of what you are looking to acheive when making it. Good luck and can't wait to see the finished product.
 
Thanks for the compliments guys ! The helmet is being painted right now, and hopefully i'll get it back from the painter in a week or two. The armor plates are being worked on as well, but those will take MUCH longer, as i've got limited funding right now, and he's got his own side projects. BUT.. that doesnt mean i'll neglect you guys, i've got a few other things going in the garage too. So keep watchin !
 
Ok.. ok.. i've FINNALY got it painted. Automotive style 8) This paint aint goin nowhere lol. Its not finished yet.. needs weathering, a little touch up painting, and a few doo-dads. Namely the LED's in the small holes in the back, the hose attachements in the larger ones, and i need to actually attach the visor and ear cap (and RF stalk) BUT.. its painted at least !! ;D ;D
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I've also got the JP sanded down well enough i think. Since the JP needed a little TLC, i'm going to be using a bondo-like substance called EasySand.
It comes in a squeeze tube, so its easy to get out. Once you get the hardener compound mixed in.. i kid you not.. dont let it sit around long. Its sandable in 5 minutes. I got a bunch of the little spots, and one of the larger spots, gooped up and sanded in 30 minutes. Since I only got a partial tube from the bodyshop, i think i'm going to have to go out and get a full tube.. this stuff is amazing.

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Hey Roki. Here is what that pack looked like before i got it.

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Keep up the great work man. You Mando is going to rock when it's done.

Your helmet looks killer BTW. (y)

:cheers
 
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