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WOW, I am glad to see this thread alive again, and REALLY HAPPY to see progress. ;)
when this is finished, it'll probably be one of the more original looking sets in exhistance.
 
Glad to see this one is still alive!!! :thumbsup:

...train-smashed pennies...that is rather inventive and completely awesome...

Looks really good so far!

:cheers
A'den
 
A'den Kyramud said:
Glad to see this one is still alive!!! :thumbsup:

...train-smashed pennies...that is rather inventive and completely awesome...

Looks really good so far!

:cheers
A'den
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Train-smashed pennies is a time honored red neck game.Did this all the time when I was a kid back in Texas. I think I lost about ten bucks in change doing this. The best part of this is trying to find the pennies that flew off the track.
 
First off, thanks everyone for your kindness and help.
Second Hey. I'm not sure where to put this question as it's not totally armor specific but, how do I change the color of a metal tassel from silver to antique gold? Would rub n buff work? Should I prime it first? I thought the silver would be ok when I bought em but they look ugly and fresh out the box, compared to the older look of most of the rest of the armor. Any ideas? Thanks
 
Hmm, the cheap way is to spray paint it with some metallic paint and then weather it with either ink or shoe polish. If you chose to go that way then primer would be a wise move.

Rub and buff though might work, and if you used it I don't think you'd need to primer the surface first.

Brown lacquer might work as well though.
 
you can antique the silver by boiling an egg, then removing the yolk and getting rid of it (eat it or what ever) then break the whites into pieces, put them and the silver into a ziplock bag over night. Should be nice and black by morning, then just remove what tarnish you want.

Or just get this:
http://www.misterart.com/g1855/St-Louis-Crafts-Liver-Of-Sulphur.htm

it's used to antique copper but will do the same for silver ;)

IT IS TOXIC SO BE CAREFUL!!!
 
Saz. said:
Hmm, the cheap way is to spray paint it with some metallic paint and then weather it with either ink or shoe polish. If you chose to go that way then primer would be a wise move.

Rub and buff though might work, and if you used it I don't think you'd need to primer the surface first.

Brown lacquer might work as well though.
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Thanks, I have left over gold paint and some shoe polish lying around.

adonian said:
you can antique the silver by boiling an egg, then removing the yolk and getting rid of it (eat it or what ever) then break the whites into pieces, put them and the silver into a ziplock bag over night. Should be nice and black by morning, then just remove what tarnish you want.

Or just get this:
http://www.misterart.com/g1855/St-Louis-Crafts-Liver-Of-Sulphur.htm

it's used to antique copper but will do the same for silver ;)

IT IS TOXIC SO BE CAREFUL!!!
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appreciate it, but it's not real silver, or probably even silver plated. I'm thinking painted alluminium
 
Looking amazing! I love the detail, that's what really makes a set come alive. You should start a thread over on the Mercs to encourage all the other TN folk over there, we're kinda few and far between.
 
SaberMaker said:
Looking amazing! I love the detail, that's what really makes a set come alive. You should start a thread over on the Mercs to encourage all the other TN folk over there, we're kinda few and far between.
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I was just about to say the same thing! I'm from Kentucky and when I visit home, I would love to troop too.
 
man how I miss the down home feeling I used to get when I lived back east, California is sooo "i'm in a hurry to get absolutly nowhere".

When I lived in Georgia, you could say "hay" NOT "hi" to almost anyone and get a smile in return, not like here in Cali, people think your a psycho if you greet them or smile.

Yall got it made.
 

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