ROTJ pouch color
- Thread starter BobaDave
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Hey ya BobaDave
Firstly, welcome to the craziness that is Fett!
So I assume you are talking about the 501st CRL Reference....
If so, then what I ended up using for color was Starbucks Pike Place Roast blend. I bought myself what they refer to as a Traveler as well as a cheap container and poured it all into the container.....
Then I placed my Arkady Hip Pouches into the container blend and let it sit for about 4 hours before pulling it out and once it dried I got it to look like this.....
I was pretty happy with the result. I misted on some dark browns and black via airbrush in areas after this pic was taken.
Additionally, I used the same coffee bath to stain my gauntlet hoses up - the hoses were left in the bath for 3 whole days. And if you're curious about how that turned out....
As you can see, it stained and looks way different than the spool of hose it came off of. Some people have tried this and said their hoses didn't stain at all. However, after some research into this I noted you CAN indeed buy stain resistant hose, which is probably why theirs didn't stain. The hose I used was from Home Depot and was....
Hope this information helps!
Cheers,
-Iron
Firstly, welcome to the craziness that is Fett!
So I assume you are talking about the 501st CRL Reference....
If so, then what I ended up using for color was Starbucks Pike Place Roast blend. I bought myself what they refer to as a Traveler as well as a cheap container and poured it all into the container.....
Then I placed my Arkady Hip Pouches into the container blend and let it sit for about 4 hours before pulling it out and once it dried I got it to look like this.....
I was pretty happy with the result. I misted on some dark browns and black via airbrush in areas after this pic was taken.
Additionally, I used the same coffee bath to stain my gauntlet hoses up - the hoses were left in the bath for 3 whole days. And if you're curious about how that turned out....
As you can see, it stained and looks way different than the spool of hose it came off of. Some people have tried this and said their hoses didn't stain at all. However, after some research into this I noted you CAN indeed buy stain resistant hose, which is probably why theirs didn't stain. The hose I used was from Home Depot and was....
Hope this information helps!
Cheers,
-Iron
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BobaDave
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That is really helpful, thanksHey ya BobaDave
Firstly, welcome to the craziness that is Fett!
So I assume you are talking about the 501st CRL Reference....
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If so, then what I ended up using for color was Starbucks Pike Place Roast blend. I bought myself what they refer to as a Traveler as well as a cheap container and poured it all into the container.....
View attachment 235838
Then I placed my Arkady Hip Pouches into the container blend and let it sit for about 4 hours before pulling it out and once it dried I got it to look like this.....
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I was pretty happy with the result. I misted on some dark browns and black via airbrush in areas after this pic was taken.
Additionally, I used the same coffee bath to stain my gauntlet hoses up - the hoses were left in the bath for 3 whole days. And if you're curious about how that turned out....
View attachment 235841
As you can see, it stained and looks way different than the spool of hose it come off of. Some people have tried this and said their hoses didn't stain at all. However, after some research into this I noted you CAN indeed buy stain resistant hose, which is probably why theirs didn't stain. The hose I used was from Home Depot and was....
View attachment 235842
Hope this information helps!
Cheers,
-Iron
