VariablePenguin: Custom Mando - Domino

Action shot of the two painted up and ready to roll. Also the gloves I'll be using for the costume. Franklin batting gloves with MLB logo sanded off straps and Franklin logo destitched off.

I've got some decals I'll be putting on the blasters on the way also. They'll say "Domino's Blaster" in Mando'a

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Or (if you want) you can buy a cheap hasbro blaster with light and sound take it apart and put it in yours and then it'll be even better, just a thought.
 
Cool idea. But I decided to just go without light and sound. I sculpted over the screw holes. I'll post some pics tomorrow after I paint over the Apoxie Sculpt and show off the job I did on the armor I have so far.
 
Armor paint. Will have to go over some areas where the silver got rubbed off when I was removing my masking (tooth paste). Also waiting on a decal to put on the left piece.

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Didn't feel like finishing blasters today.
 
Blargh! My paint reacted weird on the black parts of the gun and became all textured and wrinkley. I think it was the sudden temperature change the other day. I sanded it down to the plastic and it looks better now. I also had a mishap when I went to lightly mist the rest of the gun with black and some big drops fell on it. Hopefully I can fix that all.
 
Got my jumpsuits dyed. Used 2 pkgs Rit Pearl Grey powder and did both at the same time.
Not as dark as I was hoping for, but pretty much the exact color on the box, so I don't know what I was expecting. It'll do nicely I'm sure. Now I just have to sew one with short sleeves, put the other's sleeves inside and then do the pouches and spats from the cannibalized one.
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Chest and belly armor done! :thumbsup:
Touched up areas where black paint didn't stick and where the silver had rubbed off when I was removing the masking toothpaste. Also added Mando Skull (bantha? mythosaur? something an artist made up?) and "weathered" it. Dremeled in the scratches. Dent was made by heating the chest plate and applying pressure using the corner of my counter top and repeated. Sealed with Plaid Matte Acrylic Sealer.

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Tip: make sure you have the light holes cut before you paint, the bending from cutting them out might chip your paint off. I had to repaint a fist sized portion surrounding the holes.
 
The Dremel is like the most awesome tool you can own. I used a cutting disk (lightly) to achieve my deep scratches. Just make sure you don't bend it (the armor) too much after or your it will break at those points. The deep scratch/dent in the middle I used Dremel and counter top corner pressure to achieve.

Oh and I cut the chest light holes out with an exacto knife. Dremels tend to melt this kind of plastic (as you know AA)
 
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