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Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:45 pm ]
Post subject:  HBW's Armour Building Thread
Hi all,

Time for another armour building thread!
Must be something that's in the Spring air that's bringing all newbies out of the woodwork :)

Got a nice big box from Chef last week, thought I'd share my progress with it..
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After a bit of trimming and sanding (whoever recommended cheap emery boards needs a medal :) ) I started to paint.
Began with the back plate, started to use Tamiya TS-70 spray, but after using the best part of two tins on just one panel switched to Halfords ultra-matt camo green, it's a shade lighter but I'm sure the difference won't be noticable when everything's weathered. Pattern is being done by hand with Tamiya acrylics, Sand, Flat Brown J.A. Grey and NATO Black. Quite pleased with the way it's turning out.

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Same drill for the chest plate

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Couple of quick shots of what I have going on so far, chest, back, ab-pad and trimmed ab armour

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The really nerve-racking part was cutting and drilling something so well made (and expensive).
Have never used a rivet gun before, so that was interesting too. After a couple of practice goes on scrap plastic it was time to bite the bullet...
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Success! Hopefully I can manage the rest without making a pig's ear out of it...

Hope this thread will help someone, I've only ever built aifix kits before so I'm very much learning as I go.

Cheers to Chef for a) the best starting materials and b) putting up with the daft Q's I've asked him (and will prob continue to ask) :)

If anyone has any tips or comments, please share - all help is appreciated.

Cheers,
Doug
Author:  Chef [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:04 pm ]
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Really taking shape there Doug.

Feel free to ask away. Daft questions are my specialty!
Author:  nocternus [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:05 pm ]
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Very fine work there mate and I look forward to seeing it completed
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:15 pm ]
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Thanks for the kind words!
Chef - I'll have a couple of Q's heading your way soon...

Riveted the side straps, now have a shell that supports itself
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Painted the shoulders
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Have just finished strapping them to the chest, so that's the upper body finished, aside from weathering/graffiti. no pics yet though - need to have a shave so I look a bit more presentable :)

Greaves next...

Cheers,
Doug
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:18 pm ]
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Few more pics

Chest armour built and painted, needs weathering
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A little bit of personalisation :)
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Cheers,
Doug
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Mon May 05, 2014 2:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HBW's Armour Building Thread
Just about done now, still have a few little bits to do, shortening straps, adding grenade loops etc.

It's been a fun build, haven't done anything like it before and have learned a few things along the way.
There's a few bits I'd do differently if I did it again, but nothing major :)

On with the pics...

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Thanks for looking and, as always, constructive criticism is always appreciated :)

Helmet next...

Cheers,
Doug
Author:  nocternus [ Mon May 05, 2014 3:23 pm ]
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very very nice and well done
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Mon May 05, 2014 3:57 pm ]
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Thanks mate!
(Mrs thanks you too, she thinks you mean's the garden's nice :) )

Looking forward to wearing it in anger at MK in a fortnight :)

Cheers,
Doug
Author:  misterj [ Mon May 05, 2014 4:02 pm ]
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Wow!! looks awesome! and yep, the gardens nice too! :)
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Mon May 05, 2014 4:05 pm ]
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Cheers dude!

Was just admiring yr threads, Nerf PR is looking vvg.
Need to get a bat on my armour somewhere... :)

Cheers,
Doug
Author:  nocternus [ Mon May 05, 2014 5:28 pm ]
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I did mean the garden why was there something else we were meant to comment on :-)
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Mon May 05, 2014 6:47 pm ]
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MTP must work even better than the MoD planned :)

Cheers,
Doug
Author:  Scapey [ Mon May 05, 2014 7:03 pm ]
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Looking good, Marine!
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Mon May 05, 2014 7:09 pm ]
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Thanks!
Am pleased I seem to be doing Chef's armour justice

Cheers,
Doug
Author:  SGT KITTEN [ Mon May 05, 2014 8:54 pm ]
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It looks good. The camo pattern on the armor goes with the multicam very well. What order did you put the paints on? Dark colours first, or lights first?

Charlie
Author:  Cooper [ Mon May 05, 2014 9:25 pm ]
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Nice job :-)

Cheers

Coop
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Mon May 05, 2014 9:37 pm ]
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Thanks Coop!

SGT KITTEN wrote:
It looks good. The camo pattern on the armor goes with the multicam very well. What order did you put the paints on? Dark colours first, or lights first?

Charlie


Cheers :)
Colours were all over the shop, started w/ the green base, then sand - NATO black - brown and finally the grey/white stripes
Topped off w/ a matt varnish then crushed artists' charcoal then another coat of varnish.
Scrapes wee done with a dremel, used the chuck without any tool attached.

Cheers,
Doug
Author:  Craig Hallums [ Tue May 13, 2014 12:57 pm ]
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I was just about to ask you which colours you used for the armour but a quick re-read dealt with that. Genuinely excellent work, your weathering really pulls it all together. Nice one mate, I'll be using this as a reference when I get my armour going.
Author:  HugeBadWolf [ Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HBW's Armour Building Thread
Added a couple more bits of personalisation...
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Had a go at making a duct tape dummy to hold everything together too, working quite well and only cost £4 for four rolls of tape from Poundland
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Cheers,
Doug
Author:  Scapey [ Sun Sep 28, 2014 4:06 pm ]
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Heh. My first armour had the Mandalorian skull, too :D
Author:  577_ops [ Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:20 pm ]
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Nice finishing touch.

Cheers,
Frank
Author:  Osmotic [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:57 am ]
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Looking mighty fine
Author:  robedavies [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:36 am ]
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Looks really good.

Still waiting for mine from Chef, so if you don't mind when mine arrives I might be calling on you for assistance?
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