By the way...there are many brush strokes on the screen used armours !

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Correct you are! I suppose I should have said 'thin spots'.

On that mask I have a lot of weak brush strokes where there wasn't total coverage and the color underneath is visible through a thin brush stroke.

Is it wrong that I really like that green you've basecoated your armour with?

No ..I like it too ....it is a good green...a petrol green with a blue touch - i like it!

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OK, so the long process of painting this thing may be sorted!

I used the same 'arts and crafts store' acrylic paints I used on my welding shield. I guess I mixed them differently or perhaps the textured black plastic simply produced a more gruff result than the bright smooth metal did, because the results were BRIGHT!

Wowza!


Then I did my usual artist charcoal weathering job. Better...



But still just so bright. Not the look I want.



I think I figured it out. I had 3 problems
- I believe the smooth metal did not take my charcoal as well as rough plastic projects have in the past. I think it some rubbed off prior to dull coating.
- I had too much "yellow ochre" in my yellow mix. So I traced over the top with a more toned down version.
- The cheap gray paint I used was so thin I had to do 3 coats. The 3 coats prevented the "whispy" look of the screen accurate gray. Instead I ended up with large chunky gray. I had to go back in and minimize the gray as much as I could (paint over in some spots, scrape off in others)

I am now with this and am getting closer.



Coming up next I will go in and weather it further with shoe polish now instead of charcoal.
Then I will kick the crap out of it and let that metal pop out!


Not particularly relevant, but just an example how how drastically different my old armor will look from this one:

Think I finished the helmet (except for the graffiti). I went "lightly weathered" in hopes natural wear and tear will take it the rest of the way. I dragged the lobster plates along the concrete! Fun stuff.

That looks so good man. You must be thrilled!

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Another well done project.
What are your plans for the next project?

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Thanks, and yes I really am! Even though no welding was involved, the amount of odd shapes led to a lot of "re-do's" (reshaping and re-installing) that made the helmet the hardest part I think. Def breathing a sigh of relief now!



Good question! A real parts motion tracker is high on my 'to do' list, but I am a couple parts short (One being the Kango iteself). So that is probably a ways out. I have a fair amount of smartgun headset parts so I may start on that. Or I may dip back into my action figures of various scales and wrap up some loose ends on some custom figures.

But first, I need to throw the finishing touches on the breastplate (graffiti & Noble trim parts). Nearly done...So close!

Congratulations excellent work,i'm looking forward to seing that Great armour of yours finished

Neil

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Well, I think I'm done. This is bound to evolve as time goes on. Seems like you never really finish on these kind of things, eh? For now I'm giving it a rest and calling it "done".










Thanks for all the kind words and tips/advice from everyone who has been following the thread.

Also a special thanks to our board 'vendors'! I see this project as a bit of an all star assembly here so thanks to Noble (LOTS of stuff), Moosh (Name stencils), Spat (camera body), Chef (ear cup casting), and Mars Attacks (c/o 'Space marine' in this case. Thanks again for the IR site!). Thanks for all you guys produce to help people build their kits.

Amazing work!
And yes, you never really finish these kind of things.

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Congratulations,indeed an excellent Job there,well done.

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Fantastic job! You really make me want o try my hand at this.

Maybe just a set of Helmet parts would be a managable project. Hmmm....

I am a loss for words, amazing job T

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Looks stunning! Hopefully one day soon I'll be able to attempt something like this

Looks great! Excellent job! Thanks for taking us with you on the journey, it was fun to watch

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Outstanding job dude!!!

Now build me a set.



I wish...

Hello mate...what BDU (trousers ) is your mate wearing? Never saw this pattern / camouflage before...this is not a Spat/Rob BDU, right? Selfmade? Tell me more !

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Oh, first off - Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Now to answer your question - I am pretty sure the brand of those pants was "Blue Rag". I do not know what the style might be called. I got them for $20 at Burlington Coat factory (A discount clothing store) a couple years ago. Unfortunately no matching top is available. I liked them though. They served me well!

Is there any official website of this brand? Any way to find this pants in the internet? Damn - the camouflage is very close to the original BDU and amazing cheap in the price!

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I don't believe there is. When I posted a thread about these pants when I first found them (viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13829&hilit=alternative+burlington), Willie found a link to a website that sold them new, but those links are now dead. There is a website called bluerags.fr, but the logo is different and they seem to only focus on jeans for women. So I highly doubt they are the same company.

May occasionally pop up on ebay? That is how I found the old wrangler brand cargos with the desert theme that Wal-Mart used to sell.

Hmmm... I'll try to find something like that again - the closest pants to the original BDU I found yet is the one on the picture below (me on the right next to dennis hahn on the left hand side)!

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I'm thinking again about making aluminum greaves, so I thought I'd bump this thread. Very inspiring!

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Amazing build! Well done!

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