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[Aden Banto]

So I received my brown belt and have purchased  some brown fabric for my cape and kama.




Here's my long sleeve shirt and scrubs, The vest I'll be getting will have a neck seal covering up my neck. I'll also on the look out for black leather gloves with no logo's I can modify and add armor pieces to the gloves.




My question is: what are some good ways to weather the belt pouches, cape and kama?

I do have some model paint I could use for a black back wash on the belt and pouches but thought it better if I ask first.

Thanks!  8)

A'den

[jett drexel]

are your pouches pleather? mine look similar an I gave them a light buffing with a medium grit sandpaper an hey presto they look like distressed leather.

[Aden Banto]

are your pouches pleather? mine look similar an I gave them a light buffing with a medium grit sandpaper an hey presto they look like distressed leather.

How much area of each belt pouch should I cover with the sanding? I was thinking about some of the corners of the pouches.....

[jett drexel]

have a practice on a section of the belt that's under a pouch so if you don't like the effect it's out of sight. I ended up doing all of mine as I liked the look

[Aden Banto]

So I got these leather gloves yesterday and have started planning out the armor pieces I want to attach to the gloves. I know there are tags on the gloves, I'll cut or cover them soon.



Whats the best way to attach the armor pieces to the glove?? I was thinking about using super glue.....

Also the sand paper on the pouches looks really cool! Nice weathering affect. Over the sanded parts I'll smear some black back wash on it to give it a better weathered affect.

[Ihala]

Super glue is a little thin and brittle for bonding something soft to something rigid.  E-6000 or something similar would work better.  There are a variety of craft cements designed for cloth and leather too, you may want to experiment on scraps first.  And I suggest roughing up the back of the plates to allow the glue to "grab".

[Aden Banto]

So I weathered my belt and pouches and have to say they turned out a lot nicer than I thought they would. The black back wash really did the trick on the pouches.

I've decided on doing my own custom Death Watch Merc.  I've added the DW symbol to the front of the belt. Think I'll spray paint it black.






Anyone know if super glue will work for gluing the symbol to the pleather?

Thanks for reading!

[Kavryn Falco]

Superglue doesn't have the flex you'll need. I recommend e6000 instead.

[Aden Banto]

Girth belt came in today!!! Super happy with it!




Sticky tacked the DW symbol. It's not permanent yet!  8)




Is there another glue out there that works just as well as E6000? Gorilla Glue maybe? E6000 isn't in any of my local stores. And ordering online is pretty expensive just for the shipping...

[Raestin Ke'Varek]

Girth belt looks great vod!  I just got mine in today also!    I like the DW symbol on the belt, it looks great!  Not sure what would work better than E6000 tbh... It's a super strong bond, while still giving you more flexibility than most other adhesives... Someone else may have a suggestion though! 

[Aden Banto]

Girth belt looks great vod!  I just got mine in today also!    I like the DW symbol on the belt, it looks great!  Not sure what would work better than E6000 tbh... It's a super strong bond, while still giving you more flexibility than most other adhesives... Someone else may have a suggestion though!

Thanks vod!    Yeah I saw your's on your thread, pretty awesome orange! Think I might just order the E6000..

[Aden Banto]

So here's my scrubs, shirt, girth belt and pouch belt.

The gloves are still being worked on 





When my holster arrives I'll ditch two of the pouches on the right side.

Let me know what you vode think! 

[jett drexel]

e6000 is good an strong but it takes a long time to cure. araldite 2 part epoxy is also mega strong but only takes 6 mins.

[Ju'siik Kelborn]

I've used E6000 on a lot of different things. You can get it from Walmart in the isle with duct tape and super glue. Speaking of which, I need to get another tube...

Your soft parts are looking good vod. I can't wait to see it come together!  8)

[Aden Banto]

Thanks for the info and complements vode! I'll check out my walmart again to see if they have it. 

[Aden Banto]

Cape done. Just gonna add some dirt to it~   







Sorry for the crappy photo's. Phones acting up again!

[Ju'siik Kelborn]

Nice vod.  8)

[Aden Banto]

Updates!

So my belt pouch is 100% complete. The holster was purchased from Jaing. It came in today. It's a bit of a tight fit for the blaster. But I got it to work 





Let me know what you think!

My vest should be in sometime next week!   

[Aden Banto]

Nice vod.  8)

Thanks man! 

[Raestin Ke'Varek]

I love it vod!!  I also have a holster from Jaing. Nice work. 

[Aden Banto]

I love it vod!!  I also have a holster from Jaing. Nice work. 

Thanks vod! Yeah Jaing's got some sick skills  8)

[Ju'siik Kelborn]

I like it! I wish I could make leather holsters/sheath/scabbard... oh well, PVC for now.

[Aden Banto]

I like it! I wish I could make leather holsters/sheath/scabbard... oh well, PVC for now.

I ordered the holster from Jaing if your interested in a link  PVC holsters are pretty sweet

[Ju'siik Kelborn]

Thanks for the offer. I don't have the money to spend on prebuilt stuff right now. 

[Aden Banto]

Weathered the cape this morning:



Let me know what you thing