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[Tact Kor]

You need akrylic paint, where I live they sell it at "Dollar stores" cheap, I use black and Burnt umber. And I'll second Niabi lots of light coats are better than heavy coats.

[Straka Zulu]

Acrylic paint it is.   Got a couple days off, will be trying to get a test fitting in, and maybe the mounting locations set on the soft parts.

[Drako Katora]

I always get my paints form Michael's craft stores if you have those around you. I use the testor brand and they run about $1.50 for a quarter ounce bottle.

[Straka Zulu]

Ok, back from an unexpected hospital stay, and sad to say it sidelined my plans for getting work done.  I DID get some of what I planned fixed, just nowhere near as much as I had hoped. So, no pics, yet.

First, trimmed the cape a little by getting rid of the wings on the bottom. Got a two-layer loincloth made, soon to be mounted to the paintball "girth belt". Can anyone recommend a place to get rivets?
Got some quick and dirty alterations done to the flight suit, added just one long sleeve to the inside of the short one, giving a nice Jango Fett look. Just need to fix the other one.
Also got half of the zipper cover on the flak vest attached, just need the velcro affixed to the other side.
Just need my buy'ce to show up, and I'll be very close to done.

[Straka Zulu]

So.... Anything?
 

[Thaxos]

Patience 

Rivets can be acquired at your local hardware store.

[Straka Zulu]

Patience 

Rivets can be acquired at your local hardware store.

Getting kinda worried that my buy'ce is stuck in Des Moines or something... Damn not knowing what gov't branches are open with this idiotic shutdown.

Really want to get cracking on my suit, have a few days off for recovering from an infection.

[Wyn Starhawk]

Pics, my friend, pics. We cannot judge without all teh pics! 

[Straka Zulu]

Pics, my friend, pics. We cannot judge without all teh pics! 

They are coming, vod.  Just need to retrieve my kit from where I left it before heading to the ER.

[Straka Zulu]

JOYGASM!!!!
My buy'ce finally arrived!!
I'll have pics up by the end of the weekend.

Just curious, about how long between coats should I wait when painting a helmet?

[Straka Zulu]

OK, now I can, hopefully, get some work done this weekend.

[Straka Zulu]

It's HERE!

Downside:

I might be a Tic-Tac... 

[Kel Toi]

To be fare, the camera angle is a bit low.

[Straka Zulu]

Yeah, had my 4'2" son (who turns just 7 next month) take it.

Last photo from that camera, as it sadly died after this one.


I just tested the hold of the fabric glue I got for this first attempt.  Worked out nicely, but will be going for something better on my Mk II.

And, I do know I need a plate on the back of the gloves to hide the logo, but would i have to put plates on the fingers to show that they are crushgaunts?

[Kel Toi]

Nah, still rough. Need a decent pic from your height, stand yer kiddie on a chair 

[Straka Zulu]

I would, but then he's be taller than me (6'5") 8)
Besides, camera's full-on busted.

[Kel Toi]

Well mate, yer pretty much u'phric'd till then 

[Straka Zulu]

Sadly, yes.

[Straka Zulu]

OK, got the excess trimmed off of the buy'ce, and can say I'm gonna love it when it's finished!  Plenty of room for my fat head, even with my glasses.  Just have to hunt down a Shade 5 visor.  Looking like Amazon is my best bet. Leaving the visor fill in until I get that and paint it.


Side note:  Never buy a cheap "dremmel" tool.  Had to bust out my Dad's Craftsman variable speed model to get the trim off.  Mine kept going "nnnno, noooo, no, nnnnnoo, nononono, nno..."

[Kel Toi]

Hope ye remembered to wear a dusk mask, the dust is harmful and leaves a nasty taste in yer mouth for weeks. Like skinnin a rabbit and burstin its -censored- bag.

[Straka Zulu]

Never skinned a rabbit, but I can relate.  and yes, I did mask up.

[Straka Zulu]

OK, just curious, would these work as a support for some knee armor?
http://www.lowes.com/pd_76663-47520-2L-318_0+2z8vi__?productId=3825885&Ntt=knee+pads&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dknee%2Bpads%26page%3D1&facetInfo=$1%20-%20$5

And if "yes" what would be the best way to glue them to the armor piece?
After much soul searching, (and some failed attempts) going to go with just some simple knees and boot armor.  Just need to make some spats to cover the laces and zipper on my boots. Or find a pair of slip-on boots, cheap.

[Ronin Tavic]

You'd have to do some work to them to get the shape you'd need, I think it'd be easier to make knee, then hot glue some foam or something on th back if you're worried about comfort(just so ya know, my knees don't have padding, but I'm not on them constantly. So it's not that uncomfortable[an I have horrible knees from five years as a mechanic]) I believe a big glob of e6000 works as good padding as well. So to sum up;
For those, I would say no. But there are other options, and it's just my opinion.

[Straka Zulu]

My knees are shot, too. 5 years in semi-pro paintball, and a couple warehouse jobs.

Fixing the pads up won't be a problem.
Any painting tips for the SA resin helmets?  I was thinking of taping off the visor area, since I want that to remain a "bone" white, but will a paint/primer that says OK for plastic be alright to use?
Still having serious trouble in getting a shade 5 visor, about to break down and get a T-Visor.

Update:
Found a visor; for my NE Ohio vod, the place I got it is Praxair Welding Supplies on W.130th and Huffman, north of Snow Rd. in Cleveland.
Now comes the mad rush to put everything together, before the Cleveland Comic Con on the 19th.
Wish me luck! 

[Straka Zulu]

Nothing like having just 2 days free to work on a kit before a con.