gr1fter

Alright after nightmares, a close heart attack, and more tornado of emotions. I think I got it or at least the best I can do for my helmet. It still looks a ton of a lot better than the default KS build. KS helmet - Before Masking down the helmet like Fort Knox Painted with Satin Black Slight heart attack when the masking tape lifted up due to heat and the paint flared through! Like a surgeon, I carefully used 800 grit sanding paper and went around the edges where it flared Put back together

well... just finished some painting and got some flare up around the top of the curve

how long would you consider long???

cool! yeah man I am going to bag it tonight and secure the helmet down like fort knox LOL

now its time to use the shot glasses! haha. Well, I still have to actually paint it! Grif, did you sand the area first before you primed and painted it or just slapped it right on the ABS?

Pulled it in a "tad" pull it in too much?

I only have one! hahah

hahah I have plenty of those and I needed it last night!

difficult is an understatement LOL. I don't know if its my helmet but it just seems like the snout is lop sided. If I try to do like how the snout "looks" like it should go, it ends up completly crooked. Thanks for the suggestion. ill pull it in a tad and post back. Thanks Griffin-X

Hi guys, finally getting around to doing my upgrades on my suit since getting accepted into 501st. One of the first things I wanted to tackle was upgrading my KS bucket. I replaced the bucket bolts and now going to paint the snout and replace the snout pieces. The snout ridge on my bucket is not even so doing the tape masking has been a pain. I tried my best to eye and can you give me some feedback? Go in more, go out more? good to go? I'd like to make sure everything is in order before I start to prime / paint the actual bucket. Thanks! here it is so far:

I have a few armor scratches from bumping into things, armor bins, etc on my tank topper and other areas. Can this be repaired easily or should I just let it ride and be "battle damaged"?

yeah i cleaned it good and sanded however its kind of hard to sand right good where that spot was. The top section is really good. I was thinking of sanding the bottom section down again good as i can and brush primer it. Then if it looks good, Ill try the clear matte. Thanks for the suggestion!

Hi fellow scouts, I finally getting around to replacing the snout on my KS bucket. I need some help with painting. Here are the steps I performed so far: Sanded with 220 First coat with Primer Sanded with 400 Second coat of Primer Hand painted Humbrol Satin Black #85 After all that it looks really good: Comparison: However, im seeing some pretty easy chipping on the paint. Do i need to add a clear coat? would that make the snout to glossy? Thanks,

Thanks for the feedback guys! I am going to work on next week and make some changes. I will post back with my results!

Hello, Doing some test fitting on my armor. Is my Flak Vest arms too big? Should I shorten up the length? I'm not quite sure if they are supposed to be poking out the shoulder bell like that? Thanks,