dirty scout

[bikerscout73]

Ok I'm a newbe have yet to be excepted to the 501st. Just waiting on my bucket. I really don't want to be all clean and shiny, I want to look like I've been in the woods hunting ewoks. Now does the 501st look down on dirty armor or is it cool. Also does anybody have any suggestions on how to make my armor dirty. In the movie it looks like black spray paint. Thanks for any help.

[Skinner3D]

roll in the mud, then spray the armor with clear coat or hairspray :D

 

I suspect the movie was either black spray paint used at a distance, or regular black paint flicked on with a scrubbing brush or something. Like when you run your finger across a toothbrush.

 

I will let others talk more about the actual process. Just remember only sandtroopers get to look like they fell down a hill. The rest of us have to go for a lightly weathered look

 

As for the 501st, some events require a 'clean' look, but those tend to be the really big events that you have to 'apply' for anyway. Sometimes parades require that too. I am pretty sure that you can get approval if your weathering job looks really good and appropriate. The best thing to do is get approved as a 'death star white' and then think about weathering it. I feel the same way as you about my armor, but it is going to stay pretty clean until I can get to a place where I can spray paint without worry.