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[GraflexAddict]

Hey guys! So i'm printing my first Shoretrooper helmet and everything has been going swell, without any snags, until the very last painting session and i was wondering if i could get some feedback answers?

 

My questions are:

1. for the lower brim of the "Blast Shield", i know that its supposed to be painted black, however in some pics it looks rubber. Would it be 501st approvable to paint it with Plasti-dip to give it that rubbery look?

2. on the ears there is an elongated oval in front of the circular "button", in the reference pictures, it looks black but, i can't tell if its actually black or if its cut out.

3. with the lower part of the "goggle" where the lens goes, is that matte black as well or can that be plasti-dipped?

4. the large black stripe that goes behind the blast shield looks less black and more gray. Could someone give me some insight/input on that please?

 

Thanks for taking the time guys! without further ado, here is my progress thus far!

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[ScaryGuy]

1. The lighting conditions in many of the reference photos make it difficult to do reliable color analysis. There is no evidence different shades of black were used on the helmet, and the brim is part of mould and not a rubber add on. So I would stick to using one black paint. If you really want to use plastidip then I think it should be approvable as long as the shade is not too much off from the other black items. I also don't think it would be durable, a small scratch and you can tear off your plastidip.

 

2. No evidence that it is cut out, so paint it black.

 

3. Matte black or plastidip is both fine for this one.

 

4. Again, no evidence that it is a different shade. Use the same black paint.