Studio Creations Helmet Question

[adamantiumcomb]

Hello! I am currently building my first Scout Trooper using Studio Creations armor. I had a quick question that I hope someone will  be able to help me with. The snout on the helmet came as one unit (greble and backplate) and is in solid black. I purchased Ukswrath's helmet audio system that came as only the greble with no backplate. Does anyone happen to know where I could find a grey backplate to use? Also, the kit I bought did not come with the snout vinyl decal (that gives the snout a black outline), would anyone where to find a decal like that? Thank you so much for your help!

[Chopper]

You can actually cut your own backplate from some 2mm ABS scrap pretty easily. Trace the SC backplate onto some 2mm abs and you can then score along the traced line with an x-acto blade until you can snap the shape out. You can clean up the edges with an emory board. The horizontal line can be made with a metal file. Do you have any leftover ABS from your build, or did you get it pre-trimmed from SC?

There's been some discussion on various paints for the snout greeb, but I went with Testors Model Master Navy Agressor Grey. Others have suggested Rrustoleum grey primer color.

The black portion behind the snout greeb is not a decal, it was painted black. You can mask off the sides with standard masking tape, but I found that it was helpful to mask off the top curved section using artists masking tape for curves: https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-051131936133-FA2038-Original-Version/dp/B0027AC9RI

[mmmtoastyboy]

I used the primer grey and it matched my other helmet decals. Just take your time and paint the black. My wife free handed mine and its perfect, shes proud of it.