Cheese Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Finishing up painting the armor this week. I have a love/hate relationship with gloss white paint. When it works, it looks great, but one hiccup from dust, temp, humidity, etc and it takes time to fix. Anyway, my dilemma is weathering. After the time and effort to get a gloss finish, it pains me to entertain weathering but it does look great if done right. Did most of you guys weather yours? Do most lancer builds do it? Just looking for some thoughts regarding it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omaha Joe Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I suppose it kinda depends which way you wanna go with it. I can’t be sure exactly, but from what I’ve seen there are a fair amount of both weathered and non-weathered Scouts out there! Personally I chose weathered over non-weathered, but I’m a huge fan of making armor looked lived-in and, to a certain extent, battle worn... I think it all comes down to personal preference, really, as either way is acceptable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hey Cheese, if you look at Strider's post from 11 May 17 in the link below, it should give you a decent technique for rattle can weathering. http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/17305-lancer-build-tutorial/page/2/ You can clear level 2 with or without weathering -- up to you. Our DL, Mickey, has a clean kit. I weathered mine. The main thing to keep in mind with weathering is to keep it subtle, like in rotj, less is more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 IGetting closer to finishing this up. Spent the past few days priming, sanding and painting most of the armor. Just have to finish up the holster, back and belt. Had a paint malfunction on the holster trying to put on another coat. No idea why it reacted (had been 3 days since the previous coat) but as with this gloss enamel, it’s not surprising. So will have to wait to sand it down some and redcoat. Just curious, but has anyone used Montana Gold gloss white? I know it’s an acrylic so it won’t look quite the same nor wear like an enamel but it seems like it would be easier to work with. I know that’s the paint of choice for the Shore trooper build but that’s flat and fairly weathered. I also decided to just jump in and weather these parts. No sense in waiting. It is more pronounced than in the photos. They make it look really subtle. Last week I finished printing @Jesus.Salmeron‘s helmet files. Saved so much time and effort printing it in 3 pieces. Here is the mostly finished lid. Should have the snout greeblie from ukswrath here this week then I can finish it up with that install and helmet padding. Here are the two 3d printed helmets side by side. I was thinking of making a post on the armor/helmet forum to do a comparison of the two with measurements. Not sure if there’s any interest in me doing that or not. Working on the boots this week with the hope of wrapping it all up but it may be into next week for that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Please do post a comparison of the two 3D printed helmets. You can add it to the existing thread here: Yeah, it's funny how all of your careful weathering washes away when it's photographed? Happens to me every time. What you've got looks good. Gloss paint is a fickle beast. I've battled the dreaded crackles many, many times myself. Sometimes it goes well. Sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it helps to do a light wet sanding of 800 grit between layers. I wouldn't recommend using the montana gold gloss on a scout. Because it's acrylic it never really binds to anything. As time goes on you're going to get a bunch of paint chips and the like a lot faster than with enamel of lacquer paints from a rattlecan. That look is fine for the Shoretrooper b/c they really used the Montana Gold Paint. On a ROTJ biker scout? It just wouldn't look right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradun Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 That new bucket looks sweet Cheese! Well done!!! Weathering looks real good too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Working on the butt flap. First pic is what I started with, definitely too long but it seemed too wide as well. I trimmed 1.5” off the length and .75” off each side. Hoping to get some input as to whether or not it needs any more taken off. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Looks pretty alright, dude! If you really want to lock it in, I would trim maybe a half inch from each side, and about an inch from the bottom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout0521 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Yes, gloss paint is tricky to work with. I usually have better luck painting a flat white and afterwords, applying a gloss clear coat over the base color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 The boots took a little longer than I thought but are finished up. Just have to install the holster and weather them. Planning on taking pictures and submitting to my GML tomorrow after posting here for feedback on basic approval. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradun Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Excellent work on the boots. Well done!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Cheese said: The boots took a little longer than I thought but are finished up. Just have to install the holster and weather them. Planning on taking pictures and submitting to my GML tomorrow after posting here for feedback on basic approval. Sounds good, bud. We'll be here for your pre-submission feedback when you're ready to go tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Suited up fully for the first time. My daughter helped me with the pictures and of course was in a bit of a rush. I wished I had looked closer at these before she left. I noticed my belt is too low (not even with the bund), and after walking around, a bit of boot drop even though I have an elastic and Velcro strap inside the boot. It’s positioned about center of the holster. Maybe that’s too low? I can’t redo that at this point but I can slap some Velcro in there and on the leg of the flightsuit I suppose. Bicep armor is rotated too far back as well I think. I’ll let the experienced and more keen eyes let me know what you think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Hey Cheese, yeah you've already picked up the primary items. For basic clearance, the only items that are really an issue are the belt and bund fitment. Your bund looks high and your belt looks low. Fix that up and you should be good to go for basic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Adjustments made and pictures retaken. Sent the application off. Thanks again for the help, tips and direction in completing this build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Best of luck on your submission Keith! Looking forward to hearing of your approval in the coming days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradun Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Good luck Brother! You got this in the bag! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Just got the approval email this morning. My first so I have to fill out the 501st app now. Thanks again. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Congrats dude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Congrats Pathfinder! Make sure you update your 501st profile and post up in the Access Forum for Pathfinder access. http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/forum/162-access-requests/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradun Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Congratulations Keith and welcome to the Pathfinders! You did an excellent job on your kit and I hope you consider shooting for Lancer down the line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 I will definitely be submitting for Lancer but I can tell I need some practice putting it on and getting things looking correct. It’s a bit harder than I expected. I did build it with the Lancer specs in mind though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omaha Joe Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Congratulations, Keith!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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