UCFWayne Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 14 minutes ago, Chopper said: I can't tell how much of the underside has been ground down, particularly on the tank topper, but the rest looks fine. It also looks like there's some bubbles and pin holes in the casts. You should try and fill those with apoxiesculpt or other filler putties. I didnt really sand the underside as much, just the edges on everything. I was planning on using rustoleum sandable filler primer for the little pin holes and bubbles. Here is everything trimmed and edges lightly sanded. Here are the profiles of the tank toppers. The front areas are a little thicker than the back areas. I think the FL heat warped the second one, so I will have to flatten it back out with my heat gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 Yeah, that's quite warped and would need to be straightened out. Same with the vertical vanes as well. Can you see the faint ridge along the side edge? That's about the thickness that the tank topper should be. It's something around 1/8" in thickness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCFWayne Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 2 minutes ago, Chopper said: Yeah, that's quite warped and would need to be straightened out. Same with the vertical vanes as well. Can you see the faint ridge along the side edge? That's about the thickness that the tank topper should be. It's something around 1/8" in thickness. Ok that gives me something to work on this week. I'll see what I can do. If it proves to be too much to get it looking right, I can always order from studio creations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCFWayne Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 With the help of Chopper, I purchased all the elastic and nylon for the build. One step closer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker_412 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 On 10/15/2024 at 2:31 PM, UCFWayne said: I didnt really sand the underside as much, just the edges on everything. I was planning on using rustoleum sandable filler primer for the little pin holes and bubbles. Here is everything trimmed and edges lightly sanded. Here are the profiles of the tank toppers. The front areas are a little thicker than the back areas. I think the FL heat warped the second one, so I will have to flatten it back out with my heat gun. I have a bench top belt sander to sand the bottom flat and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Reminder to wear some respiratory protection if you do that. Resin dust is toxic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCFWayne Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 Yea, I wear my painting respirator. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCFWayne Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 All my elastic, nylon, and buckles came in today. I will try and get out to the store and pick up some gray paint for the chest and belt boxes soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCFWayne Posted November 1 Author Share Posted November 1 My wife taped up out belt boxes and chest armor. I painted the rectangles with Rustoleum Granite gray. I also included a picture of the greeblies Ive tried to salvage. I used my heat gun to flatten out my one tank topper and straighten out the vents. I also sanded the bottom of the tank topper to be the same thickness. I coated them all in several coats of sandable filler primer. I'm not sure if I will end up using these. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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