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Darker set with some off angle lighting I think would look sick for photos.

So I ended up mixing grey and black acrylic paints, with about a 5:1 ratio and just dabbing it on with a brush. Then I placed a large piece of saran wrap over the painted area, pressed it down,then took it off. I let this dry for maybe 5-10 min, then sprayed the area with water to let the paint run some, giving it a more natural muddy look.

At least they're responding.......

Hi, I have a heat gun too but haven't done something similar. What I would try is to cover the bicep with a wet cloth or towel and carefully go bending section by section. You could make a test with some spare ABS pieces.

I believe this are the photos you are looking for:

Yes looking forward to it as well. Have started a do list with all the great advice...from taking lots of photos to walking around in the suit and getting oriented. Looking forward to sharing and getting feedback! September can't come fast enough!

So: Official weigh in to start the program was 302lbs Official goal weight is 220lb In the two weeks since weight in I'm down 7 lbs and 1" on my waist. The adjustment period hasn't be easy as my wife ended up having to have surgery and my work schedule got all screwed up, so I haven't be able to stick to the diet or the exercise schedule. But with all that behind us (fingers crossed), we hope to be settling into our routine. I've been averaging about 10k steps and "exercising" for at least 90 min a day (mostly just walking). The calorie intake is down to around 1200/day and the water intake is up to about 120oz a day. I'm hoping that once we get into routine the rest of this week, that I can get those numbers to move a bit more like I did the first time I did this program.

I came across this a while back which might help. I would try exhaust all possibilities before painting, as that would entail a lot of work. GREAT job on that TD!! One thing I would suggest is to add some 1 inch wide Velcro as seen below. On the back part of the clip to help keep it from scratching your armor and on the inside to help keep it securely on. Believe it or not, on several occasion I have seen fans try to remove them.

Nice work

Nice TD . don't forget to paint the screws in Black.

We had a pretty heavy storm yesterday that knocked out power and internet for a bit, so here's my day-late update. Weight at start: 191 lbs Goal weight: 150 lbs Current weight (18 July): 182 lbs I've not made any major changes in my diet or exercise routine in the last week, so I'm going to chalk those 2 gained pounds up to muscle that I've been building. Here's my updated exercise plan since I've gotten used to the original 10km bike and elliptical sessions: 15km on recumbent bike and elliptical 4 sets of 25 bicep curls using 7 lb weights Lane swimming (I'll probably be starting that up in August because the local pool keeps switching its lane swimming session times for unspecified reasons). Keep up the great work, everyone!