gazmosis

He's back!!!!!

Anyone can troop with pretty much any weapon they want...it's how you feel when you get called out for not having the right one. Mike is correct about the weapons the CRL lists as most directly connected with the TK Commander

No I haven't, Tim. I didn;t feel a need to seeing as the gunmetal is merely going to change the surface color slightly and will be so thin because it will be diluted and coming through my airbrush that it won't really change anything or add any thickness to the final surface.

You have all three?????? I am not worthy!!! I am not worthy!!!!

The jury is still out as to the final results of the wrinkle paint. If the AcL you speak of is truly as great as you say it is, please provide us with pics and information to where we can get it and what it looks like. BTW, to answer your question about who troops with a blaster that went through all that effort to look like a "real" weathered gun.......a TON of people, including myself, do.

I see where your question is stemming from. For someone building their own armor, I would hope this point would be picked up. RS built this suit. They build their suits based on the armor they have not our standards. This is the TD they vase theirs from.http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/image/2855-dsc02266/

Build threads.....to the build threads page go you!

You are right. The wrinkling just is not as prominent with two coats as it is with three

http://www.doopydoos.com/stormtrooper-e-11-pipe-blaster-base-detailing-kit-2068-p.aspBuy the Doopy pipe kit. I know you just said you want to avoid doopy, but maybe have someone else buy it for you. I built mine with that kit and the acrylic pipe and I am happy as a clam with it.

2 coats

Hi Gary. thank you for your EIB application!!! It is great to see yet another set of RS armor gracing our Legion here stateside!!! Good choice! Let's get to your armor. CRL Requirements: You left out one photo that I will need to fully process your EIB application. I need an action shot!! Your armor meets all the EIB requirements. I will pass you and update your profile but I need that action shot soon, please. Congratulations trooper!!!!! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly see Centurion suggestions Centurion Suggestions: The gray buttons on the center plate of your ab need to be enlarged. I know we previously discussed this, but this is the official notification Here is an archive pic.Your 4 button plate seems fine. You are not the first RS built armor submission to have to do this. We see this alot. Next, your drop boxes must align with the ends of your belt. It seems from your pic that there will need to be some type of repair to assure this. Replacing a piece of elastic really isn't rocket science. Lastly. You are a thinner trooper. I don't mean that in any disrespect, I am just stating the obvious as it pertains to your armor and its proper fit. The seams on your sides should align together with minimal if any overlap. Not only is your overlap a little excessive but it is throwing off the proper snap and rivet locations. Here are a couple archive shots of the AB. Note the right male snap locations and the left side rivets and their distance from the edges. Here are my suggested adjustments on your armor marked in red. None of these suggestions require any major surgery. Double check your photo submissions also prior to applying as well. Good luck and contact me should you have any questions!

To Germain you listen!! IMHO, Velcro should not be brought into any aspect of your build. Once in armor I guarantee that at some point you will come out of your "bada**,stand at attention, imposing figure" to become animated. Velcro doesn;t do well in these situations.

Pics!!

test results are in. You be the judge. Plain PVC with details 1 coat of self etching primerstill wet 3 coats of the wrinkle paint. I am going to run a test tomorrow to see if the wrinkle finish can still be achieved with two rather than three coats.

I thought about that , too. I will run a test and post the results with pics. I will etch some PVC with a dremmel, do the wrinkle finish and see how well it can be read.

Those are nice, too!!

These are reasons Paul will always be high up on that pedestal of people we are proud to know here!!!!

With so many blaster builds going on and planned, I thought it was about time I shared this little gem. One thing that strikes fear in a lot of blaster builds is the final paint scheme. We all know that a build holds little credit if it doesn't look good in the end. We also know that the original British Sterling was not smooth and shiny in its original form.Whatever the real reason for the finish (better grip, glare reduction, cooling properties) the finish on many guns was a wrinkled finish seen best in this pic. This is a demilled that was welded back together. You can clearly see the finish above the trigger under the ejection port.Up til now, people have opted for the hammered paints to achieve a "not so smooth" finish. To me, the hammered finishes always looked a little globby, but that's all we had.......until now. I stumbled across this on a military website where a guy wanted to replicate a WWII zippo lighter. Only one thing lept into my mind; Blaster finish!!!! I bought this at Advanced Auto parts for $10. It needs to be applied exactly as the directions tell. 3 "wet" coats, 5 minutes apart, each coat sprayed in the opposite direction of the previous coat. This takes several hours for the full curing and wrinkling process to happen so don;t think you will stand there and watch the magic. But after all is said and done, the finish comes damn close to the original wrinkle finish.I know, I know. It's really shiny. You can top coat it with a matt clear or in my case, I will paint over this with a different color all together seeing as the original Sterlings were not jet black but dark, gunmetal gray. A little thought needs to be figured in here. There were parts that definitely did NOT receive this finish. But that's what reference pics are for.

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3. However, rather than black, I would use a dark gunmetal gray

Armor build.........armor build!! Let the good times roll!

It takes quite a bit of skill to make that upgrade. You nailed it, Sir!!! Well done!

I have always used both. CA glue can dry quite ragged and leave annoying little tidbits that can scrape on your skin. E6000 spread over the elastic makes the surface nice and soft

Well played!!!!!!!! LOL!!!

Trooperbay has the Dave M decals set on the sheet according to the sides they are supposed to be applied to. (looking at the helmet) With the Dave M tube stripes, the curved stripes are mostly uniform until you reach the bottom near the frown. The curves begin to turn outward. Bobby had them turning inward towards the frown. Although these stripes are hand painted, they were marked using the Dave M stencils. You can see the slight outward curve at the bottom.You can the lower stripes curved inward here.