Palpatine1977

Fiberglass isn't that uncommon for knock-offs lol... I would definitely not get anything from ebay because the chances of them matching the colour, size and shape of yours are slim.. plus it's probably a recasted POS xD

Uh I loaded it up straight from the container because you need to go pretty heavy, it soaks it up the first coat, but a paintbrush is still required to spread it.

Haha yea I didn't realize how much they could soak up! there was a thick coat on them, and now it looks like I hardly touched them xD another coat should do it I think

Ohh okay Got the first coat of that fabric dye on as well, left it overnight and it just soaks right in to the fabric nicely.. Can't wait to touch these up will get some better pics lol

Haha he's a scumbag that's for sure xD Nice lol

This should be very interesting to tailor the RS to you, a lot of trimming indeed! Congrats on the purchase I'm sure you'll love it... Looking forward to seeing the build =)

Okay! SO, today was the big reveal.. thanks to usaeatt2's suggestion of scoring along the sides, I had very minimal paint peeling.. however that bastard frog didn't do his job perfectly and so a little bit seeped through.. no biggie, I plan to just use some flat black model paint and a very fine paint brush for those bits I will show pics this weekend of them completely finished

Coat 7 and 8 on, just did one in the morning and one now, extremely light coats.. this stuff dries really fast lol

Awesome! TY

Thanks Ahhh, lame.. I know i'm so impatient waiting for packages to come in the mail, and I live on an island!! Well it shouldn't take long at all once they have it, it would just be a small packet, try not to think about it and it will come faster! Thank you for the kind words, you're very welcome xD I enjoy it, and I also look forward to seeing them finished finally haha

Thanks!! Yea haha I never actually thought about that until my friend mentioned it to me when he came over and I was like yea that's a really good idea haha.. I will be sure to do that, would suck to pull the paint off! Oh yes it's definitely killing me haha can't wait.. I think I'll do a few more very light coats.

Lookin shiny, coat #6 A side note - no trooper should be left with bad breath! Stormtrooper mints haha

No problem, happy to help Yea thighs should be butt joined with a cover strip and fully closed like the biceps and forearms.

Heres a quick diagram to help ---------

Butt them together, then center and glue the cover strip to one side only, making sure the opening is facing inwards... aka the left shin would have the cover strip glued to the left side, leaving the right side unglued and the right shin having only the right side of the rear cover strip glued down... that way you can either strap it like the originals with hooks, or you can apply velcro instead of glue to the side you didn't glue down, seeing as the cover strip is 25mm this should be enough room for a thin strip of velcro, but make sure you use industrial velcro as anything else would likely pop open if you put any pressure on it. I'm not sure what you mean about the thighs.. the thighs should be fully closed... Hope that wasn't too confusing haha

Makes me feel like Kenny Baker standing next to it! Even though it is actually only 6'1" haha

Hey! He has a condition and is very sensitive about it xD

Fifth coat done Getting really hard to see a difference in between coats now haha... at least one more though, think I could stop now, but i'm not one to settle On an unrelated note, very pleased.. I have a new boyfriend

Fantastic, good on ya.. I can barely walk properly in armour, let alone run!

Thanks Yea I don't know whatsup with that... yep that's why it was so hard to find them, and in my size haha. Actually I pleaded with someone on ebay to ship to me, she was very nice

Coat number 4! Lookin' spiffy Planning to do AT LEAST two more coats... we'll see how it goes

First one

Oh it's called Tulip white fabric paint lol, just from a local craft store.. supposed to be permanent.

Thank you!! I have some white fabric paint that I got locally for those.

Third coat done! Starting to actually look white now haha, this really tests my patience (or lack thereof ). But I am not going to give in haha, at least three more light coats! And then, possibly some sort of sealer or something of the sort to add some protection... any suggestions regarding that would be much appreciated