Nairy

Welcome Paige! Do you plan on starting a build thread? Would be nice to follow the progress! It is also an easy way of getting quick advice on problems and solutions! If you plan on taking your build through the higher levels of approval, what helped me out a lot was to check the Centurion and EIB request threads! They are an awesome place to learn and to make sure that you do things the "right" way from the beginning instead of potentially having to remove things when the time comes! (I myself had to scrape off my sniper knee carefully with a knife and reposition it) It is all a part of the journey though, and every journey is different! Something I wish I knew from the beginning was what kind of paints had been closely matched with the originals, and I now know of a few Humbrol Enamel paints that does the job! Blue: Humbrol Enamel Matte 109 Grey: Humbrol Enamel Gloss 5 Black: Humbrol Enamel Satin 85 These are used for the AB buttons (not black) as well as the helmet (all of them) Just mix and stir the little cans for 3-5 minutes and dip your brush and away you go! (Make sure that you have cotton swabs, Enamel Thinner/white spirit and a cloth for wiping off any excess) Also make sure that you save all your excess little bits of ABS that you cut away, since it can be made in to ABS-paste that can be very helpful when mending your armor or filling in holes and gaps! Here's how you do ABS-paste and here's how you apply it!

Name: Jonatan Östling TK ID: 23592 Garrison: Swedish Garrison Forum name: Nairy Armor maker: RS Prop Masters Helmet maker: RS Prop Masters Blaster: E11 RS Prop Masters Hight: 182cm/5'11.65 Weight: 100kg/220lbs TK type: ANH Hero 501st armor link: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=35506&costumeID=125 Body type: Long legs, long arms, shorter torso White elastic band Button alignments Shim seam images Thank you thrice again for your consideration! TK-23592 out!

Thank you peeps!

Congrats! You and me occupy the first two images of the page 1050-1099 in the honor gallery! Happy trooping!

Name: Jonatan Östling TK ID: 23592 Garrison: Swedish Garrison Forum name: Nairy Armor maker: RS Prop Masters Helmet maker: RS Prop Masters Blaster: E11 RS Prop Masters Hight: 182cm/5'11.65 Weight: 100kg/220lbs TK type: ANH Stunt EIB: 1051 Body type: Long legs, long arms, shorter torso EIB post: For the right gap between ab and kidney, please consider that the light source is directly in front of me, and the shadow being cast makes it seem larger than it really is White elastic band Button alignments Shim seam images New and updated image of the ab plate corner New and updated image of the fixed sniper knee angle as suggested in the EIB application Thank you once again for your consideration! TK-23592 out!

Just completed the changes for Centurion! It just took about 1 hour!

Wow! Thank you everyone for the support and kind words! Centurion next!

Jonatan Östling 23592 EIB A4 Chemi Thank you!

Congratulations! I hope you'll put smiles on many peoples faces!

Hehe I know! It was meant as a little joke of myself as to just share my excitement! I apologize in advance if it is interpreted as a hint towards anyone else (not my intention at all)! Keep up the good work everyone and can't wait for the verdict!

My thumbs hurt from all this manic refreshing

I am aware of the images not having a contrasting background but it is unfortunately the only wall I have in my apartment that can get somewhat grey instead of super white (and I have no possibility to put up a sheet of some sort at the moment either)

Here is a better image of the right shim without under suit in the way

Here is another image with the sniper knee adjusted a tiny bit more

Name: Jonatan Östling TK ID: 23592 Garrison: Swedish Garrison Forum name: Nairy Armor maker: RS Prop Masters Helmet maker: RS Prop Masters Blaster: E11 RS Prop Masters Hight: 182cm/5'11.65 Weight: 100kg/220lbs Body type: Long legs, long arms, shorter torso The undersuit had just when I took the picture gone above the shim, as seen before this pitcure Thank you for your consideration! TK-23592 signing off

I was pretty much done with one side but my clear coat lifted up the enamel paint that I had used. I have been having issues with my oil paints and the application for weeks now so I just sanded it all off now so I'm back to square one, even though I have this matched paint already. I'm thinking of using thin coats of spray paint (RAL 9010) even though it was much brighter white than the ABS that I have. If I just take it easy and put on some dustings a few times a day and sand back where I don't need it, I think it will be fine in the end.

When you clear coated to protect the paint, did you only do one layer?

Yeah I also use wet sanding with 2000 before using this method with the friction! I'm thinking of using compound too ☺️ But this was just sharing one more alternative to that!

Hello! I have painted my shim gap with Humbrol enamel paints and a paint I got custom from a vendor which is oil based. In this tip thread I have worked the normal ABS plastic surface and a little bit of the painted area, it works for both, although better on the painted area. I used a trick from the modelling world and used the lightest sanding stick there is (in a packet of modelling sanding sticks) which is really only plastic. Using this stick to rub against the armor with the softer side (blue) first and then the more plastic side (white) will restore shine to your armor because of the heat that is created by the friction. The armor before using this method The spot where I used the method A close up of the softer (blue) side And lastly a close up of the more plastic (white) side Please let me know if you try this and how it works! Of course this is not a guarantee that it works for you, but depending on how hard and fast you rub the more friction you will create, but make sure that your surface is clean when you rub, and watch out so you don't catch any fragments of dirt och plastic or anything like that since it could scratch into your paint.

I have now come back from the paint store. I am going to paint my armor like they did in the store which was with a little stain removal sponge which has a little bit of a sanding effect but the layer it applied was very smooth, and since it is a sponge it didn't leave any brush strokes which was nice. The code for my color they mixed is (some of it might be Swedish but the recipe should be of value): Product name: QUICK BENGALACK UNI-LACK BL Base name: A-BAS Recipe: OK000.5 SV004 Here are some images from the adventure:

I just called up a local company here in my town, and they were very accommodating in me coming in there with a few small pieces of armor I had cut off to color match. It will be an oil based color that could be applied to plastic. The finish will be smooth and have the right shine when dried, so here's me "holding my thumbs" (Swedish expression, for luck) that it will turn out great! They also told me to bring my helmet with me so they can use that for inspiration. If I get any data from them of what colors they used I will update and let y'all know!

Second try (couldn't find my member ID) Requesting access https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=35506

Hello fellow troopers! Some try to paint match with brush and clear coat, some try RAL 9010 spray paint, some paint match and airbrush, some use ABS paste and sand. I have an RS Prop Masters kit that I'm currently trying to paint over a filled and sanded shim seam. I tried RAL 9010 spray paint, but it was too white (I put on many small coats because in the beginning of painting I got small droplets here and there and it just became too thick). I then sanded of everything and started with paint matching and found that Humbrol Enamel Satin 130 worked pretty nice (it will most definitely work and match on your rivets and screws) - and plan to sand it down a bit and maybe put a clear coat on it and then polish up with a little bit of scratch remover or something of that nature. I have 4 small pieces that I have cut off of my Hero belt and Stunt belt, but I doubt those 4 little pieces (2-3mm wide and belt height high) will be enough to create ABS paste. Talking paints then I have heard of people using RAL 9010 spray paint with success, especially for FOTKs it is a great match, but the RS Prop Masters kit is more creamy in its color than that. What colors have you had success with? Please share below as I am dire to hear about your success(es)!

Hellu! TK-23592 requesting the thing!

Hello everyone! I am Jonatan Östling from Sweden and I just got approved! A dream has come true! I cannot wait to connect more with the people in the Swedish Garrison and go out on troops, and taking my kit through the higher levels of approval (so you'll see me in the EIB and Centurion request threads)! I was so excited that I spend a few hours at work to create this fun little signature with Obi-Wan in the background! Enjoy!