FX armour with DS helmet

[matt black]

Hello everyone. This is my first post here and may I say, what a great place this is. I have a quick question and I'm sorry if it has been asked before. Can someone tell me is FX armour will be a good colour match with a SDS battlespec helmet. Or better still, can anyone point me towards any pictures. Thank you for any help.

[SemperParatus485]

Welcome! I'm sorry but I'm not quite sure as to the answer to your question. I'm still relatively new here myself! But I'm sure someone will be along before too long that will know. Good luck in your project, and welcome again!

[TK6540UKG]

Welcome Rob.

 

To be honest, it depends if you have genuine FX armour, or a recast copy from eBay.

 

If it's genuine, it tended to have a slight tint of another colour in there... sometimes red, blue or grey..

 

The recast copies are generally more white.

 

SDS lids are glossy white, but as in the films, the lids didn't match the armour anyway... as long as it's not a huge colour difference..

 

HTH.

[matt black]

Thanks for the warm welcome David and Mark. Where abouts in West Sussex are you Mark? I'm near Tilford in Surrey.

[TK6540UKG]

Thanks for the warm welcome David and Mark. Where abouts in West Sussex are you Mark? I'm near Tilford in Surrey.

 

Right down on the coast Rob... well near it anyway in Ye Olde Town of Arundel.

[matt black]

Ah. I've been to your castle.

[89Batman[TK]]

Welcome!!!

I trooped FX with an SDS lid for a while and it was fine but as Mark says it does somewhat depend on the source of the armour.

[matt black]

Welcome!!!

I trooped FX with an SDS lid for a while and it was fine but as Mark says it does somewhat depend on the source of the armour.

Thanks Gary. Thats good to know. It's just Ive been offered a couple of good deals but thought it a good idea to check first before I purchased anything.

[Valyyn]

Hi Rob,

I'm in the same boat as you - got an SDS lid (which I've just finished modding) and was thinking of getting an FX/AM kit to go with it.

 

I was advised by one of the armourers on the UKG boards that the AM tends to have a slightly yellowy tinge, whereas, as mentioned, SDS is glossy white. He pointed out, as Mark said above, that the film lids weren't perfect matches for the armour anyway, but his opinion (which I agreed with, when I thought about it) is that, as a perfectionist, them not matching would drive him crazy

[matt black]

Thanks Andy. I know what you mean. It would drive me mad too.