Thrawns_Drycleaner Posted August 5, 2012 Report Posted August 5, 2012 Hey all, I was wondering what are some of the ways to make the ab buttons? I know there are sellers such as Vader Dave and Trooperbay, but I was wanting to make my own, I just dont know what to use for the rounded cap.... FYI I have an RT suit that has pre formed button-esque round ridges but really wouldnt look good painted. This is the last thing I need to do! Any ideas would be appreciated! Please and Thanks! -Aaron Quote
seantrooper[TK] Posted August 5, 2012 Report Posted August 5, 2012 the originals were vac-formed add-ons... post some pics of what you have already If you still want to go another route, use chicago screws and paint them the appropriate colour. Quote
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted August 5, 2012 Report Posted August 5, 2012 > pre formed button-esque round ridges but really wouldnt look good painted. What's wrong with them? I'm not sure I've ever seen an RT suit in person. Quote
Thrawns_Drycleaner Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) hey sorry, here is a pic of the ab plate. I may just go the chicago screw route, I think just painting the buttons the way they are wont come out too good. what do you guys think?-----------] Edited January 23, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
seantrooper[TK] Posted August 5, 2012 Report Posted August 5, 2012 They look fine to me Just paint them and they'll be good. Quote
Darth Aloha[Admin] Posted August 5, 2012 Report Posted August 5, 2012 I have Vader Dave bottons on my RT ab and they're quite nice but I regret using them. But you can make your own. They're basically just Chicago screws. The RT buttons are just as easy or hard to paint as any ab buttons on a screen derived ab. Please just paint them. It'll look so much better. Aloha, -Eric Quote
Thrawns_Drycleaner Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Hmmm... I'll give that a go then! Lots of painters tape I assume. Should I be painting right to the end of the ridge, or should I make a smaller circle template to size them down a bit? Thanks for the replies guys! Edited August 5, 2012 by Thrawns_Drycleaner Quote
Sonnenschein Posted August 5, 2012 Report Posted August 5, 2012 I'd take a circle cutter to make a mask Quote
bobojuice Posted August 6, 2012 Report Posted August 6, 2012 Vader Dave's ab buttons were made mostly for the original FX suits. They came with big black buttons that were screwed in the same way as Dave's. He just made a set that was smaller and more accurate. With all of the new armor out there, the ab button plates are moulded and just need a little paint. Quote
Thrawns_Drycleaner Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Posted August 9, 2012 Awesome! Thanks all. I will just paint the molded buttons then. Quote
DarkTrooper[TK] Posted August 9, 2012 Report Posted August 9, 2012 the originals were vac-formed add-ons... post some pics of what you have already If you still want to go another route, use chicago screws and paint them the appropriate colour. That's what I did recently. I'll post up a picture of them later today. They came out great. 11mm width of the buttons Quote
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