ECOLI Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Guys, I was noticing the grey paint on the detonator is different from the humbrol grey? What do most of you guys use??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsaber25[Admin] Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Hey Erik. I used this Testors Spray enamel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 It's really not that big of a deal. If in fact the TD needs to be painted, just use the same gray that you'd use on your helmet details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sekullbe Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'm not painting the dark grey tube from my NE kit at all, though this may be a mistake; gluing the plate onto the cylinder was the very first thing I did to the kit. But it looks enough like the pictures I've checked that I've moved on to much bigger and better worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 It's not a mistake, Scott. The gray comes close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 The original tubes aren't painted either. They were made grey. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elleerre Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) I'm using a grey pvc plumbing pipe. Color is a kind of warm gray that seems to match well with the reference pictures. Edited October 31, 2014 by elleerre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I'm using a grey pvc plumbing pipe. Color is a kind of warm gray that seems to match well with the reference pictures. Plumbing pipe is what they used too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkOrder66[TK] Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Plumbing pipe is what they used too. what sized pipe? I used two and a half in diameter and it just looks big to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 46 mm diameter if I recall correctly. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJGreen Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 My RT-Mod didn't come with a pipe so I'm thinking a piece of pvc would do the trick. If 46 mm is the correct diameter what would be the correct length (without the end caps)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 My RT-Mod didn't come with a pipe so I'm thinking a piece of pvc would do the trick. If 46 mm is the correct diameter what would be the correct length (without the end caps)? Tell Rob you didn't get the PVC. I'm sure he'll square you away. Then, you can use that same spray paint above, that StarSaber used. Same paint that I used. Although, it might very well be cheaper to buy a piece of Gray PVC plumbing pipe than to buy the paint, which isn't expensive either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 The correct diameter PVC is not readily available in the US. Ordering it from overseas can be expensive. You might want to consider acrylic tubing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Just another thought, if you get the piece from Rob, you will know that it will work with the TD pieces that came with your kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elleerre Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) Hi guys, just buy a larger diameter gray PVC pipe, cut away a strip and close it on the new diameter. Help yourself with a heat gun to shape the new pipe to match the end caps. I've done that way with a 75 mms pipe, and worked perfectly. The trimming is barely unnoticeable. You don't need to paint it. http://forum.501italica.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3817&start=105#p82516 Edited November 28, 2014 by elleerre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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