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Painting is always "fun".

 

Some tricks that work for me:

- Do just short bursts of at most one second, never spray continously

- Always wait a short while before going over the same spot again.

- Better risk a slightly patchy first and second coat. Just do three, it is less frustrating than getting this rought spots.

 

And, although it might be too late for you:

- Use a primer (preferably same brand as the paint, as they are meant to be used in combination), it just has a better surface than the mixture of sanded plastic, not so much sanded plastic and bondo.

 

Good luck with the next coat!  :)

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Painting is always "fun".

 

Some tricks that work for me:

- Do just short bursts of at most one second, never spray continously

- Always wait a short while before going over the same spot again.

- Better risk a slightly patchy first and second coat. Just do three, it is less frustrating than getting this rought spots.

 

And, although it might be too late for you:

- Use a primer (preferably same brand as the paint, as they are meant to be used in combination), it just has a better surface than the mixture of sanded plastic, not so much sanded plastic and bondo.

 

Good luck with the next coat!  :)

Yes, I did use a primer from the same brand. Thanks for the tips! :)

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Had a bit of an issue/potential issue come up....
I have discovered a stress point on the Ab Section that has led to a small crack up the bottom edge.
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The green line represents where the most flexing happens when I put on the Ab Section. When I open up the back section to slip in on, this is were it bends the most. The repeat stress caused a small crack on my left side. Thankfully it was only on the inside return edge & I was able to stop it in it's tracks. lol.

I just reinforced the area with a piece of ABS (curved to match the inside.) and some PlasticWeld (Red area on the pic). Seems to be doing the trick. I'll post a real pic once the Ab Section is done being painted.

Side note - As  I didn't actually remove any part of the back, just split it open, my stress point may be different on those suits that actually cut out the back?

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Nice job buddy! You're steps away from trooping this thing!

 

Glad the snap thing worked out on the spats. One of my snaps is giving me problems so I need to fix it, but I like it way better than the velcro. ;)

Right?! it's so exciting. Sucks waiting for the paint to dry. lol

Yes, one of my snaps gives me a bit of trouble (just harder to snap in.) In hindsight, I wouldn't have sunk the snaps as low as I did.) Oh well, they still work! :)

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Well, painting went as well as I thought it would. Terrible. lol. After a few dumb mistakes & cosmetic surgery, everything has finally been painted & looking super glossy. Took me three tries on the chest piece, but man, does it shine! Glass finish. lol

While I am waiting for the last pieces to dry, thought I'd take a stab at creating a mock up/conversion of the new side arm/pistol. As there is not much for reference images yet, (Black series figure & the pic from Celebration) a few us did some brainstorming on Facebook.... Might as well start another TFA project. lol

 

Here are the two toy guns I will using parts from...

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This involved using the hilt & a section of one....and the top section of another...and a random scope for the emitter. It also involved a lot of construction using ABS to build up the back end and some details....

In progress....

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All primed.....

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Haven't found a scope for the top yet. I've been told it's a variation of a reflex sight scope? The reference photos of the side arm are of no help. It's kinda like a black angular blob... lol

Here is where I am at now. (Just quickly mocking up the areas of black & white.)

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That blaster looks interesting.

I'd imagine it with a larger flash hider like on the DL-44 or Power 5.

Agreed. I built the back section a little high and the flash hider/emitter should be a little longer/bigger. Not bad for under $9.00. :)

 

Here is the final result (with weathering & details.)

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I'll send you $10 if you make me one ;)

 

But seriously. Don't be afraid to share your source for the toys. Do I need to go to Dollarama again?

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I'll send you $10 if you make me one ;)

 

But seriously. Don't be afraid to share your source for the toys. Do I need to go to Dollarama again?

Hahahahhaha. Would probably be slightly more than $10.00 ;)

Yes, good ole' Dollarama was the source. (That place has been very handy!) The black gun came with a cop playset and the other one was a pump water gun.

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Well, seems like I forgot to post my last work on the suit....

 

Finished applying all the decals. As I work with adhesive vinyl regularly, it went smoothly. Pro-tip: a q-tip works perfectly for getting the little pill decals in and smoothed to the shape, without scrapping the finish of the vinyl.

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This pic also shows my final recreated lower wrist detail. (The one I cut off!) Final result isn't perfect, but it still looks good.

 

Assembled the holster and bolted that baby on! I only bolted the 2 large screws to the thigh, no glue. I hope to replace the holster with a functional cnc'd version sometime soon. The bolts hold very well.....I'd rather not fight with CA glue trying to pry the holster off. lol

I used my dremel tool to drill the holes for the screws & counter-sunk them with one of the tapered sanding bits.

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The belt is completely finished but I haven't attached the boxes yet...so no pic. :( I won't be attaching them until the first troop I do in the kit. I want to save the paint finish... lol

 

And lastly, the gloves. I got sick of waiting for Anovos to send my pair....so I found a supplier and got my own.

I removed the white leather at the finger tips with a stitch-ripper. I got as close to the seam as possible. This way, I was able to remove all the leather, even from the inside of the gloves....which means no black Sharpie! YAY! (I did tear a few stitches along the way....but just sewed them back up.)

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No Sharpie required!!! :)

 

I have also begun to add more accurate details to the gloves....namely the stitched palm pads. Given the horrible state of the Canadian dollar, I just can't bring myself to buy an accurate pair right now. Maybe when our dollar gets better..... :(

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This was a pain in my fingers...literally. Stabbed myself soooo many times....lol I still have to do another round to create the double stitching...but it's off to a good start. 

 

I have my first official troop in the armour next Wednesday. I'll be sure to post pics and report on how the strapping held up.

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Man, I still love the smaller pistol you made. I'm holding out hope for Force Friday that there's a decent toy that can be converted, otherwise I'm making one in a similar fashion. It would definitely improve the holster to have something hanging on it, but I doubt it will be the big blaster hanging there for now.

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Man, I still love the smaller pistol you made. I'm holding out hope for Force Friday that there's a decent toy that can be converted, otherwise I'm making one in a similar fashion. It would definitely improve the holster to have something hanging on it, but I doubt it will be the big blaster hanging there for now.

I love that we get the option of a small pistol! I really do hope we get It up here in Canada; sometimes the selection can vary... Fingers crossed for Force Friday! I think a good conversion can be done, based on the leaked pic of the pistol. :)

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Well, tomorrow is my first troop in my armour! Thought I'd give the whole suit a trial-run...

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(I felt like a total bad a$$ with both guns.:) )

 

One must remember to stop and take the time to smell the flowers along the way......while blasting Resistance Fighters.

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Only issue I noticed was the one strap for the shoulder bells. It's not enough to keep the shoulder bells from moving all over the place. I will have to alter my set up or go with 2 straps, spaced out a bit. That will keep them in place....

Other than that, everything was held in it's place quite well!  (Yes, I am aware that the large belt pouch is on the wrong side. In my defence, it looked right in the mirror! lol)

 

I will give a full report after my troop tomorrow.

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