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Troopermaster (TM) ANH Stunt build


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Paint is stripped and used painters tape to get better lines. The gray was too dark, likely from mixing with the black that I put down first.

I used Castrol Super Clean to take off the paint. Each section soaked for about an hour, then used a toothbrush and running water to remove the paint.

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If you paint a thin coat of white around the edges it will fill in any bleed areas and stop the black bleeding through.

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If you paint a thin coat of white around the edges it will fill in any bleed areas and stop the black bleeding through.

Ok, thanks for the tip!

Does that mean putting a white edge down before the gray? I thought I’d put the gray down first.


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12 minutes ago, rtfitzpa said:

Does that mean putting a white edge down before the gray? I thought I’d put the gray down first.

Yes use white wherever you want to stop bleed through as it won't be noticed on the white helmet. BUT if you paint the black outline first it is easier to then paint the grey on to the black, you get much straighter lines doing it this way as your not trying to paint thin black lines.

 

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Yes use white wherever you want to stop bleed through as it won't be noticed on the white helmet. BUT if you paint the black outline first it is easier to then paint the grey on to the black, you get much straighter lines doing it this way as your not trying to paint thin black lines.
 
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Got it. Here’s what my white looks like, but somehow it’s more yellow than the abs. That’s not quite right either...?

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It's a bit too cream, just go black then, you can always clean up after with toothpicks 

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This time, the gray is much better!

I taped up the inner section now, in an attempt to get as clean a black outline as possible. Lots of scissor work involved to get the right lines.

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Well done, trooper. The grey looks much better.

As you say, the black lines are a little thick at the moment. You could thin those out by using your grey paint.

If you wanted to, you could enlarge the size of the “tears” as they are currently a little on the small side.

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Here’s how far I managed to push mine on my TM.



Keep up the good work. :-)
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Well done, trooper. The grey looks much better.

As you say, the black lines are a little thick at the moment. You could thin those out by using your grey paint.

If you wanted to, you could enlarge the size of the “tears” as they are currently a little on the small side.

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Here’s how far I managed to push mine on my TM.


Keep up the good work. :-)

Thanks, Dan! Your builds are very helpful.

Does that mean I should paint up the “walls” of the tears a bit?

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Thanks, Dan! Your builds are very helpful.

Does that mean I should paint up the “walls” of the tears a bit?

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Hi Ryan,

Hard to exact here as the shadows can be misleading (when just looking at a photo on my phone), but, below is approximately what I’d consider.

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I find it a lot easier to paint the black first, you can then go over any thick lines or edges with the grey ;) 

 

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