Tuesday 14-Jun-2016, 08:24 PM
(This post was last modified: Tuesday 14-Jun-2016, 09:06 PM by PhantomBlade.)
Not a smart ass question at all sir. In fact, I forgot I'd done it, so thanks for the reminder. I'd originally flipped it to knot some wookie braids around it, but have decided to tie them to my shoulder plate when they're done, so I simply forgot to put it back the other way.
All my plates are made from suntuf pvc board. It lives in the roofing section of Bunnings and is a white, rigid, close-cell pvc foamboard. It's identical (if not damn close) to Sintra. We can't get that brand name here, not without freighting it from Sydney and having it cost a fortune. I used 3mm, but 6mm is also available.
I used the Wizard of Flight Fett templates (on the Mando boards and the Replica Prop Forum) as a base, but altered them to a Deathwatch shape.
Grey primer (let this layer dry). Grey base coat, with blue painted on top while grey was still wet. While both layers are still wet, scrunch up newspaper/magazine and stick it on the plate. Rub fingers over it, peel off paper. Gives the mottled look. Youtube spray paint art for the same technique. You can of course paint it whatever colours you fancy (Have a look at the brigades to see if you want to join one. No point in painting an assassin bright orange
). And you can also use multiple colour layers. I stuck to two for simplicity. You need to work very, very quickly doing this. My paint was starting to stick within a minute, and it won't work if the paint isn't wet (clear spray paint will help fix this). I believe I have one of the few mottled paint jobs. (Can't use off the shelf camo patterns btw). I just used a black acrylic wash to weather my plates. I'm not even remotely happy with my weathering, so I'll be dry brushing next time.
*Sulks in corner* Turns out I need to make a new cape whether I want to or not. They've literally just changed (within the last fortnight) the CRL so patterned soft gear isn't allowed. Technically, it doesn't say capes, but that'll get fixed the moment the app team see mine. Sigh. I could probably fight it, as the sandhawks have known about my patterned cape for months, and made no move to tell me the CRL was changing. But we'll see.
All my plates are made from suntuf pvc board. It lives in the roofing section of Bunnings and is a white, rigid, close-cell pvc foamboard. It's identical (if not damn close) to Sintra. We can't get that brand name here, not without freighting it from Sydney and having it cost a fortune. I used 3mm, but 6mm is also available.
I used the Wizard of Flight Fett templates (on the Mando boards and the Replica Prop Forum) as a base, but altered them to a Deathwatch shape.
Grey primer (let this layer dry). Grey base coat, with blue painted on top while grey was still wet. While both layers are still wet, scrunch up newspaper/magazine and stick it on the plate. Rub fingers over it, peel off paper. Gives the mottled look. Youtube spray paint art for the same technique. You can of course paint it whatever colours you fancy (Have a look at the brigades to see if you want to join one. No point in painting an assassin bright orange
). And you can also use multiple colour layers. I stuck to two for simplicity. You need to work very, very quickly doing this. My paint was starting to stick within a minute, and it won't work if the paint isn't wet (clear spray paint will help fix this). I believe I have one of the few mottled paint jobs. (Can't use off the shelf camo patterns btw). I just used a black acrylic wash to weather my plates. I'm not even remotely happy with my weathering, so I'll be dry brushing next time.*Sulks in corner* Turns out I need to make a new cape whether I want to or not. They've literally just changed (within the last fortnight) the CRL so patterned soft gear isn't allowed. Technically, it doesn't say capes, but that'll get fixed the moment the app team see mine. Sigh. I could probably fight it, as the sandhawks have known about my patterned cape for months, and made no move to tell me the CRL was changing. But we'll see.
Fear. Fear attracts the fearful. The strong. The weak. The innocent. The corrupt. Fear. Fear is my ally.
