Coffintanker Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Finally finished weathering the kit. Raw umber and a little black, a foam brush, sponge, and a rag. Gotta decide which way to go as far as the boots are concerned. Still need to get a pauldron (not sure which color yet) and some pouches...and of course a pack...whew! The light washes out some of the weathering. Here's a close up of the lid, pre mic tips...all hand painted, no decals. I'd like to try for Police Officer deployment so any advice you guys have is greatly appreciated...Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE TROOPER Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looks really sweet bro....not too much, not too little. Cant wait to see that rig all together. Try some hair spray and fullers earth on the boots. Little grey and brown. Should come out sweet. Just my $.03 You go boy.. uhh yea !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 looking good danny, got to say,your armour fits you really well, nice one mate!! also i used fullers earth and hairspray also,never had any probs with it coming off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffintanker Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looks really sweet bro....not too much, not too little. Cant wait to see that rig all together. Try some hair spray and fullers earth on the boots. Little grey and brown. Should come out sweet. Just my $.03 You go boy.. uhh yea !! Thanks Al! I've had no luck finding fullers earth locally yet. I'm still looking though... looking good danny, got to say,your armour fits you really well, nice one mate!! also i used fullers earth and hairspray also,never had any probs with it coming off! Thank you Marcus, I still have a few tweaks to make it fit even better. I'm hoping to get another pair of TKboots to have a dedicated pair for this rig and one for my TK rig when its complete. At this point I haven't sprayed anything over the armor to seal the weathering. The kit is sprayed with a gloss white enamel, then the weathering on top of that. Anybody have any issues with sealing acrylic paint over enamel with hairspray or clear coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looking really good bro! Weathering looks great and the armor looks great!! So... get the pack, pouches and pauldron and join us. Today we are having Bantha burgers at the bbq. Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffintanker Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looking really good bro! Weathering looks great and the armor looks great!! So... get the pack, pouches and pauldron and join us. Today we are having Bantha burgers at the bbq. Saludos. Thanks Juan. Actually, I stumbled across your blog almost a year ago while researching TK's and saw the photos of your TD kit...talk about inspiration!! That's when I knew I would need to have a TD kit as well. I constantly refer to those photos still. I'm following your Tantive TM build as well...Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 THX Danny! Happy it was of some help! I got a lot from other people's work from this community and the internet in general, trying to do my part aswell! Your TD looks great already, it can only look better and better I am sure! Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE TROOPER Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looking really good bro! Weathering looks great and the armor looks great!! So... get the pack, pouches and pauldron and join us. Today we are having Bantha burgers at the bbq. Saludos. Bantha Burgers :woot: ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE TROOPER Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Fullers earth......trooperbay bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard8 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Bout to order my Fullers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrooper Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 The armor looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Looks great man! Should be some great pictures once its complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Like what you have done so far Looks great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffintanker Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Looks great man! Should be some great pictures once its completeThanks Rick, looking forward to getting to the finish line! Like what you have done so far Looks great... I'm very happy with the results so far...thanks Justus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sarge Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Weathering looks real good man. your build is coming together great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffintanker Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 Weathering looks real good man. your build is coming together great!Thanks Aron, got the pauldron and some pouches in the process now. I hope to have some pics up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffintanker Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Took a while, but here's where I am at the moment. Trying to come up with an independent harness to hold my shoulder pouch till I can afford a pack. I've tried two different methods that have worked but are not ideal. I don't want to attach it to the armor itself. I weathered my boots and pauldron using the same method I used on the suit (raw umber acrylic, sponge, and rag). Pouches were a mix of shoe polish and flat black spray paint.Here are some pics: Here's some recent pics of the kit (last night)...still needs some minor tweaking for comfort. Mainly my thigh garter system, it works great but bothers after a while. Still may have to adjust the strapping slightly on the chest, ab, and back. Mobility is pretty good overall though...Working on a pipebuild E-11 as well (DVH). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Now thats a great looking sandy. Keep up the good Work tropper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Now thats a great looking sandy. Keep up the good Work tropper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Tigui Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Love the weathering on the pouches man overall great work bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Very nice. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffintanker Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Now thats a great looking sandy. Keep up the good Work tropper. Love the weathering on the pouches man overall great work bro Very nice. Good work. Always happy to hear from the pros. Thanks for the compliments fellas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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