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    TD from an old senior TD

    in Weathering

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    I know what you mean with "the weathering looks to clean". Reason why it looks like that way is because the photo isn't the rigth colour. It has to be 3 shades darker!

    70% of the brown wheathering is real reddish finely broken rock. I'll make a few close-ups so you see the grain of the rock on it.

    I'll put some extra ligther broken rock on it so it will have a better look, I know you'll see that it will have a better real life look.

    Could also place the ANH helmet on the beach when there is a good strong wind..I'll get the same weathering

    Have you tried using REAL SAND?

    in Weathering

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    Well I think that the armor what TD have still be quite dirty, because when you troop a lot, it will stay in all small openings. SO the dirt will partly clean the armor but (especially when it's a reddish colour) will colour the armor. But it will clour where it stays.

    Also the harsh suns will have a bad effect on the white colour..So it will colour oddly

    I wheathed my helmet partly with paint and partly with crushed reddish rock. Also I made some real marks if the helmet has been really sandblasted with sand and fine pebbles.

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    TD from an old senior TD

    in Weathering

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    OK I have weathered a ANH helmet (was a self build from Scotland). Because there were some mayor visual problems with the helmet, it was the best to change this bucket into a good weathered helmet.

    I got into the zone when I was busy, and I repaired also all the little mistakes.

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    Yep there is a blastmark which hit this helmet at this side.

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    and the best photo is the following

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    To be sure that the weathering would look real-life. I used sandpaper, heatguns and everything which would partly wheather this helmet.

    Airbrushing

    * I used to colour the helmet in 3 white and white-yellow colours.

    * Sandcolour to make the first colouring of the marks

    * real sand and dry and superheated ground to make the 3D marks of weathering.

    The photo's have to be 3 shades darker, but I haven't got a perfect camera.

    But this ANH helmet was from an old senior in battles with the Rebels and mercians.

    I think and hope that this helmet has got enough requirements to become a good TD.

    Chill Marco

    Lasersight

    in E-11 and Bapty Blasters

    Posted

    But still IMPS looks cool especially the trailer. I know there are some awful mistakes with that uniform. But I find a lot of inspiration on that one,

    I'll make a better more improved one which will work properly and is a lot darker than all the others..you'll see..

    New Users, introduce yourselves here!

    in New Members

    Posted

    Greeting all members of the MEPD,

    OK got is (well this page.)

    OK my name is Marco and I'm a fan of SW for many many years. Born and raised in Rotterdam and already for 2,5 years an active busy with building SW costumes.

    Got some rare ones like

    * the albino version of Darth Vader custom build

    * Swamptrooper Snyperstyle (new style of a TX)

    * Darth Revan

    And some other costumes like

    * Predator

    *

    Also a member of a Dutch costume club (DCM). Very active in going and showing at SW conventions.

    But now is the time to build a screen accurate Sandtrooper. So you will see a lot of qustions from me.

    LaterZ ...Marco

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