I used the same paint on armor, boot, pauldron, pouches, and blaster. Worked out pretty well. still want to do a light spray with flat sealer and dust it a little bit with fullers earth while it's still tacky.
I actually have one of each, the older style are thinner, but not horrible. They are ok for 501st, not sure if you can get "Deployed" on MEPD with them. Good Juan Question.