TrooperPX

I used a Black Series R1 helmet. The tube stripes on it are recessed, so they don't need to be cut out. You will need to fill in the speaker grill and battery door seam on the back. I gutted mine to make more room inside.

Here I'm adding a fairly loose lighter gray for more "recent" splatters and drips on the lower parts of the costume. Same as I did on the plash above.

Started taking the palm-sander to the high points for contact wear.

Plash progress... Washed twice with detergent, tumble dry after each. Two more times with isopropyl alcohol, one more wash, then a final rinse. Then tumble dry again. It should go without saying, but do not dry after washing with alcohol... as it may catch on fire. Wash and rinse well. Dyebath was three bottles of black, with two cups of salt. Left to sit, with occasional stirring, over three days. Rinse till the water runs clear. Let dry till barely damp, tumble dry. Lightly sprayed with matte black Duplicolor Vinly/Fabric paint. First coat of base armor color was worked in with a chip brush. Then two additional shades of gray were splattered in while the plash hung vertically. I manipulated the brightness in-camera so I could see the different layers.

Requesting full deployment MEPD member access with my Mimban TK: 501st Legion - Vader's Fist

Printed out my primary reference so I could study the details in actual size. More pics of the first layer of mud.

First layer of mud. Tightbond wood glue, black acrylic paint with a dash of brown mixed in.Blot on with a wadded brown paper towel, mush with a chip brush to feather the edges. Wait till it's almost dry... then go back in dabbing with the chip brush and lift most of it back off.

Light coat of white to make sure all of the parts match to start with. Three layers of rattle-can grime, applied then blotted with a brown paper towel. Starting with a light brown. Adding dark brown. Adding charcoal gray. One final light dusting of light gray for continuity. .

Thanks to Covid, and two short furloughs from work, I decided to work on my Mimban TK this past fall. Ohio Garrison is mustering a gaggle of Mud Troopers, and I wanted to get dirty with them. I've had an NE kit for six years, and now was the time to do something with it.

Good to know. That's a 2016 build for me. I think I have everything, but if I come up short on parts, I'll drop you a PM.

This is from an eBay auction... from six (6) years ago. Long gone, or is that lom-gone. See what I did there?

I'd love to get an original, un-modified canteen if anyone can score one.

Requesting 501st access: DZ-9215 http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=14602

Howdy! Another from Binghamton, dropping in to say "hi". We're working on a TD for Kimberly, so we'll be posting a WIP as we get closer to that. Also getting ready to help Fumanchewie with a project.

Thank you for these. I wanted to get one, unaltered, to use in my props panel so I could talk about how an acceptable alternate was found and used for the part.