netslave

I don't know what makes them different, but the paint I linked was one of the easier spray paints I've used. Just do thin, quick coats. Reapply while the first coat is still tacky (I think, you'd need to read the instructions). And it turned out beautiful. obviously, there's always a risk of spray paint globbing on a bit, but if you shake it enough and you clean the nozzle when not using it, it works pretty well. You can always sand down anything you don't like and coat again.

FYI - the above paint goes on ultra smooth and glossy. It looks awesome freshly painted. I almost didn't dirty it up after painting.

Are you thinking about completely cleaning it up, to clean white, and then dirtying it up again? If so, I'd recommend Appliance White Spray Paint. This is what I used on mine after I finished modding it. Then I used burnt umber to dirty it up. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Specialty-12-oz-Epoxy-Gloss-White-Appliance-Spray-Paint-7881830/202056394

If you mod the armor with bondo and whatnot, you'll be repainting it anyway. I primed mine and then used glossy white appliance paint. Like paint you'd use for a refrigerator. So you'll probably end up repainting whatever helmet you got as well. Just to make sure they match.

I made a TD with an FX. I used a lot of bondo and paint to fix some things, but in the end, it looked pretty nice. I think if I had replaced the chest with a different vendor, it would have done wonders, but I ended up cutting the bottom edge a bit to shape it better and it looked pretty good. The major changes I made were adding shims around the Ab and Kidney and filling in the ridges on the legs where the overlapped plastic connected. I filled those with bondo, and then added extra cover strips and it looked a TON better.

Signed. Sure hope we can get something together for this guy.

I wouldn't mind seeing pics of this.

Both look ok to me.

And take your time! Use lots of blue painters tape to test fit everything, many times. Cut conservatively!! You can always trim more if you think you need to.

Honestly, I'd start on the abdomen. Get the crotch, abs, butt and kidney to fit as well as possible. Then the back and chest. After that, do your shoulders, biceps, and then forearms. Then finally, do the thighs and shins. For me, that's the best way. Start from center (the abdomen) and then work your way out from there.

Yeah, I would think you need to order some new tube stripes. They are usually only about a pencil's width away from the cheek bone. The knee looks good to me though.

I have an issue, not with the pauldron as much (although, I feel your pain), but with my shoulder pouch. I like it high, but then it causes me to not be able to look left very far. #TDProblems.

Thanks!

I fear this will turn into a 'Tastes Great, Less FIlling' kind of discussion, but I prefer it low. More menacing to me.

I ended up adding shims to both sides, leaving the seam down the middle. When I get my armor out next, I'll post a pic of how it turned out. Definitely worth the effort.