SSgt Burton
Sr Member
So TRU had the Buzz Bee Plasma Blasters on sale for $8.47 and I couldn't resist at that price.
Wasn't too sure how it would turn out- but I'm happy with the end result. I should have taken a before pic but of course I didn't (I'm terrible at remembering that :unsure :rolleyes)- anyway here's one off the net:
And the final result:
Started out by removing the stickers, then giving the whole thing a light sanding with 600 grit to help with paint adhesion.
The entire blaster was painted with Kyrlon ultra flat black which acts like a primer as well as being flat black. The only section I masked off was a small round "hole" at the tip of the muzzle to allow the flash effect to show through- the scrolling lights on the side were kinda cheesy so I painted over them.
I then used a cheapo $1 store paintbrush to paint the siver sections- the paintbrush looks really scratchy, but that is done on purpose. (Man I really must remember to take "in progess" pics!).
The silver section then got a thorough blackwash using Polly Scale "Oily Black"- really gave it a dirty used look and camouflaged any scratchy brush strokes.
Finally the black sections got a weathering with silver paint.
Kevin
Wasn't too sure how it would turn out- but I'm happy with the end result. I should have taken a before pic but of course I didn't (I'm terrible at remembering that :unsure :rolleyes)- anyway here's one off the net:
And the final result:
Started out by removing the stickers, then giving the whole thing a light sanding with 600 grit to help with paint adhesion.
The entire blaster was painted with Kyrlon ultra flat black which acts like a primer as well as being flat black. The only section I masked off was a small round "hole" at the tip of the muzzle to allow the flash effect to show through- the scrolling lights on the side were kinda cheesy so I painted over them.
I then used a cheapo $1 store paintbrush to paint the siver sections- the paintbrush looks really scratchy, but that is done on purpose. (Man I really must remember to take "in progess" pics!).
The silver section then got a thorough blackwash using Polly Scale "Oily Black"- really gave it a dirty used look and camouflaged any scratchy brush strokes.
Finally the black sections got a weathering with silver paint.
Kevin