The "I'm painting a Captain America Shield" thread

The 20lb test is all you will need. I guarantee it is so strong that you will bend your brackets tryin to pull it off

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drakeprimeone said:
The 20lb test is all you will need. I guarantee it is so strong that you will bend your brackets tryin to pull it off

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I'll see if I can find it locally. I did not notice this at Ace when I got the 10 pound stuff or I would have bought it.

The 10 pound tape seems to be holding fine in some places. and others, it just isn't sticking at all. Really bummed out about it.
 
The 10lbs. stuff will do fine in most situations. Here's some tips:

Apply to bare metal, not clearcoat.
Clean the metal you are sticking it to with Acetone to remove grease.
Bend your brackets as close to the curve of the shield as possible. Otherwise they will be pulling against the tape.
After you stick the tape to the bracket and pulled the liner, warm the tape and shield with a hair dryer. This will help the tape grab strongly.
 
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Here is my stealth shield. For anyone who is interested, the light blue paint (which I think is about as close a match as you can get) is Tamiya PS-49.

You can see shadows under the star because the star is just taped on right now.
 
Re: The "I'm painting a Captain America Shield" thread

I don't know if anybody ever answered you about this, but see my recent comment.

batmanrz said:
Hey guys, would someone help me find the right paint color to turn my sled into a SHIELD stealth version? I'm set on getting an official eFx shield, so I want to turn my traditional shield into a stealth one.

This beauty here by Cousindave is the only one stealth one I've seen around here (is the stealth color scheme not popular on the RPF?).

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I don't need the exact paint that's on this one (although it would be awesome if someone knew). Any spray paint with the right color would be fine, as it is a budget sled shield and I'm not picky. Thanks in advance!!
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AgentOfShield said:
Looks pretty damn close, what did you use to bring out the grooves in the aluminum?
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The shield is one of the spun aluminum blanks, so the grooves are already there, but I emphasized them with light streaks of flat black (if you look closely at the real stealth shield, it has the same black streaks).
 
Yea I was asking about what you put on the grooves to bring them out, and yes it does look more screen accurate than clean aluminum :)
 
Does anyone have any suggestions for dealing with the spots in the photo below? I'm not 100% sure if it's rust or not. I stripped the paint and found these little marks.

 
Does anyone have any tips on what sort of spray pattern to use to best apply the clear coat? With the blue I went horizontally across. With the red circles, I've gone ring by ring radial to the center. I'm not sure how to do the clear, though, since I'll have to do the entire shield at once.

Also, does anyone have tips on painting the outer edge of the shield? I've seen a few that have painted it red and I think it looks great.

Any tips would be much appreciated!
 
Lord Magneto said:
Damn really? As in a scotches bright pad? The dish washing pads? Will have to try that this afternoon. Hoping to get started on painting this afternoon
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yes it's in valors tutorial. you need it to make the sled look less like steel and more like aluminum

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drakeprimeone said:
yes it's in valors tutorial. you need it to make the sled look less like steel and more like aluminum

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Thanks man. Thought I had to use some sort of chemical to get that up first before applying the spun look but it sounds like it should pretty much come up with that. Thanks man

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drakeprimeone said:
yes it's in valors tutorial. you need it to make the sled look less like steel and more like aluminum

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Thanks man. Thought I had to use some sort of chemical to get that up first before applying the spun look but it sounds like it should pretty much come up with that. Thanks man
 
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TheGeekFoundry said:
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Here is my stealth shield. For anyone who is interested, the light blue paint (which I think is about as close a match as you can get) is Tamiya PS-49.

You can see shadows under the star because the star is just taped on right now.
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TheGeekFoundry said:
I don't know if anybody ever answered you about this, but see my recent comment.



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The shield is one of the spun aluminum blanks, so the grooves are already there, but I emphasized them with light streaks of flat black (if you look closely at the real stealth shield, it has the same black streaks).
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Wow, thank you so much! I was actually holding out until I saw some more examples, and yours is absolutely beautiful! Excellent work, and thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to use that exact color. Do you have any other tips for the stealth shield? Did you do anything to the silver parts, or is that the original blank shield? So, you basically painted it like a normal shield but used the Tamiya for the light blue parts? Thanks in advance! :)
 
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batmanrz said:
Wow, thank you so much! I was actually holding out until I saw some more examples, and yours is absolutely beautiful! Excellent work, and thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to use that exact color. Do you have any other tips for the stealth shield? Did you do anything to the silver parts, or is that the original blank shield? So, you basically painted it like a normal shield but used the Tamiya for the light blue parts? Thanks in advance! :)
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No problem. I couldn't have done this shield without the help of others (like Valor, especially). I streaked the sliver and light blue rings with (slightly thinned) flat black using a sponge brush. I wiped on a fairly thick streak and then used a dry sponge to thin it and spread it. I'll warn you: make sure that you practice the technique and be prepared to mess up. Don't practice after you've painted the light blue because the Tamiya paint is expensive and doesn't go far.

Also, a word about that Tamiya paint: you probably need at least three cans (I went through four with mistakes). It goes on really thin but darkens as it dries. It's fairly easy to rub off, so make sure you let it dry for a while before you do the black streaks.

I hope this helps!
 
Is there any saving it if the clear coat has left things looking hazy?

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