Talaaya
Well-Known Member
Re: 3D Printed Samus Varia Suit
New coat of primer is on!
So much better!
You may notice the grooves haven't been sanded. I left it as is for a couple reasons: it's very difficult to get sandpaper in there (and the dremel melts the plastic which ruins the bit quickly), and I kinda like the contrast it provides. It's hardly noticeable in person anyway.
I also tested a red spray paint today, but I don't like it. Spray cans leave a very visible stippling texture (which I suppose I could wet sand, but meh), and the color of red wasn't very metallic. Maybe it just needed another coat or something, but it looked kinda lame. I discovered though that another friend of mine conveniently has a compressor and airbrush! This will be much better because it will be much smoother and I can make custom colors. I've been struggling with how to create the light yellow metallic color that's on the armor, but now I can just make it myself!
New coat of primer is on!
So much better!
You may notice the grooves haven't been sanded. I left it as is for a couple reasons: it's very difficult to get sandpaper in there (and the dremel melts the plastic which ruins the bit quickly), and I kinda like the contrast it provides. It's hardly noticeable in person anyway.
I also tested a red spray paint today, but I don't like it. Spray cans leave a very visible stippling texture (which I suppose I could wet sand, but meh), and the color of red wasn't very metallic. Maybe it just needed another coat or something, but it looked kinda lame. I discovered though that another friend of mine conveniently has a compressor and airbrush! This will be much better because it will be much smoother and I can make custom colors. I've been struggling with how to create the light yellow metallic color that's on the armor, but now I can just make it myself!