Here are some finished pics along with a breakdown of each elements finishing.
P2 Main body: Airbrushed on the decanted Krylon Shadow grey which covered very well. The sheen was not consistent but after letting dry and hitting it with krylon satin crystal clear it looked great, especially with...
Next I used reference images from the "Profiles in History" Auction as a basis for the physical damage to the phaser. This included using an xacto and various files and other objects to create dings, gouges and scrapes that would have accumulated over time. The plan was to do two layers of...
I'm not a huge Star Trek TOS fan, it was before my time, but as I have gotten older I have really fallen in love with the early sci-fi aesthetic. Of course, the whole Heritage Auction debacle caught my attention and and renewed my interest in the TOS phaser. I was able to acquire an RJS...
100% guaranteed that all amberlith has a peel layer. Once peeled off the amberlith is very thin, I had to remove it when i made mine as well, and there is zero discernable ridge in the lamination due to the thickness of the amberlith. The amberlith on my badges is more or less the same color as...
It means the photo Earl Hays used from google is always linked back to my rpf post, which includes my name. In fact, it’s the first hit on Google images when you search “deckard ID badge”. So again, you’re welcome for using it, even if you decided not to credit.
I’m just stoked it’s on the...
PropsToHistory Well I guess I have to say that I'm pretty flattered that Earl Hays Press has one of the badges that I made back in 2018 and had a limited run here on the RPF, or at the very least jacked the photo from my WIP thread. Super cool that Adam was holding it during the video.
Kind of...