Darth Pinhead
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Look in the hardware section or, *gasp*, ask an employee where they are located
Desert Hunter and Usurper Wolf paint up
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Replica
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I'll give it a crack later on today, see how it goes!
Replica
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LOOKIN GOOD MAN!
take a profile pic for me would ya?
Thanks mate! Heres one of the side, not a true profile. I can take one more side-on when i get home if you like!
Cheers!
biohunter76
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A very fitting paint up for your mask. Awesome rust effect. Its very hard to nail it but you did.
The kind of magnets you need you probably need to buy online. Your hardware store probably won't have anything strong enough without it being huge. You might want to check and see if these guys will ship to you http://www.magnet4less.com/product_info.ph...products_id=667 I've used them before and this is the size and thickness that I find works best. They do offer them nickle plated but the epoxy coated stick much better to any kind of glue of epoxy you might use to glue them in to the bio. Be sure to sand the inside of the bio where you plan to glue in your magnet so that the glue or epoxy grabs better (I would go with epoxy). Good luck bro, it can be a paint getting the magnets to line up how you want them to. I'm sure it will be a snap for someone with your skills.
The kind of magnets you need you probably need to buy online. Your hardware store probably won't have anything strong enough without it being huge. You might want to check and see if these guys will ship to you http://www.magnet4less.com/product_info.ph...products_id=667 I've used them before and this is the size and thickness that I find works best. They do offer them nickle plated but the epoxy coated stick much better to any kind of glue of epoxy you might use to glue them in to the bio. Be sure to sand the inside of the bio where you plan to glue in your magnet so that the glue or epoxy grabs better (I would go with epoxy). Good luck bro, it can be a paint getting the magnets to line up how you want them to. I'm sure it will be a snap for someone with your skills.
Darth Pinhead
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I stand corrected,
biohunter76
Sr Member
I stand corrected,
Not at all bro. I've just been there and done that. I can't think of any store that would have the need to carry rare earth magnets in the size we need. Hardware stores carry tiny ones that cost as much as the bigger ones online. The only downside to online is of corse is the wait.
Darth Pinhead
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We have a pretty cool hobby/specialty store here in Orlando called Sky King, that offers up all kinds of crazy stuff for the "inventors" in the area, so I guess we're lucky. I stumbled upon them trying to find something at Home Depot (Sales Associate told me about them). Perhaps an inquiry at local hardware stores and/or craft stores will produce the name of a local specialty story that is hiding somewhere.
Replica
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No problems, it fits really nice, the bone ridges look like they hold it in place. Im assuming you'd get the same great fit from a P1 or anything based on a P1 also.
A very fitting paint up for your mask. Awesome rust effect. Its very hard to nail it but you did.
The kind of magnets you need you probably need to buy online. Your hardware store probably won't have anything strong enough without it being huge. You might want to check and see if these guys will ship to you http://www.magnet4less.com/product_info.ph...products_id=667 I've used them before and this is the size and thickness that I find works best. They do offer them nickle plated but the epoxy coated stick much better to any kind of glue of epoxy you might use to glue them in to the bio. Be sure to sand the inside of the bio where you plan to glue in your magnet so that the glue or epoxy grabs better (I would go with epoxy). Good luck bro, it can be a paint getting the magnets to line up how you want them to. I'm sure it will be a snap for someone with your skills.
Thanks heaps bro, much appreciated! They ship to Australia, and at $2.10 i can get a bunch! How many do you reckon i might need for 2 bios?
Thanks a lot mate, glad you like it!
Thanks Mike, more to come!
Cheers mate, Im glad with the end result, but i think it is easier to do than the method i used so i might try something different if i do a rusty one again
Cheers bro! I think im gonna go with a mesh, maybe black or rusty metal. I really like the look of the mesh on the Ancient in biohunter76's sig, so maybe something like that but rusty. Or just some fly screen, haven't decided yet but ill get it done real soon!
Thanks for looking, and commenting, its all very much appreciated!
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biohunter76
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Replica
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Awesome, too easy! I'll order up some in the next week or so.
Also, ive started (and nearly finished) my Wolf bio:
And i took Usurper's advice and tracked down some liquitex gloss varnish, came up a treat:
The 'dynamic' lighting was actually just the sunlight, i didnt realize just how 'staged' it looked until i was resizing it!
Thanks for looking!
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Replica
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Cheers bro! Not a problem, the bio is still just sitting without magnets or Velcro, and the mesh and lasers aren't on there yet. My physique is not quite the same as the pred, but you get the idea! (please excuse the cob webs, really must speak to the maid... )
Thanks mate, im glad you like it!
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Hunts With Man
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Awesome paint on the bio. There's a streak of rust down the left brow ridge that makes it look like it was sitting underneath a rain spout or something similar constantly dripping water over it. Very neat effect, I don't know if it was intentional or not, but it just adds to the thought that the mask has been unused for a long time.
