Finished painting the front of the shield white today. What a pain in the ass. Paint kept spraying droplets all over it, either due to the nozzle having paint on it or due to the wind. Had to sand droplets off several times and repaint those areas. Doesn't need to be too perfect since I will likely weather it once I'm done, but I wanted a good base for the red and blue. Haven't decided if I will do a gloss coat over the flat paints once I'm done. Not sure if the shield in the film is flat or glossy.
Also masked off the A on the helmet, which was made difficult because the helmet appears to have been badly dented at some point and repaired, so it was hard to find the center of the front, but once I decided on placement things went smoothly and I just finished painting that on there. Gonna wait till its dry to remove the tape, though I'm not sure if that's proper procedure or not.
Also got another pair of goggles in the mail today. No, I didn't order another set to replace the ones I'd screwed up. And it's not the set I ordered originally which never arrived.
Paypal put my friend's address in when I bought the second set of goggles. I'd been staying with him a couple weeks so I had the shield and some stuff shipped there. I noticed this immediately after I ordered them, and sent the seller a note about it with the correct address, and in the morning I got a note that the goggles were ready to ship... to his address. Then I got a note saying they got my note and would ship to the right place. Then I got another note saying they'd shipped... to his address. So I didn't know what the heck was going on, but when I got the goggles I assumed they went to the right address. Well my friend came by today with a package that arrived at his place and it was a second set of the same goggles. And I was only charged once, so... free goggles. I'm not gonna screw this pair up like I did the last set though. I may put em up in the Junkyard.
Also masked off the A on the helmet, which was made difficult because the helmet appears to have been badly dented at some point and repaired, so it was hard to find the center of the front, but once I decided on placement things went smoothly and I just finished painting that on there. Gonna wait till its dry to remove the tape, though I'm not sure if that's proper procedure or not.
Also got another pair of goggles in the mail today. No, I didn't order another set to replace the ones I'd screwed up. And it's not the set I ordered originally which never arrived.
Paypal put my friend's address in when I bought the second set of goggles. I'd been staying with him a couple weeks so I had the shield and some stuff shipped there. I noticed this immediately after I ordered them, and sent the seller a note about it with the correct address, and in the morning I got a note that the goggles were ready to ship... to his address. Then I got a note saying they got my note and would ship to the right place. Then I got another note saying they'd shipped... to his address. So I didn't know what the heck was going on, but when I got the goggles I assumed they went to the right address. Well my friend came by today with a package that arrived at his place and it was a second set of the same goggles. And I was only charged once, so... free goggles. I'm not gonna screw this pair up like I did the last set though. I may put em up in the Junkyard.