Mister Wayne
New Member
Hey,
I'm new here but a longtime member of the BOTB.
Last year I assembled a Shadow costume modeled after the film version from 1994.
The pistols were a big point of contention for me because I really wanted to get the nickel plated look shown in the film, but couldn't find an existing nickel plated gun in my price range (and I'd prefer airsoft because it's lightweight).
So in the end, with Con coming up fast, I settled on a 1911 metal airsoft gun with a cheap spray painted silver paint job.
Obviously in terms of film accuracy there are quite a few problems with this, but primarily I'm trying to increase the shine, bringing it closer to the mirror finish in the film.
A week ago I was watching some of the Tested videos about Adam Savages props and he extolled the virtues of something called Rub 'n Buff. I've been checking into some tutorials about it, and I'm excited to give it a shot.
First of all, I'm wondering from your guy's experience how shiny you can buff the prop up. Is it going to be any better than the spray paint job already on the prop?
If not, or if the change is going to be marginal, what are some ways I could take this existing prop and improve the paint job? Someone on the Brotherhood mentioned Vacuum metalizing, which sounds awesome but I am a college student, so to a certain extent the 'accuracy to cost' see-saw will always have to skew toward the cost side of things.
Anyway, I'd love your guys' input!
I'm new here but a longtime member of the BOTB.
Last year I assembled a Shadow costume modeled after the film version from 1994.
The pistols were a big point of contention for me because I really wanted to get the nickel plated look shown in the film, but couldn't find an existing nickel plated gun in my price range (and I'd prefer airsoft because it's lightweight).
So in the end, with Con coming up fast, I settled on a 1911 metal airsoft gun with a cheap spray painted silver paint job.
Obviously in terms of film accuracy there are quite a few problems with this, but primarily I'm trying to increase the shine, bringing it closer to the mirror finish in the film.
A week ago I was watching some of the Tested videos about Adam Savages props and he extolled the virtues of something called Rub 'n Buff. I've been checking into some tutorials about it, and I'm excited to give it a shot.
First of all, I'm wondering from your guy's experience how shiny you can buff the prop up. Is it going to be any better than the spray paint job already on the prop?
If not, or if the change is going to be marginal, what are some ways I could take this existing prop and improve the paint job? Someone on the Brotherhood mentioned Vacuum metalizing, which sounds awesome but I am a college student, so to a certain extent the 'accuracy to cost' see-saw will always have to skew toward the cost side of things.
Anyway, I'd love your guys' input!
