canister
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Hope you guys are pumped!
A little SBS paint guide for the torch.
sanded all the high points off the plastic and primed it. Added some test pot paint to the cracks to fill up some of the harder to get print lines. You wont have to do this because the cast will be smooth already.
After another round primer and sanding with 250-400 grit looking much better. Once I was happy that it was super smooth I painting it matt black, this gives a good base to the boltgun metal I used.
Bolt gun metal.
After that I used a bit of mayonaise and a size 1 brush. Using the tip to brush on some streaks so they looked like scratches, normally you would use some masking fluid but applying masking fluid with out letting the previous layer of paint dry off hard (over night) usually results in peeling off the layer under with the fluid. So mayo creates an oil barrier between the paint layers and you can wipe it off with a damp cloth once the top coat is dry in my case 5 mins.
Weathering I used some stone wash, dark sepia and some brown ink (watered down), I also used a brush and carfully edge highlighted some of the scratches with some crome paint to make it look like fresh knocks.
Test look beside the box thats just come off the printer and the helmet.
How do you think the torch is attached to the helmet? maybe a clip that comes down off the armor?
A little SBS paint guide for the torch.
sanded all the high points off the plastic and primed it. Added some test pot paint to the cracks to fill up some of the harder to get print lines. You wont have to do this because the cast will be smooth already.
After another round primer and sanding with 250-400 grit looking much better. Once I was happy that it was super smooth I painting it matt black, this gives a good base to the boltgun metal I used.
Bolt gun metal.
After that I used a bit of mayonaise and a size 1 brush. Using the tip to brush on some streaks so they looked like scratches, normally you would use some masking fluid but applying masking fluid with out letting the previous layer of paint dry off hard (over night) usually results in peeling off the layer under with the fluid. So mayo creates an oil barrier between the paint layers and you can wipe it off with a damp cloth once the top coat is dry in my case 5 mins.
Weathering I used some stone wash, dark sepia and some brown ink (watered down), I also used a brush and carfully edge highlighted some of the scratches with some crome paint to make it look like fresh knocks.
Test look beside the box thats just come off the printer and the helmet.
How do you think the torch is attached to the helmet? maybe a clip that comes down off the armor?