Sundowner's Luke v2 build

Sundowner · Apr 17, 2016

I purchased a Luke v2 from Anakin Starkiller's run and stencils from Trooper Trent. I started off giving everything a good soapy scrub. Then decided it was too shiny so I dulled the finish with oven cleaner.

Finish before oven cleaner

After the application of oven cleaner

I also gave the bottom booster a little beating and followed Trooper Trent's instructions. I winced every time I heard the booster ping as my hammer struck it. I then sanded the burrs off of it and gave it a blast of paint. I started smearing the booster with a paper towel soaked in mineral spirits until I liked the results.

So far so good! This is an extremely fun build so far!

Trooper_trent · Apr 17, 2016

Very nice job so far. The oven cleaner is a great tip!

Halliwax · Apr 17, 2016

very nice!! I last weekend used the oven cleaner trick and loved the results!

I love how your booster came out I want to achieve the same thing

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Sundowner · Apr 17, 2016

Trooper_trent said:
Very nice job so far. The oven cleaner is a great tip!

I'm applying the stencils while looking at reference pictures. My girlfriend came by and said "so someone took time to study every grainy picture to make an elaborate stencil" I just replied "uh ya, we like details" hahaha

halliwax said:
very nice!! I last weekend used the oven cleaner trick and loved the results!

I love how your booster came out I want to achieve the same thing

Thanks! I'm really pleased with it. Trooper Trent knows what he's talking about!

Trooper_trent · Apr 17, 2016

Sundowner said:
I'm applying the stencils while looking at reference pictures. My girlfriend came by and said "so someone took time to study every grainy picture to make an elaborate stencil" I just replied "uh ya, we like details" hahaha

Tell her that's not even the bad part. The bad part is that people will then cross reference the stencils to the grainy photos and tell me all the places I got it wrong. "this scratch is .1mm too high and it should be curved down a bit more."

Sundowner · Apr 17, 2016

Trooper_trent said:
Tell her that's not even the bad part. The bad part is that people will then cross reference the stencils to the grainy photos and tell me all the places I got it wrong. "this scratch is .1mm too high and it should be curved down a bit more."

Hahahahaha oh no, none of our members would do such a thing

russellsch · Apr 17, 2016

I think your build is amazing! :thumbsup
What is the best technique with the oven cleaner?

Sundowner · Apr 17, 2016

russellsch said:
I think your build is amazing! :thumbsup
What is the best technique with the oven cleaner?

Thanks! I sprayed the pieces with oven cleaner and waited a few minutes. After that I would rinse them with cool water and repeat the process a few more times.

russellsch · Apr 17, 2016

Sundowner said:
Thanks! I sprayed the pieces with oven cleaner and waited a few minutes. After that I would rinse them with cool water and repeat the process a few more times.

Sweet! I need to go get some oven cleaner now. :cheers

russellsch · Apr 17, 2016

Did you oven cleaner the emitter also? Or just the booster section?

newmagrathea · Apr 17, 2016

I've done the same thing with the oven cleaner, it really makes it look used. Interesting technique with the paint, I'll have to consider that when I start darkening the metal.

mortifactor · Apr 18, 2016

What's the active ingredient in the oven cleaner or brand name? Domestic products are indecipherable to me where I live :lol. I was just going to leave mine outside in the summer humidity haha. This looks easier! (Although you'd like what the weather has done to my aluminium bike parts)

Ghost2108 · Apr 18, 2016

Looks very nice, good start

Sundowner · Apr 18, 2016

russellsch said:
Did you oven cleaner the emitter also? Or just the booster section?

i actually decided to use the oven cleaner after I already finished the booster. So I covered everything except the booster. I just taped a bag over that portion when I sprayed it.

newmagrathea said:
I've done the same thing with the oven cleaner, it really makes it look used. Interesting technique with the paint, I'll have to consider that when I start darkening the metal.

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I was really pleased with the outcome!

mortifactor said:
What's the active ingredient in the oven cleaner or brand name? Domestic products are indecipherable to me where I live :lol. I was just going to leave mine outside in the summer humidity haha. This looks easier! (Although you'd like what the weather has done to my aluminium bike parts)

I'm not entirely sure, maybe some one else can chime in. I saw someone use it to weather another aluminum prop on the forum.

Marviana Jones said:
Looks very nice, good start

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

Sundowner · Apr 19, 2016

I've applied all of the decals and it's ready for paint!

For the paint I will be using Rust-oleum High Heat spray paint. I had it left over from a fire helmet I refinished and it looks pretty good.

Halliwax · Apr 19, 2016

can't wait for the black paint!

Sundowner · Apr 20, 2016

Snapped a few pics today. The weathering turned out awesome and stencils with the paint was spot on. I'll post more when I can!

newmagrathea · Apr 20, 2016

That looks awesome. How did you go about removing the paint from the top of the ribs?

Sundowner · Apr 20, 2016

newmagrathea said:
That looks awesome. How did you go about removing the paint from the top of the ribs?

I used a rag and mineral spirits. It was so much easier than trying to tape off each rib.

russellsch · Apr 20, 2016

Sundowner said:
Snapped a few pics today. The weathering turned out awesome and stencils with the paint was spot on. I'll post more when I can!

That looks great! :thumbsup

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