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Re: Another Mass Effect N7 Build - Pic Heavy

Well I just can't leave this armor alone, so I decided to weather it....a lot. :p

I'll be sure to get pics up in a bit!

Edit: Pictures!

So I decided that the black on black just wasn't visually interesting, but that I didn't want to do the two toned look. So I decided to try my hand at a bit of weathering of pieces. I forgot to get any in progress photos, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

I started with the thigh portions of the armor. Before and After:
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Then I did the same to the edges and details of the other assorted pieces.
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At which point I felt comfortable enough to try and do the torso portion of the armor.
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And while I was working on it, I took some clear tubing I had lying around and added it with EL wire to make the glowing parts of the shield generator and weapons slots. With flash and without.
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I've since permanently fixed the EL wire into place (so that floater there won't show up again!) and while I had some paint let over, I decided to add a bit to the Paladin as well.
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Thanks for checking it out!
 

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Re: Another Mass Effect N7 Build - Pic Heavy

Sorry for the lack of updates. There just hasn't been much progress that I felt was worth updating about.

I have reinforced parts of the torso, partially because I want there to be some give, but also so that it is a bit less likely to have any major issues. I also am making small improvements to the paint job. Nothing really earth shattering or that will likely be noticed in any photos I posted. I did decide to go ahead and create a helmet to go with this armor, so I have been working on the paper templates for that. Other than that, I'll update later with more as it happens.
 
Re: Another Mass Effect N7 Build - Pic Heavy

So I couldn't leave this alone. I had to tinker with the paint job a bit and then cut myself off before I continue on and stall progress any further.

So I mentioned permanently securing the EL Wire into place. This is what that ends up looking like. (Along with the M77 Paladin prop for fun.)
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Then I did a bit of weathering on the hand pads and a black wash on the metallic parts in order to tone it down a bit.
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After that was adding the ribbed portion for the thighs details.
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Then I did a bit of silver on the butt. Then a light sanding to give it a brushed metallic look. I also painted over the ribbed portion with black acrylics.
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Then I decided that I needed to cut myself off, so I decided that I wanted to have some shine to the armor. So I hit it all with a few coats of gloss clear.
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Which gave me the sheen that I was looking for. (Note: No flash was used here. I was just that close to the light source.)
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That's all for now. I'll have to get some suited up pictures when I get the chance.
 
Re: Another Mass Effect N7 Build - Pic Heavy

With Halloween in the bag, I was finally able to take advantage of the holiday and get some quality time with the armor and cameras! I have not had the helmet work out so far, so I went without one. So this is the final look for the armor:

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I also took third in a contest on Saturday, so here are a few pics from that:

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Now to work on refining it and moving on to the next thing! Thanks for checking this out!
 
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