Re: 3D printed Robocop suit 1987 build
About colors on film VS. in real life........
A guy paints a prop for a movie. The prop gets shot under various lighting with various filters thus changing the hue and tone. Now we try to recreate the paint job from photos, references on the net. Problem is the reference photos are distorted by the camera, the monitor you are viewing, you own eye and ......time as UV damage has taken a toll.
Some decisions have to be made. So you want the piece to be Prop accurate, Screen accurate, etc.
Personally, I want the prop to match what I see on screen. If I held the original prop next to my creation it would not match.....at all. But my brain has been trained to see a certain version that is eye correct. Thats the version I go for.
With all that said. I would gather as much reference pics of the original suit with what it look like on screen and do a blend. Seems like the onscreen version is a toned down rainbow. Thats what I would strive to achieve.