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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Apr 8, 2004 16:53:02 GMT -5
Excellant Laan.:-) That's what I do with my Capsules and it DOES work nicely.:-)
I hadn't been lucky enough to find the copper color so all of mine are Silver.:-)
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Post by LoreenShadowchaser on Apr 9, 2004 3:42:23 GMT -5
That Sith belt I made was a pain in the butt to make. It took a lot of planning to get those 2 straps to bend and loop over each other the way I wanted them too. I had to punch the rivet holes one section at a time, working my way out from the center, using brass paper fasteners as temporary "rivets" to hold the straps on to check the alignment. I don't want to make another one like it. I'll stick to the simpler Jedi belts.
I need to make a new Jedi belt, since I've been losing weight. I can only cut down my last belt so much, because I have 6 sets of rivets in it. I need to go down to 4 sets, now.
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Post by Schph Gochi on Apr 9, 2004 5:22:25 GMT -5
as a life long dieter...losing weight and making a belt smaller is always good! ;D
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Post by Laan Kro on Apr 9, 2004 7:38:17 GMT -5
Thank you, Jauhzmynn, I found all of my paints at Walmart. I was able to use Krylon for the copper, silver, and gold, but I had to get some Rustoleum for the pewter. I haven't painted the pewter ones yet so I don't know how that paint will work. I'm hoping to work on them this weekend so I should know in a day or two. I had originally bought some very expensive model paint at a hobby shop but it didn't work well at all. Even days after I had let it dry it would still scratch off the pellets pretty easily. The Krylon metallics I've been using haven't scratched off in any of my tests. I think the key is patience (a good Jedi trait!) and waiting a day or two between each step so that everything can dry before adding the next layer.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Apr 10, 2004 0:13:11 GMT -5
I love Krylon spray paint, it's great stuff, I use it for several things. Drys fast too, especially the metallics, can't tell you how many times I've used them in really strange ways, on odd projects.
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Post by Laan Kro on Apr 10, 2004 7:03:47 GMT -5
I prefer the Krylon paints, too. They dry quickly and really last. I wasn't able to find the pewter in the Krylon brand so I had to go with Rustoleum on that one. I'll be using it for the first time today so I'm anxious to see how it works. My matte finish is Rustoleum, too. Odd thing about my Krylon silver: it went on extrememly shiny, like chrome, which was actually shinier than I wanted. But, when I put my two coats of matte on my silver capsules the finish turned a duller (but still metallic) silver/gray. That didn't happen to the gold or the copper, though. I didn't mean for that to happen, but it did come out better that way.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Apr 11, 2004 0:01:36 GMT -5
Krylon used to have a couple of silvers and one was duller, they also used to have a silver pipe spray (meant for radiators I think) that was a bit different, which one did you use?
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Post by Schph Gochi on Apr 11, 2004 6:02:12 GMT -5
too bad they have not expanded the range of colors in "Fusion".....although....I don't find "Fusion" to be the miracle paint for plastic that it is cracked up to be.
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Post by Laan Kro on Apr 11, 2004 6:14:36 GMT -5
The Krylon paint I used was in some tall, skinny cans and it's very shiny. Like I said, the chrome was shinier than I wanted so I didn't mind it getting toned down. Last night I put the first coat of that Rustoleum pewter color on four new capsules and it looks fantastic! I now have a new favorite capsule color!
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Post by Laan Kro on May 6, 2004 10:44:21 GMT -5
I just finished my belt last night. It looks great and the design I devised to hold it closed in back works like a charm. In the back it doesn't look exactly like the prop belts they wore in the movies, but it's extremely reliable and it doesn't have a lot of bulk right on my spine. I tried to approach it from a viewpoint of "how would these belts clasp if they were real, and not movie costume belts?" The rest of the belt looks dead on and should pass even the most ardent accuracy exams, except for those Tandy Sam Browne studs. I owe Kai Rhann Jerra a huge public thank you for all of his patience and experience as he coached me through several sticking points. Now it's time to move on to a new tunic...
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Post by KaiRhann on May 6, 2004 10:54:24 GMT -5
Great to hear that the belt came out so well. And, it was a pleasure to be of assistance...I'm glad I could help out, Laan.
My own belt snaps on the side...a little easier to put on, and the snaps seem less noticeable that way...
~Kai Rhann
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on May 6, 2004 13:42:13 GMT -5
Hi Laan, What was your design for the fasening at the back? I may try it for a belt of my own.
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Post by Laan Kro on May 6, 2004 14:15:47 GMT -5
I used part of an assembly that clasps a police gunbelt together, minus the big buckle. It's kind of hard to describe, so I'll send you some pictures when I take them, but it basically is two small, rectangular chainlinks that hook onto two hooks--all of it concealed on the inside. All you see on the outside is a narrow keeper and a couple of black rivets. I was going to go with Velcro, but I wanted something I knew couldn't come undone on it's own. It turned out pretty well.
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on May 6, 2004 15:01:58 GMT -5
Ahh. I had no problem visualising that. My father was a cop. Now how did you affix the clasps(Call'em that for now) to the leather?
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Post by Laan Kro on May 6, 2004 15:56:49 GMT -5
I took the hook part of the police belt and attached it one end of the belt by folding the belt over onto itself and riveting it in place. That part has two hooks, approximately two inches apart. I bought a one foot length of small chain and used two links from it to hook onto the hooks. I attached them to the inside of the other end of the belt, using two narrow leather strips folded over and riveted to the belt. To attach my belt all I do is hook these two links onto the two hooks and slide the keeper over the whole assembly. Like I said, all of that is hidden so all you see from the outside is a couple of black rivets and the keeper. I don't mean to be crass, but the perfect illustration for this is a certain piece of female undergarment that uses hooks and loops. Picture that and you can get a pretty good idea of how my belt closes, but on a larger scale. Sorry, it's the best example I could come up with.
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