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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jun 23, 2008 10:48:11 GMT -5
What you see here is one thin coat of dark gray with a couple spot-spritzes of copper and black, all on top of a boatload of silver. I had to rush this morning to get these painted before the rain storms arrived, so I wound up making each coat of silver WAY too thick.  Consequently, I'll have to give them a lot of time to dry before I scratch 'em up with the sandpaper. ...more pix later ... (yeah, what a surprise)    ~ Koda |
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jun 29, 2008 9:46:33 GMT -5
Weekend update: I scratch-weathered the shoulders, and formed/re-formed and shaped the vambraces. I painted them up for weathering but need to wait a couple days before I start scratching them (d**n mid-Atlantic humidity). Note the bracers have an elliptical cross-section at the wrist. This, in conjunction with the planned neoprene wrist-seals will lock them in place radially. They will rotate as my wrist rotates. It will also lend the illusion of the stepped-down edge seen in the reference pix, as well as hold the sleeves and glove closures in place. I'm moderately happy with the right shoulder bell. The left one I will eventually re-spritz with the darker tones and scratch again. They both came out a bit too mottled for my taste, but the right one is good enough for long shots. The ding there on the left one was a flaw in the casting, but turned out to be a very fine blaster burn.  This is finally starting to look like somethin'. ;D See ya's next week.      ~ Vonnor |
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jun 29, 2008 21:44:57 GMT -5
...a little sump'n sump'n...  ~ K 3 |
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Post by acalsohei on Jun 29, 2008 22:00:54 GMT -5
Sweeeet! Nice job on the bells!
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jun 29, 2008 22:09:23 GMT -5
Thanks Maestro. I thought they were going to look too mottled, but on the costume they look OK.
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Post by AMP on Jun 30, 2008 8:19:04 GMT -5
WOW! That is looking great. The last shot is a bit of a tease. Show us more.
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jun 30, 2008 11:51:50 GMT -5
It's all I got so far, Peran. You know me, I show 'em when I get 'em. ;D |
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jul 6, 2008 18:47:17 GMT -5
Here's a weekend update: I didn't do much 'cause I had family in from out of town, but here's all the stuff you won't see once the armor gets on there. One thing though, these pants are 37" waist and were very tight when I started this project (Nov). I have dropped a bit of weight and these are just too baggy around the middle. I will now have to buy another pair in a 36" or 35" and doctor them up (removing the back pockets was a bich - had to pick at each needle hole to blend it in).  Also, these are not the Rahm Kota boots. I have yet to receive those.      ~ Koda |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Jul 6, 2008 20:17:19 GMT -5
Wow!!! man your hair IS getting long! cant wait to see this complete!  |
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jul 7, 2008 5:26:54 GMT -5
...man your hair IS getting long!...  I knew I shoulda took them from the neck down... FOCUS Master, FOCUS!  |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Jul 7, 2008 11:59:58 GMT -5
LOL! Like that would make a difference! |
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jul 7, 2008 12:54:51 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I forgot.
My bad.
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jul 10, 2008 21:33:04 GMT -5
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jul 11, 2008 15:50:02 GMT -5
A very important part of the costume... /nod  |
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Post by Koda Vonnor on Jul 12, 2008 19:17:30 GMT -5
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