Jark'osa's WIP - Current Stage:: Finished

[CaptainMorgan]

That looks to be pretty good.  It might be a touch wide but not enough to make a difference.  Your shoulders are enough wider than mine that I bet it's right in the ballpark.

I love that bucket, excellent choice.  I plan on using a lot of it's design ideas in my next generation scratch build even though I need one a little narrower than the DSB.

[Jark'osa Hauza]

Here are the armor color schemes I'm toying with.  My flight suit is light/medium brown.  My holsters, neckseal, vest, belts, pouches, and all other soft parts are all black.  Definitely going dark brown base color on armor.  I'm left deciding between the two following color schemes:


Orange Visor trim & Gauntlets, red shoulders, red knees


Red Visor trim & Gauntlets, Dark Gray shoulders, Dark Gray Knees

I'm leaning towards the bottom one.

The shades aren't exact but relatively close... going for darker shades of the reds and oranges.

Thoughts?

[Jark'osa Hauza]

Just finished attaching the front half and sides of my vest with 5/8" heavy duty snaps.  I recessed the snaps so that the armor would fit closer to the vest.  I still have some minor heatmolding and shaping to do.  Planning on trimming some of the armor slightly also so it fits more evenly.



Any particular suggestions with regards to placement, shaping, and trimming?  I prefer not to re-place any pieces of armor, as it's difficult to line up with the snaps.  I am ok with some trimming and molding though.

[Hondo Karr]

From that pic, sizing, shaping, spacing looks good!

[tk2280]

From that pic, sizing, shaping, spacing looks good!

Agreed.  Looks good.  Looking forward to what you do with it. Hope you are happy with it.

[D'Larian Ferrel Verda]

I think the second one is better. Its more subdued. Good work so far man.

-Brandi

[Remo Jadd]

Looks good, But your collar plate needs straightning .

[Kel T Skirata]

Looks like your on yer way bud, just the tweaks mentioned before and yer golden

[Jark'osa Hauza]

Thank you all!!  I rechecked the shoulder and collar sizing against the Jango templates to make sure they were good, and they are in-spec.  The camera angle & the way the vest is sitting must be making my left shoulder look further from the collar.

My left side of the collar definitely needs some lining up with the top of the left chest piece.  Going to work on this.  Hopefully some heat & a little trimming of the opposite side will fix this.  We'll see!!

[Drak Fiurr Verda]

Echoing what's been said good sow so far. Keep it up you're well on your way to becoming official.
As for paint, option 2.

[Jark'osa Hauza]

Thanks Drak!  After looking at both for a day now, I've decided to go with paint Option #2.  I love the orange visor, but it is a bit too bright I suppose.  Now I gotta find that shade of gray and red.

I made another option, where I swapped the ear and cheek colors.  It's a subtle difference between the Charcoal Gray and the Black, so you may not notice it.   Not sure if I'll do it this way or not, but I figured I'd post it anyway.

[D'Larian Ferrel Verda]

I get most of my paint at Home Depot. They have a better selection there than other places I've looked that are near me. Walmart has alot, but they have the krylon with the weird sprayer on the nozzle. I tried it of another project and it was a pain in the shebs. I have been using Rustoleum for mine and Walon's plates, and it is working well, no orange peeling or bubbles.

-Brandi

[Jark'osa Hauza]

I get most of my paint at Home Depot. They have a better selection there than other places I've looked that are near me. Walmart has alot, but they have the krylon with the weird sprayer on the nozzle. I tried it of another project and it was a pain in the shebs. I have been using Rustoleum for mine and Walon's plates, and it is working well, no orange peeling or bubbles.

-Brandi

Thanks, Brandi!!  This is good news because I bought a bunch of Rustoleum primer, matte clearcoat, metallic, brown, red, and orange paint already from Lowe's lol.  I wonder if Home Depot offers the same Rustoleum paints as Lowe's, or if they're different.

I'll post the type of paints that I have as soon as I get a chance, so I can make sure they're ok.

I'm thinking about making a long, semi-loose Black V-cut Kama that will attach under my girth belt (so it looks like an extension of my vest).  It would only come around to the sides of my hips so that it doesn't get in the way of my leg-holsters.  It'd go as low as my shins, but the V-Cut would up to a little above the knee area.  Dante's trenchcoat from Devil May Cry is my inspiration for this, but I obviously wouldn't have the coat... just the bottom half & how it flows behind him.





What do you think?

[D'Larian Ferrel Verda]

I like the idea for the kama. I haven't gotten all of my paints yet, just the base silver, the red for my plates, its almost a wine color, a nice dark red, green for some of my accents & for Walon's plates. I still have to buy the gold I'm going to use for my shoulders, knees, and T-Visor as well as clear coat. So far I have found I like the way my paint scheme is coming out, but with the weather and work, I don't have as much time to work on my kit as I'd like. So its slow going for us.

-Brandi

[Jark'osa Hauza]

but with the weather and work, I don't have as much time to work on my kit as I'd like. So its slow going for us.

-Brandi

Yeah the weather is a bummer - we've been fighting sinus infections this week (woohoo...).  I've been dremeling indoors, but it sure does make a mess & I have to wear a respirator lol.  Vacuum to the rescue!

Here are the specific paints I've picked up:

Rustoleum Self Etching Primer  (Says it's good for max adhesion on bare metal, aluminum, and fiberglass)
2x Rustoleum Painters Touch Ultra Cover - Matte Clear

Rustoleum Metallic - Matte Nickel
Rustoleum Metallic - Antique Brass Metallic

Rustoleum Gloss Protective Enamel - Orange
Rustoleum Gloss Protective Enamel - Regal Red
Rustoleum Gloss Protective Enamel - French Roast
Rustoleum Gloss Protective Enamel - Black

Do you think the primer and these types of paints will work ok on Sintra, ABS, and Epoxy Resin??  I'd imagine as long as the primer adheres well - there should be no problem.  Not sure how well the primer works on these plastics.

Do you think I'll need more than one can of anything?  I'm used to painting smaller projects.

The red might work out... it looks dark but with a little brightness.  I may do another comparison in the store.  Going to need a darker gray, but it looks like the remaining colors will do well.. so long as they adhere properly!

BTW I picked these all up at Lowes.