Looking good so far!!
Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Why not go with Pearl grip like Patton had?
Looking good so far!!
Looking good so far!!
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Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
BlackSheep214 wrote:Why not go with Pearl grip like Patton had?
Looking good so far!!
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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AKA MG-34speedgraflex wrote:PATTON'S PISTOLS
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/06/trave ... 85962.html
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Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
I'm going to attempt a wooden stock. If I fail, I'll just go back to black.
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Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Ivory, pearl same color...Stikpusher wrote:BlackSheep214 wrote:Why not go with Pearl grip like Patton had?
Looking good so far!!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Thanks for the comments! After completing the head, I've moved on to the torso. Since this is a poseable figure, the innards of the Stormtrooper is comprised of a jointed core assembly. This is the upper chest pointed forward. The head will plug into the top and the arms into the round openings in the sides.
Like the head pieces, I primed the body armor and then painted them gloss white.
To get a shiny gloss finish, I have to do the white in a couple of steps. There are usually surface imperfections in the first white coat so I will polish the white finish using a few different grades of Micromesh. After polishing, the white pieces came out with an interesting satin finish with some primer grey showing through in spots. It made me re-think the finish of the Stormtrooper... should I do a worn/weathered one instead of a shiny one?
Will have to mull that over. Going with the weathered trooper would mean messing up the perfectly finished glossy head.
In the meantime, here's my attempt at giving the big gun a woodgrain rear stock using oil paints.
Like the head pieces, I primed the body armor and then painted them gloss white.
To get a shiny gloss finish, I have to do the white in a couple of steps. There are usually surface imperfections in the first white coat so I will polish the white finish using a few different grades of Micromesh. After polishing, the white pieces came out with an interesting satin finish with some primer grey showing through in spots. It made me re-think the finish of the Stormtrooper... should I do a worn/weathered one instead of a shiny one?
Will have to mull that over. Going with the weathered trooper would mean messing up the perfectly finished glossy head.
In the meantime, here's my attempt at giving the big gun a woodgrain rear stock using oil paints.
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It looks like you used real wood and varnished them to a shine. Well done!!“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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I really like the worn look that you accidentally achieved on the armor. Much more in line with some troops in the Outer Rim as opposed to onboard the Death Star or the Imperial Starfleet
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Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
I agree with Carlos. Also, a used universe is more in keeping with Star Wars: A New Hope.
Rogue One has it, too.
The heavy blaster handle in wood looks impressive. Most impressive.
Rogue One has it, too.
The heavy blaster handle in wood looks impressive. Most impressive.
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