Mini update: I got my ratchets and straps in, modeled the thigh pieces, and am currently printing them. I should have had the majority of the front-half of a thigh done, but my computer decided to restart and install updates while my printer was going. And because Repetier doesn't like to save bed-levelling data, there was no way for me to salvage almost 8 hours of printing... so those all got thrown in the trash. (yay wasted filament) So hopefully, I'll have one half of a thigh piece printed by Thursday night.
Once I get the Right Thigh printed, I can start mounting magnets in it, and in the M6H2, and begin painting the pistol. I've decided the M6H2 is going to be rocking the Gold Standard paint job.
Should be a really fun paint job. I found some nice metallic gold Acrylic paint I forgot I bought a while ago, and it should work nicely. It's got a bit more luster than the in-game model (which just looks yellow) but I think it'll come out nicely. Time will tell!
ALSO!!!! if anyone has this particular weapon skin, would you mind sacrificing some time and let me get some additional in-game screenshots of it? To say I'd appreciate it is an understatement.
I also decided to experiment with using a filler primer instead of my normal XTC-3D on the boot hardware, and it turned out pretty nice. I put on about 6 coats and the striations are all gone. Only downside is that between 2 boots, I used the entire can... So I'm either gonna be looking for a higher-build, or stick with my smooth-on... if the higher build is no better, I'll probably use the primer for smaller parts like weapons exclusively. (7 bucks a can vs 40 bucks a kit of XTC which will last me significantly longer) I'll post pictures of the boots when I get home from school.
And a question for anyone who has worked with foamies before... How does it paint? for example, if I had some red foam, and wanted to paint it black, would the paint crack when flexed? What is the best way to paint it if it works? (hand brush, airbrush, or spray paint)
Thanks for the input in advance!