Recent content by Mysterious Stra

Stupid life getting in the way of my fun. Anyway, this is all painted up in a box waiting for me to finish. In the time between my last update and now Sean Bradley put up a few new items for sale so I picked up some upgrades. I’m still waiting for them to ship so everything is still on hold for...

After replenishing my paint supplies I got all of the armor painted. Next is going to be weathering and then clear coat before I start strapping it up. Wide view of everything getting color applied. I started with a base coat of Rustoleum Gray Primer and then a solid coat of Rustoleum Metallic...

Couldn’t wait to see how the metallic red I got looks on the armor. I taped off the molded straps and sprayed a couple coats of Dupli-Color Toreador Red Metallic. I still need to clean up the edges and weather it before sealing it. But I am stoked at how it looks. Here is a shot of the...

So, yeah... back to working on this. First up, pics of the finished helmet. And the padding inside. Fits me like a glove. I got a lot of the armor prepped for paint yesterday. Finished assembling all the pieces that needed put together, filled in seam lines, sanded, etc. I only got paint...

Got some good weather and a free weekend this past weekend so I got to cracking on the armor. As mentioned this is one of Sean Bradley's kits and its really nice. Not too much flash to remove and nice, clear trim lines. Here's the MBB (Medium Brown Box) pic with everything inside. This is a...

I'm curious about how you approached the strapping. Did you follow Sean's instructions or modify them at all?

A couple teaser pics of the helmet that might give you an idea what I'm planning.

I'm a Star Wars costumer, member of the MMCC, 501st and Rebel Legion. That takes up the majority of my time, building, trooping, etc. But I've gotten to the point where I want to build a costume that is just for fun. No costume requirements to meet. No approval process. Just a fun to wear at...