Both halves of the torso have gotten their primary and secondary colors, plus paint chips using Liquitex masking fluid. There's still drybrushing and a dark wash to be done. I also need to touch up some minor bleeds here and there.
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The thighs and shin guards also got their primary and secondary, but the charcoal grey got a little runny so I have a some sanding to do.
I also started putting the ab wrap together using E6000 and stretch fabric. If I'd had more time I would have been more religious about sanding the TPU parts, but I'm making do for now. It's not pretty, but it will be functional.
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If you've got a spare piece to test your wash, you could throw it on that to ease your worries. I have a feeling you might be able to thin it out enough so that the impact isn't as significant.
The sanding part does get tedious - which normally I'd find to be a calming activity but with October 30th being my hard deadline I'm a bit rushed. And it shows - the combination of learning as I go and not having a ton of free time to work on my suit my surface prep isn't up to my own standards, which I'm letting go of in favor of getting it good enough for Halloween. After that I'll have more time to redo and improve when I don't have so much pressure on me.
