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Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:17 pm
by BlackSheep214
Why not go with Pearl grip like Patton had?
Looking good so far!!
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:38 pm
by Stikpusher
BlackSheep214 wrote:Why not go with Pearl grip like Patton had?
Looking good so far!!
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:47 pm
by speedgraflex
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:54 pm
by Stikpusher
AKA MG-34
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 5:32 pm
by jkim
I'm going to attempt a wooden stock. If I fail, I'll just go back to black.
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:18 am
by BlackSheep214
Stikpusher wrote:BlackSheep214 wrote:Why not go with Pearl grip like Patton had?
Looking good so far!!
Ivory, pearl same color...
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 1:47 pm
by jkim
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.
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 4:12 pm
by BlackSheep214
It looks like you used real wood and varnished them to a shine. Well done!!
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 5:23 pm
by Stikpusher
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
Re: Bandai 1/12 Stormtrooper
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:25 pm
by speedgraflex
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.
