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My armour is starting to come together
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Gorgeous! How did you make this?0
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this was LD45 plastazote foam, a heat gun and a little patience
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After shaping, to you seal it with a lacker or soemthing before painting?
Do you use acrylics?0 -
It's a method that varies from person to person but I usually seal it with the heat gun, then use decorators sealant to smooth out any hard lines or where 'welded joins' would be (if that makes sense).
Then 50/50 wood glue/water with a sponge as this is the fastest application method and leaves no streaks.
About five coats of this or more, you can speed up drying time with a hairdryer. Then it is ready for paint, I undercoat it with matt black car spray paint first as it is pretty cheap then I top coat it with Plastikote spray - usually two light coats otherwise you get spray burn.
Once that is done you can get to your detailing work and drybrushing/highlighting and then I think on this one I will also throw some extra coats of PVA on top or plastidip spray to seal the outer but not too sure yet.
Hope this helps - I did all this with little to no experience so it's easy enough.0 -
Bit more progress...
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