cube Posted October 6, 2006 Posted October 6, 2006 I've had a couple sets of spare jetfire armor sitting around for a few months now, and finally got around to painting it tonight....I was looking for a nice olive drab color to go with the CF 1/55s...figured Id have to match an automotive paint, but ended up finding something much better: krylon camouflage paint! Comes in black, brown, khaki, and olive drab (i went with the olive). VERY flat paint, with a bit of a texture to it (nothing noticeable but you can feel it). Goes on easy, sticks like crazy, and dries in about 20 minutes. The finish seems pretty tough. I tried scratching it a bit and it was lighter where i scratched, but the paint didn't come off at all...hell, it didn't even come off when I popped the FAST packs onto the backpack armor part. The custom is technically still unfinished, but I probably won't bother painting the nozzle bits black...probably just add the kite and un spacey logos. without further ado...the pix: Quote
jardann Posted October 6, 2006 Posted October 6, 2006 Cool CF love! The Chunky Monkeys look sooo much better with the fast packs. I like the way the flat finish turned out. Sounds like a nice quick dry time too. Quote
MechTech Posted October 6, 2006 Posted October 6, 2006 Looks great. I love Krylon camo! That's what I use for primer and on my ships as primary coat. The colors just seem to be right for whatever I'm building! - MT Quote
big F Posted October 6, 2006 Posted October 6, 2006 (edited) Looks like its meant to be there. Edited October 6, 2006 by big F Quote
cube Posted October 6, 2006 Author Posted October 6, 2006 yea, the paint is great! I thought it was going to be darker from the color on the paint cap, but it turned out exactly how I wanted. Ended up putting some stickers on last night (black skull logos and black un spacies to keep it looking camo) I think I'll end up getting the flat black camo paint too and doing the black parts of the armor just to give it a bit more detail. Quote
jardann Posted October 7, 2006 Posted October 7, 2006 Yeah, adding some black detailing to the fast packs will really give them a more finished appearance. Please post some more pics when they're done! Quote
cube Posted October 7, 2006 Author Posted October 7, 2006 i'll probably get it done mid-week and post pics right after...depends how busy i am with work. the stickers alone made a big difference, so i think the black bits will be the perfect finishing touch Quote
Macross73 Posted November 5, 2006 Posted November 5, 2006 pics please i'd like to see how thigns have turned out. This is something i may do down the road. Quote
Guest Bromgrev Posted November 5, 2006 Posted November 5, 2006 So what kind of paints are these? Are they acrylic? And can you get them in Hong Kong? Quote
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