I did my old FX in about a week.. trooped with it several times.. Now building a SDS suit, iam already building for like 2-3 months, still have some finetuning to do My advice, take your time and get everything right!
I'll bet you can do this!
Iam giving my TK also a good "wear and tear", Steve (SW1) told me to use black newspaper and some black pastel. Works great, also added some scuff marks with some black rubber. Dont forget to add the scuffs etc on the inside of some armor parts to get a realistic feel to it
I bought a SDS kit from a friend for cheap.. i would seriously recommend doing your research. like said before there are much superior products out there!
Have fun!
Well.. Stephen convinced me to weather my suit.. i just started on the helmet and chestplate, newspaper and pencil crumbels work great so far!
Hope it will turn out as great as yours!