M6NTL Posted December 9 Report Posted December 9 Hi All, I'm Mark from Leicester, England. I was gifted a Stormtrooper a couple weeks back by a good friend who bought him 9 years ago - he's moving to the Lake District and can't take him along. His name is Keith. Sadly Keith spent most of his 9 years on a mannequin in a conservatory being poisoned by UV, and is now very discoloured and VERY brittle. Still, he puts a massive grin on my face every time I see him stood in my office!!! Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 9 Report Posted December 9 Hello and welcome to the forum, nice score. I've had soe success with UV stained armor with Retr0bright https://www.retr0bright.com/ https://www.retr0bright.com/make.html Quote
M6NTL Posted December 9 Author Report Posted December 9 8 minutes ago, gmrhodes13 said: Hello and welcome to the forum, nice score. I've had soe success with UV stained armor with Retr0bright https://www.retr0bright.com/ https://www.retr0bright.com/make.html Thanks for the tips. But I'm not sure if I want him 'jaded' like this because I'm going to paint him red where correct as a Shock Trooper. I'm going for 'distressed' paint, and it might look better against discoloration rather than pristine white. It's a dilemma! Quote
Nairy[Staff] Posted December 9 Report Posted December 9 Hello Mark, and welcome to the forum! Thanks for sharing the picture, you're probably very productive in your office now that you have a Stormtrooper making sure that you're working? Must feel awesome! Quote
M6NTL Posted December 10 Author Report Posted December 10 12 hours ago, Nairy said: Hello Mark, and welcome to the forum! Thanks for sharing the picture, you're probably very productive in your office now that you have a Stormtrooper making sure that you're working? Must feel awesome! He sure doesn't let me slack! 1 Quote
Doggydoc[Staff] Posted December 10 Report Posted December 10 Welcome Mark. Are you planning on wearing the costume, or will you just keep it on the mannequin? Quote
M6NTL Posted December 10 Author Report Posted December 10 (edited) I intend to wear it just once - it's ALL so very brittle - I intend to ride my motorcycle wearing the armour just once, on private land. But I'm painting him Shock Trooper style, and I've been 400 grit sanding all the places I need to paint... Edited December 10 by M6NTL Additional. Quote
M6NTL Posted December 10 Author Report Posted December 10 (edited) Hmmmm. I was going to add another photo, but it seems my one photo has used all my attachment quota... Edited December 10 by M6NTL Quote
themaninthesuitcase[Admin] Posted December 10 Report Posted December 10 After a few years in a conservatory I suspect this suit is probably best left on a mannequin. If you want to whiten Keith back up there's some options for a display item, but that amount of UV damage is a one way trip. Quote
themaninthesuitcase[Admin] Posted December 10 Report Posted December 10 2 minutes ago, M6NTL said: Hmmmm. I was going to add another photo, but it seems my one photo has used all my attachment quota... We have some pretty strict limits on files as they are quite expensive to host and then serve. Most members use imgur to post images from at the moment. We have a guide here if needed: Quote
M6NTL Posted December 10 Author Report Posted December 10 (edited) Great. Imgur App on my Android 'phone - works dead easy. Thanks. So the picture above is what I'm using to reference the paint scheme I'm doing, but I can't see if there are supposed to be red stripes on the outsides of the thigh armour, like there are on the bicep armour. Does anyone know please? Cheers! Edited December 10 by M6NTL Clarification Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 10 Report Posted December 10 2 hours ago, M6NTL said: So the picture above is what I'm using to reference the paint scheme I'm doing, but I can't see if there are supposed to be red stripes on the outsides of the thigh armour, like there are on the bicep armour. Does anyone know please? Cheers! Specs on the costume here: https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_shocktrooper Gallery here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/album/101-shocktrooper/ Build area here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/184-battlefront-dice-shocktrooper/ Hot Toys Shock Trooper images here: https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-shock-trooper-hot-toys-902649 1 Quote
Hesikaya[TK] Posted December 11 Report Posted December 11 11 hours ago, M6NTL said: I intend to wear it just once - it's ALL so very brittle - I intend to ride my motorcycle wearing the armour just once, on private land. But I'm painting him Shock Trooper style, and I've been 400 grit sanding all the places I need to paint... Your ability to move, see, and certainly sit will be significantly encumbered wearing the armor. I wouldn't recommend wearing it on any conveyance, especially a motorcycle. The armor was never really developed to a level that permitted much freedom of movement unfortunately. Quote
M6NTL Posted December 11 Author Report Posted December 11 10 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said: Specs on the costume here: https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_shocktrooper Gallery here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/album/101-shocktrooper/ Build area here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/184-battlefront-dice-shocktrooper/ Hot Toys Shock Trooper images here: https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-shock-trooper-hot-toys-902649 Thank you for these! 1 Quote
M6NTL Posted December 11 Author Report Posted December 11 Keith is keeping an eye on me in my office! 3 Quote
JBar[TK] Posted December 11 Report Posted December 11 I love the name Keith. That's really cool that you want to refurbish him. I wish I had some tips but all the armor I've worked with is fairly new Quote
dblcross[TK] Posted December 14 Report Posted December 14 I'm going to tell you what we all think. Whatever @gmrhodes13 says, do it... 2 Quote
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