TK (not TD) weathering

[johnnymac]

Has anyone done any weathering on their TK? In the film, to me, they all looked a bit worn... The Sandtroopers were obviously weathered to look like sand, but the TK's in ANH also look a bit dirty. IS there a tutorial out there of the best way to achieve this look?

[Madmartigan]

Has anyone done any weathering on their TK? In the film, to me, they all looked a bit worn... The Sandtroopers were obviously weathered to look like sand, but the TK's in ANH also look a bit dirty. IS there a tutorial out there of the best way to achieve this look?

 

 

Troop 2-3 times. The weathering will find you.

[SuperTrooper]

I think the best advise I've heard was to troop alot and not polish your armor.

[firebladejedi[TK]]

Ask Billy H how i weather my TM armour

[Daric LaRone[501st]]

I think the best advise I've heard was to troop alot and not polish your armor.

It's true- though I've only been on a handful of troops, you end up with scuff marks and the like; and you're like "where did that come from?" Scuff marks here and there add character to the rig IMHO.

[troopermaster]

Try this-

 

Mike shows how to weather clone armour but it's the same method used for stormtroopers.

[Trooperman]

Ask Billy H how i weather my TM armour

Mark that wouldnt involve walls would it mate

[firebladejedi[TK]]

I did stand on my body armour and wipe the floor with with it after the NSC troop this weekend. I though Billy was going to have a heart attack

 

He came out with some choice swear words....lol

 

Walls are good too, he he.

[tkrestonva[TK]]

I think the best advise I've heard was to troop alot and not polish your armor.

 

100% agree. The best weathering is that which occurs through regular use.

[ThayNerd[TK]]

As others have said just troop regularly and polish your armor. I haven't polished mine in almost 2 years. Its nice and weathered now.

[Billhag]

Guys

Mark ain't kidding, I nearly had a cardiac arrest when he put his chest plate on the

floor, stood on it and started moving it back and forth like a skateboard

I also had to fight him off for most of the troop as he kept on sneaking up and

skuffing most of the parts on MY armour with his DLT-19 when I wasn't

looking <_< .....the Ba$t*rd!!.

Now is that anyway to treat a beautiful TM?

Mind you, I've only myself to blame as I did promise him back in March that I

wouldn't polish it and I would let it weather naturally, but it just ain't weathered

enough for Marks liking....the sadist

[Plastic Fury[TK]]

Haha wow, I guess I should stop polishing mine, I polish it up after EVERY troop lol!!!

[Murray1134[501st]]

Natural weathering is all the best. After a few troops when you are de-suiting you'll notice all kinds of weird marks. It will look just like the movies.

 

Now you can go 100% authentic and use gaffers tape, get some nice cracks going, etc.