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Re: More custom castle helms
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 21 Feb 2001 15:38:10 GMT
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I don't know about the silver paint, -- Richard
I think they would all look a little more "LEGO-esgue" if they were painted in
Dark Grey and/or black instead of metallic silver -- Eric
Well, the real trick is getting to match the paint color to the LEGO dark
gray. I've successfully done this *once*. I use water-based acrylic paints
only and the final color changes once its dry and depending on how various
light shines on it. Black is easy, White is easy, Silver is the easiest. I
put two coats of silver on the helmets because I believe it makes a nice
undercoat for whatever color it eventually gets painted. Keep in mind that
Silver helmets actually look good on Black Falcon and DragonMaster figures
which have silver in their torso decor.
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I like the Barbute, though I don't recall them having the heavy central ridge.
-- Bruce
I knew this was coming. The ridge was strictly added for flare. You should
see my sallet-style helmet complete with bevor :)
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As far as rtv molding goes, if Bianca is willing, go for it! -- Kevin
I'd definitely sacrifice some sculpted helmets for this chance. I'll be in
contact with Bianca and we'll see what we come up with.
As a minifig customizer, the biggest problem I come up with is mixing paints
to reflect the right color. I can get pretty darn close, however; the paint
itself changes depending on a number of variables.
For Dark gray it takes a combination of black, white, brown, and yellow to
achieve the proper color. I'm wondering if anyone is daring enough to come
up with a formula for LEGO colors? (ie. two parts black, to three parts
white, to one part brown...etc).
-K
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| Have you tried the Tamiya or Gunze Sangyo (sp?) lines of water-based acrylics? They are matched to the FS color scale, and are pretty faithful in their results. I'm not sure where you can get one, but if you can come up with a FS color chip set, you (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) otherwise I wish TLC actually made these. I have been messing with sculpey in other areas, but maybe it's time to bring into my lego stuff. -- Richard (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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