Repainted SS Sandtrooper

[LOPIE]

A lot of Freaks are unhappy with the SS paint apps, and I have to agree. The prototype was perfect so with that I set out to replicate the SS prototype. And this is how it can out. Please leave feed back and let me know what you think.

 

[EVILFACE]

Mighty fine job. That is how they should have shipped, instead of looking like they were splattered with poo.

 

[LOPIE]

Here is also how I do my neck mod.
1. Cut the stem and ball joint.
2. Drill a hole into the stem and ball joint
3. Cut a new stem for the extension piece.
4. Then hot glue the new stem into the drilled out stem and ball joint.

 

[Batty]

That does look better.

 

[LOPIE]

Before and after pic

 

[Coorectghosting]

Amazing how moving the helmet up makes it look like a new sculpt

 

[Matt S]

Excellent job!!! Really fantastic!

 

[Ryan1982]

Very nice work Lope. What you use to remove the brown paint?

 

[jkno]

Great job!!

 

[Darth Mitchell]

Looks much more realistic
The Sideshow version looks much more like they were made by a kid that was just playing with paint...

 

[T.E.D]

Looks much more realistic
The Sideshow version looks much more like they were made by a kid that was just playing with paint...

With cheap Chinese labour it probably was.

 

[FLOSI]

So how did you go about it Lopie? Did you thin out the SS weathering with a coat of white paint first then re-weather the entire thing after?

BTW, looks great. Looks every bit as good as the proto.

 

[LOPIE]

Very nice work Lope. What you use to remove the brown paint?

I used alcohol to remove most of the light sand paint then I used finger nail polish to remove the dark brown paint. The dark brown paint doesn’t come off easily, so I just kept rubbing the paint and it turned it into a lighter sandy color, which I think works better. It took about an hour and a half to get the paint off and about an hour to repaint the armor. I’m definitely getting the orange Sandtrooper now that I know how to fix the paint apps.

 

[FLOSI]

I used alcohol to remove most of the light sand paint then I used finger nail polish to remove the dark brown paint. The dark brown paint doesn’t come off easily, so I just kept rubbing the paint and it turned it into a lighter sandy color, which I think works better. It took about an hour and a half to get the paint off and about an hour to repaint the armor. I’m definitely getting the orange Sandtrooper now that I know how to fix the paint apps.

Whoo hoo!! Can't wait to get mine now! Sounds very simple.... I'm just glad the dark paint comes off with some work....

 

[Cmdr Nayo]

Looks great Lopie. What did you use as a neck stem?

nayo

 

[galactiboy]

This really looks great... and again the added weathering on the pack really adds a lot

 

[Batty]

I used alcohol to remove most of the light sand paint then I used finger nail polish to remove the dark brown paint. The dark brown paint doesn’t come off easily, so I just kept rubbing the paint and it turned it into a lighter sandy color, which I think works better. It took about an hour and a half to get the paint off and about an hour to repaint the armor. I’m definitely getting the orange Sandtrooper now that I know how to fix the paint apps.

So did you do any repainting, or was it just a matter of lightening up the dark paint?

 

[Crimsonbob]

He looks great

 

[LOPIE]

So did you do any repainting, or was it just a matter of lightening up the dark paint?

I rapainted the light sand color. I'll give you guys the name of the colors I used when I get home.

 

[kl241]

Have you thought about replacing the MP40 ammo pouches with some leather newline ones?