Shadow Trooper For Comic Con

[Manroon]

Sweet! Something else to keep in mind, should you ever get bored and want a future project. I dunno about with clone blasters... but at least with the stormtrooper blaster, there are LOADS of resin upgrade parts and kits out there that are very affordable (if you are patient and / or shop around a little) that you can screw or glue onto the cheap toy blasters to make them look more realistic. Stuff like how the old Hasbro Stormie Rifle didn't have the clip on the side, or didn't have the stock, etc. Just neat little add on detail parts that help give you an extra notch of cool while keeping things on the cheap.

[Zren Tobas]

I kinda like the Clone Trooper blaster I'm getting. Its the Captain Rex model but when painted it'll be the same either way. I'm just surprised to see walmart still have the Clone Trooper blasters, online anyway. Can't wait to get it. xp When my grandma gets back from Florida if I get the costume by then first time we go visit her I was going to nerd it out and go in costume. Lol. I was Ghost Face last year before they left and it kinda freaked her out. Lol. So yeah. I don't care to have big fancy costumes or props. I only do it for fun.

[chicago.jedi]

     Just out of curiosity, what kind of paint are you going to use on the blaster? I have had no luck painting stuff like that. I have painted Warhammer models with model paint but they do not get handled much so the paint stays put. I have tried painted props with the Krylon Fusion stuff that is meant for plastic and had no luck, it rubs off with mild handling. The only kind of paint I have successfully used is a paint used for fireamrs called Duracoat. It is an epoxy paint that smells awful, takes weeks to fully cure (literally), and is kind of expensive (about $30 for a single color kit that you have about 4 hours of time to work with before it hardens in the bottle)...but it does work well and holds up like it claims. If I had an airbrush set up I might use it more often, but the kits are such a waste for just doing one prop. If I had an entire platoon of Stormies to outfit, it would be  perfect. Maybe I can draft every kid on my block into the Stormtrooper Corps!
     Anyway, I just thought I would ask what you intend to use since you like to go economical (I totally respect that) and seem like you are no stranger to costuming. What have you had luck with?

[Zren Tobas]

Get Krylon Plastic paint. The type that bonds with the plastic. Can't miss it. Also get the clear coating incase you use your blaster a lot so the paint don't come off. I got gloss black for my blaster project.

[chicago.jedi]

Get Krylon Plastic paint. The type that bonds with the plastic. Can't miss it. Also get the clear coating incase you use your blaster a lot so the paint don't come off. I got gloss black for my blaster project.

I used that Kyrlon Fusion and clear coated too, but had no luck. Not sure what I did wrong. That was why I went with the Duracoat. I was happy with the finish from that but it was very expensive and wasteful. I could have painted about 5 blasters with that one kit.

I hope you have better luck with the Krylon than I did. Sounds like you know what you are doing..better than I did! Not the first time I messed something up, won't be the last either!  Would love to see pictures of the finished blaster.

[Zren Tobas]

You probably sprayed too close. You gotta have the can like 5 feet away I think. My step-dad used Krylon on my Dominix Shroud and it worked okay for us.

[chicago.jedi]

You probably sprayed too close. You gotta have the can like 5 feet away I think. My step-dad used Krylon on my Dominix Shroud and it worked okay for us.

Well then, that would be what I did wrong. I was holding the part in one hand and the can of paint in the other. I know my arm is not 5 feet long  I will keep that in mind for my next attempt.

[Zren Tobas]

Yeah. If you hold the can too close the paint will drip and just not look right. You doin a Hasbro Clone Trooper mod like I am? xp

[chicago.jedi]

Yeah. If you hold the can too close the paint will drip and just not look right. You doin a Hasbro Clone Trooper mod like I am? xp

No, this was on a cheap dollar store toy gun which is what made using that expensive paint even more silly. The Fusion did not work and I was too stubborn to give up. Not even sure where that blaster is anymore. Probably buried in a Rubber Made box in my basement. I am always tinkering with stuff so I like to gather information as it comes along.

[Zren Tobas]

Not to give out other stores but since it might be okay just go to walmart.com, type in captain rex electronic blaster. That's the best way you can go if you want it to feel even more real. The blaster makes sounds and lights up. I'm getting one next week then when the blaster gets in I will be re-painting everything to black but the light windows. I know for a fact that gun is real plastic because its basically a Nerf gun. But I won't be using the darts that comes with the blaster. Lol. I'm actually surprised walmart still sells those things, online anyway. That way next time you won't feel like your money is wasted. xp

[chicago.jedi]

Not to give out other stores but since it might be okay just go to walmart.com, type in captain rex electronic blaster. That's the best way you can go if you want it to feel even more real. The blaster makes sounds and lights up. I'm getting one next week then when the blaster gets in I will be re-painting everything to black but the light windows. I know for a fact that gun is real plastic because its basically a Nerf gun. But I won't be using the darts that comes with the blaster. Lol. I'm actually surprised walmart still sells those things, online anyway. That way next time you won't feel like your money is wasted. xp

Actually (not to de-rail your thread but since we are talking about this stuff) I am working on a little different blaster build. I recently picked up a 110v welding machine. I have not welded anything in a while but I have been playing around with it. I started making a very simple blaster prop out of scraps of metal I found at work. I am no blacksmith and I have not welded anything in about 6 years but this is actually coming out pretty nice. I have been taking pitures of it at different stages. When it is complete in a few weeks, I will post pictures of the entire build, start to finish. To give you an idea of what it will look like, think Jango Fett on a budget.

[Zren Tobas]

Nice. Can't wait to see the blaster. better than what I will be doing. xp Oh well. I'm on a tight budget for the entire costume so yeah. But I'll like the end result of the modded blaster anyway.

[Zren Tobas]

Might be getting my Clone Trooper costume/blaster tomorrow if the court papers aren't too much! I mean getting them both at once. I hope I can. xp I won't post action shots until the blaster is re-painted but I'll post preview pics of the costume when it comes in. I'll keep updates. =]

[Zren Tobas]

Getting the Clone Trooper blaster later today (Ohio time), the costume later in the summer. Probably July or August. But I'll have the blaster done and ready ahead of time. =] I'll post a video when the blaster gets in then the mod video.

[Zren Tobas]

Also having big trouble figuring out costume sizes. x.x I looked up one size option and someone said that means it fits everyone. But then the company is saying that it only goes up to a 36 inch waist. So I'm just confused and not really wanting to do the costume and just the blaster. x.x