Bloody Starship Trooper! - NEW PICS! 09/21

LeMarchand · Sep 13, 2006

Amazing costume, it looks terrific. May i ask what colors you used on the arachnid leg?

Cheers,

Marc

DonnieDarko688 · Sep 13, 2006

Brak I saw this on the DC pics and it is a great suit man.

Art Andrews · Sep 13, 2006

Thanks so much for the compliments everyone. I really appreciate it. This costume was a huge PitA and I am just thrilled that everyone appreciates it.

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May i ask what colors you used on the arachnid leg?[/b]

I know the orange on the sides is Testor's "Grabber Orange" but I am not sure about the red on top. I will check on that later this evening. I basically painted the sides solid orange and the top solid red. Then I airbrushed the edges and the tip black and lightly misted the entire leg black. I then sanded down the black ever so slightly with 600 grit sandpaper so the colors would show through. Finally I did a very thick/heavy black wash over the whole leg and sponged it off with a crumpled paper towel. A lot of the detail is actually obscured by all the blood but it wouldn't be a bloody trooper if it weren't... well.... you know.

Art Andrews · Sep 21, 2006

I finally took some better pics of the bloody armor. I am really happy with how this project turned out, especially considering how many times I considered giving up on it. Thanks again to everyone who helped. BTW, the last pic is the armor in my home office where it is now being displayed.