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Offline Wolf Knight

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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #20 on: May 09, 2010, 06:33:58 »
Quote from: Bill Blackhurst on May 09, 2010, 04:59:51
Great results for your first try :)9!

Thank you Bill. I am trying to spay as thinner as a spray layer can get....otherwise its very drooling...this is the hardest part...perhaps with an airbrush...which i have never used myself....
Another problem i had was that some of the origina chrome is not comming off!?!?!?
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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2010, 11:25:40 »
Hi Wolf Knight,

Very interesting thread, and congratulations on getting what look like some excellent results!

I've got a load of old chrome-plated accessories lying about, all in pretty bad shape. I'd never have thought of trying to restore the chrome look! I'm not sure I'll try this myself -- I've never had any luck with painting, but I'm very glad this has worked so well for you.

Do you think you could try try this with torsos/bodies from old knights? The 'chrome' on the few first-generation knights I still have has also suffered. Just a thought...

Cheers,

AndrewL
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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2010, 11:30:03 »
You've done a great job there, Panos.  Well done!   :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2010, 12:06:36 »
Great results Panos,   :wow: the restored pieces look very good.
Thank you for such a detailed description.  :clap:

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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #24 on: May 09, 2010, 14:42:59 »
Quote from: AndrewL on May 09, 2010, 11:25:40
Hi Wolf Knight,

Very interesting thread, and congratulations on getting what look like some excellent results!

I've got a load of old chrome-plated accessories lying about, all in pretty bad shape. I'd never have thought of trying to restore the chrome look! I'm not sure I'll try this myself -- I've never had any luck with painting, but I'm very glad this has worked so well for you.

Do you think you could try try this with torsos/bodies from old knights? The 'chrome' on the few first-generation knights I still have has also suffered. Just a thought...

Cheers,

AndrewL

I have a couple of those Andrew and i think i can make it...its the same work actually and i have painted torsos and egs for other projects with various colours.... Yes it can happen...
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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #25 on: May 09, 2010, 14:43:53 »
Quote from: playmofire on May 09, 2010, 11:30:03
You've done a great job there, Panos.  Well done!   :clap: :clap: :clap:

Thank you Gordon!!!  :wave: :wave: I really wanted to give them their ''old shine'' shine back  ;) !!
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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #26 on: May 09, 2010, 14:44:50 »
Quote from: skypurr on May 09, 2010, 12:06:36
Great results Panos,   :wow: the restored pieces look very good.
Thank you for such a detailed description.  :clap:



Thank you Elaine!! Glad you enjoyed it!!! I'll post an image latter with all of them... :D :D :D
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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #27 on: May 09, 2010, 16:43:01 »
The first banch is ready!!!! I will do a few more next weekend!!!
« Last Edit: August 09, 2012, 22:29:25 by Wolf Knight »
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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #28 on: May 09, 2010, 19:50:48 »
Hi Wolf Knight,

Excellent! They look fantastic -- excellent work!

AndrewL
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Re: Restoring chrome plated armor
« Reply #29 on: May 09, 2010, 20:21:32 »
Quote from: AndrewL on May 09, 2010, 19:50:48
Hi Wolf Knight,

Excellent! They look fantastic -- excellent work!

AndrewL

Thank you Andrew!!! It was a project long postponed and finally coming into completion!!!
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