Negativecacti
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God speed pizza man
Pizza VK78 Commando
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tahu505
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Another set back has come up, but there's a work around. I've noticed that even with the pieces I've gotten a good enough dip on, they still haven't come out looking great and needed touch ups. I wanted to try perfecting my dips with these smaller parts and was really struggling. I couldn't figure out what was going wrong to I reached out to the company I got the hydrodip film from for assistance. They suggested that the film may not be adhering to the Rustoleum primer im using. They suggested using automative base coat/clear coat instead and to avoid single stage paint. So now I'm going to look into getting a set up for automotive paint.
Onyx Props
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I love when people do off the wall props like this. How many cosplayers do you see with a pizza gun? Can't wait to see it finished
tahu505
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I've ordered 2 stage automotive paint from Amazon. That should take about a week before it comes in. Meanwhile, I'll need an air compressor and paint gun to use the automotive paint. I was able to get both of those at Harbor Freight.
The last thing I needed to get back on track was a PVC pipe for the barrel/support of the prop. The only one I could find in the right diameter and length I had to custom order and it cost me about $45. I did not want to spend that much on a PVC pipe again, so I tried to remove the pipe from my previous main body attempt. I was able remove the shroud and main body from the pipe by hand/stepping on and pulling the prop to twist it apart. The stock was really tight on the PVC pipe from all the epoxy. At first I was going to try to cut it out with a dremel but felt it was to risky for damaging the pipe. Instead I put on some safety glasses, grabbed the barrel end of the pipe, and smashed the stock against the ground like a gravity hammer! Eventually the stock loosened and I was able to free the PVC pipe. The pipe will need to be cleaned up a bit but is still structurally good.
The last thing I needed to get back on track was a PVC pipe for the barrel/support of the prop. The only one I could find in the right diameter and length I had to custom order and it cost me about $45. I did not want to spend that much on a PVC pipe again, so I tried to remove the pipe from my previous main body attempt. I was able remove the shroud and main body from the pipe by hand/stepping on and pulling the prop to twist it apart. The stock was really tight on the PVC pipe from all the epoxy. At first I was going to try to cut it out with a dremel but felt it was to risky for damaging the pipe. Instead I put on some safety glasses, grabbed the barrel end of the pipe, and smashed the stock against the ground like a gravity hammer! Eventually the stock loosened and I was able to free the PVC pipe. The pipe will need to be cleaned up a bit but is still structurally good.
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