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<blockquote data-quote="lancetkenyon" data-source="post: 1065442" data-attributes="member: 68875"><p>Standard Manners T2A that I painted myself. </p><p> </p><p>The highlights and shadows make it look a little more contoured than it really is. </p><p> </p><p>Here are a few photos of the process.</p><p> </p><p>Brand new out of the box.</p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20141216_190922_zpsp6reptcs.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20141216_190922_zpsp6reptcs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Base colors of flat khaki, flat sage green, and a little of the stock Coyote Tan.</p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150213_215727_zpst8fwzrcc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150213_215727_zpst8fwzrcc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> </p><p>I masked off the stripes (the lighter areas) and hit it with corresponding flat Nutmeg, flat Spring Green, removed the masked areas, and lightly hit with flat Army Green for the shadows.</p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150215_084649_zps1tqwkjyx.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150215_084649_zps1tqwkjyx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150215_085514_zpsbawjffue.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150215_085514_zpsbawjffue.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Then I masked off the back half, and added the star stencils. Hit with flat Army Green, and a few light Sage Green for highlights, and remove the masking and stencils.</p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_120026_zps3r6tvnld.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_120026_zps3r6tvnld.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Then after 4 light coats of flat clear. It deepened the colors a bit, and I like the final product.</p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_132659_zpsyk9m2i9o.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_132659_zpsyk9m2i9o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_132630_zpsreslqeis.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_132630_zpsreslqeis.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lancetkenyon, post: 1065442, member: 68875"] Standard Manners T2A that I painted myself. The highlights and shadows make it look a little more contoured than it really is. Here are a few photos of the process. Brand new out of the box. [URL="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20141216_190922_zpsp6reptcs.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20141216_190922_zpsp6reptcs.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Base colors of flat khaki, flat sage green, and a little of the stock Coyote Tan. [URL="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150213_215727_zpst8fwzrcc.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150213_215727_zpst8fwzrcc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I masked off the stripes (the lighter areas) and hit it with corresponding flat Nutmeg, flat Spring Green, removed the masked areas, and lightly hit with flat Army Green for the shadows. [URL="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150215_084649_zps1tqwkjyx.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150215_084649_zps1tqwkjyx.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150215_085514_zpsbawjffue.jpg.html][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150215_085514_zpsbawjffue.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Then I masked off the back half, and added the star stencils. Hit with flat Army Green, and a few light Sage Green for highlights, and remove the masking and stencils. [URL="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_120026_zps3r6tvnld.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_120026_zps3r6tvnld.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Then after 4 light coats of flat clear. It deepened the colors a bit, and I like the final product. [URL="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_132659_zpsyk9m2i9o.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_132659_zpsyk9m2i9o.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_132630_zpsreslqeis.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/New%2065%20SLR%20Build/20150216_132630_zpsreslqeis.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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