Black Paint on Helmet

[trooper96]

I was reading the CRL and saw that black paint may be used on the helmet:

• The body of the "ears" may be black or gray. The bars have three or four bumps and may be left the same color as the body or painted black.
  
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• The frown must have either 6 or 8 teeth cut out and any coloring must not leave the indented area. Acceptable colors are: black, gray or silver. If there are spaces between the teeth the wearer's face must not be seen.
  
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• The tube stripes are black in color and may number between 9 and 15 per side with the curve bends extending backwards. These may be hand painted or decals. There does not need to be the same number per side.
  
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• Vocoder (vertically ribbed chin detail) may be black or silver.
  
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• The aerators (cylinders on either side of the vocoder) are black, and screening may be silver or black.
  
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• Traps (trapezoids on dome of helmet) and tears (area beneath the corners of eye lenses) may be: hand painted, decals. Acceptable colors are: black or gray. Rear traps and tears may have vertical black lines.
  

I think that would be a good and unique look since most I have seen have silver or gray detailing. May I assume flat black teeth, tube stripes, and vocoder against the gloss black ABS would be the way to go? Would the traps and tears be painted with a flat black background also? If so, would the vertical stripes in the tears and rear traps be painted in gloss black or left off all together? Would the ears just be left unpainted?

[toddo[TX]]

You have flexibility here. Flat looks great against the gloss black, but you can leave the black areas untouched as well.

[DizzyStormtrooper[501st]]

i left everything black, no decals except flat black tube stripes. you could pretty much black everything out, but it looks best with mirror lens and silver teeth, its like a skull in the night.

 

[trooper96]

Thanks for the advice, guys!

[TK-1422[TX]]

Personally, I like dark lenses vs mirrored ones. Looks a little more sinister. But no matter what you choose, as long as you follow the CRL, you should be approvable!

[Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM]]

i left everything black, no decals except flat black tube stripes. you could pretty much black everything out, but it looks best with mirror lens and silver teeth, its like a skull in the night.

 

 

 

This is pretty much how mine is setup, except, as Kev was talking about, I use dark lenses and a gloss black grill.

[Ocarraclan]

I like the silver eyes/frown look. Just my opinion

[Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM]]

Yep,

I like the silver eyes/frown look. Just my opinion

 

Yep, to each their own. That is why it is nice we have the options with an EU costume - troopers can go with the combo they like, within the CRL's, of course.

[Ewok Hunter[501st]]

I like the silver eyes/frown look. Just my opinion

 

Same here. The frown with the teeth and the mirrored "soulless" eyes on this one just has a menacing look to it.

[THE TROOPER[501st]]

Imagine the eyes, frown, and ear bumps glowing in the dark.

[Master Tej]

Imagine the eyes, frown, and ear bumps glowing in the dark.

 

I don't think that would be the best for stealth, like the TFU Shadowtrooper . . .

 

- Master Tej -

[Ewok Hunter[501st]]

I don't think that would be the best for stealth, like the TFU Shadowtrooper . . . - Master Tej -

 

Yeah, but a shadow trooper with some LED's on it would still look awesome. Do it in the same areas as a TFU trooper, but maybe go with red instead of blue.

[Kakyol87]

Sorry to post on an old thread, but which black and silver paint do you use?

[bluefunoodle311[501st]]

If I'm doing black on the traps and tears, is it REQUIRED to paint them? I put some satin black on there and it's not even noticeable. It says "may be painted or decals" vice "MUST be." I'm using mirrored lenses, silver frown and vocoder so didn't want to go with gray on those areas as I think it'd look silly.