Sandtrooper Squad Leader Repaint and Mod

[LOPIE]

I just got this in the mail. SS makes a great armored figure, but as for the Sandtroopers I think that dropped the ball on the paint apps. So I thought it would be cool to post some pics of my progress with the repaint and mod. I'm going to bend in the chest and back plate to fit the figure better. Extended the neck adapter so he doesn't have that no neck look. Repaint the armor and back pack, and finally I'm going to make a gun holster for the blaster. I did this already for the other Sandtrooper and it came out looking good. I'm not sure if you can tell in the pics but SS paint apps looks much yellower then the repaint. I think its going to look much better once I'm done. And if you did a repaint please feel free to post pics and or ideas.

 

[LOPIE]

Here are a few more pics

 

[LOPIE]

Tonight I'll bend the chest and back plate, extend the neck adapter, and strip some of the armor. And if any joints are loose I'll tighten them up. I'll post some pics later.

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

Great repaint as alway Lopie. very subtle and I like that a lot.

 

[Boba Felder]

Looking good...I like that...
THUMBS up!!!

 

[Crimsonbob]

Best ever repaint love it

 

[Apone]

Great repaint as alway Lopie. very subtle and I like that a lot.

There is nothing subtle about that great big bushy beard!

 

[Crimsonbob]

Hey lopie did u respray him or did you use a nail polish remover or something? I used nail polish remover and its crap

 

[LOPIE]

Hey lopie did u respray him or did you use a nail polish remover or something? I used nail polish remover and its crap

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. It means a lot especially when it comes from the lord and master Snow.

I used alcohol to remove the sand color, then I used alcohol with a little bit of acetone mix. More alcohol then acetone. I used alcohol only on the helmet then I use the mixture to remove the darker brown on the chest plate. I only did half of the helmet to show you the color difference. Now be careful if your going to use acetone like I said just a little bit of acetone that stuff will remove paint fast.

 

[feroze13]

Great job man!

 

[Crimsonbob]

Cheers for the info

 

[Chakaman]

That looks great Jason, thanks for the tutorial.

 

[LOPIE]

Here is what I did for the neck extension, I cut it then I drilled a hole in both halves. Place a rod in both halves and hot glue them together and you're done. I was also able to strip all the armor and bend the chest plate. I'll do some painting tomorrow. Some comparison shots.

 

[jkno]

Looks 10 times better! Great job!!

 

[thundergod]

Huge improvement , great work .

 

[LOPIE]

Finally got this thing done. I weathered the armor, gun, and backpack. I also made a gun holster for the blaster.

 

[LOPIE]

Here are some comparison pics the 1st is the SS paint, the 2nd is the removal of the SS paint, and the 3rd is my repaint.

 

[feroze13]

Awesome job Lopie!

 

[CaptnRex]

Looks heaps better, well done, great paint work too.

 

[Apone]

Redid my packpack also..went for a dusty look