Green Army Man - Page 3

Whispers in the Park · #21 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 04:57 PM

Indeva,

What did you use for the paint? And how did you do this? It looks great!

Whispers

indeva · #22 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 05:06 PM

"Bear" high gloss, deep base
from home depot. I had a BDU (battle dress uniform) that I got from the surplus store and I simply painted it with a bunch of coats. The paint doesn't come off, you can scratch it pretty hard and nothing. So I can sit down and stuff and not worry about it coming off.

Whispers in the Park · #23 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 05:27 PM

Thanks!

Where did you get or what did you use for the helmet and the gun??

indeva · #24 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 05:37 PM

I got the helmet at the surplus store also. It was a "steel pot" helmet from WWII/Vietnam cost me about $20.

The rifle on the other hand was harder to find. I got a training/drill fake wood rifle off of craigslist.

indeva · #25 (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 03:37 PM

Heres the paint I used and a few pics of my foot board. My feet will not be attached to it but Ill simply stand on.

OMGDan · #26 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 06:11 AM

That is awesome, really.

Great job.

walkingcorpse · #27 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 07:36 AM

Your costume really is fantastic. I hope you don't overheat inside your latex jacket. Those cheaters at Disney have ventilation slits hidden along the sides and I thought I heard a fan noise coming from his utility belt...although it was 95 degrees outside.

bones jones · #28 (**permalink**) 10-06-2009, 07:20 AM

Did you do a paint color match or just pick one out? I am giving this costume a shot too but the paint color I am using is much darker. I think it looks good but I can't decide after looking at yours. I will try to post a picture on here later.

HallowSusieBoo · #29 (**permalink**) 10-06-2009, 07:42 AM

Now - what about the "Cowboys and Indians" toys!?! The possibilities are plastically endless!! Bravo and watch out for ant hills and magnifying glasses!

indeva · #30 (**permalink**) 10-06-2009, 07:59 AM

I'm sure it will be warm. Really there will be no air flow but like you said I will be wearin it at night and I don't plan on running around dancing.

As far as the color I would have liked to do something alot darker, closer to what the toys were. I started my search for a material I could sew together a uniform with kinda like the first post did with the tarps. I found green vinyl pretty cheap so I I color matched the home depot paint to the vinyl. I ended up not using the vinyl cause I can't sew and I had already started paint.