Lopaka's DIY Garage (2.0)

[Lopaka KaMars]

My copper Valve is finally ready for the wear rotation. My polarized Ikon black lenses arrived today and installed easily. Tried to find a copper/burnt orange colored icon but no luck. Thinking I might try 'painting' my own.

 

[Solomon_Denali]

My copper Valve is finally ready for the wear rotation. My polarized Ikon black lenses arrived today and installed easily. Tried to find a similar colored icon but no luck. Thinking I might try 'painting' my own.



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Another beauty Rob !

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

BRAVO!

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Back in the days when I was more actively doing 3D modeling and printing of props and prop replicas I used a ‘lot’ of Modern Masters Metallic Effect paints. Great stuff and easy to use. Paint it on…add the reagent and voila! The paint has actual metal in it so the reactions are real and will continue unless you clear coat it. Neat stuff.

https://www.modernmasters.com/landing/professionals/brands/me

 

[Broccoli]

My copper Valve is finally ready for the wear rotation. My polarized Ikon black lenses arrived today and installed easily. Tried to find a copper/burnt orange colored icon but no luck. Thinking I might try 'painting' my own.



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Rad.

 

[Lopaka KaMars]

Back in the days when I was more actively doing 3D modeling and printing of props and prop replicas I used a ‘lot’ of Modern Masters Metallic Effect paints. Great stuff and easy to use. Paint it on…add the reagent and voila! The paint has actual metal in it so the reactions are real and will continue unless you clear coat it. Neat stuff.

https://www.modernmasters.com/landing/professionals/brands/me

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Lol. I’ve been trying a couple other metal finishes but not working out so far.

Much Mahalo everyone for the super kind words.

 

[Lopaka KaMars]

After I come back from Kauai, hopefully I can put this together.

 

[Lopaka KaMars]

This is my all green Valve. Well except for the rubbers and icons. Which I could've made green but would've been hard to see. The color is called 'British' green. It's dark and that''s what I was looking for. The frame could use a little more polishing. But I'm impatient. Lol.

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Back in the 70s I had an MG in British Racing Green.

Niiiiiice

 

[Lopaka KaMars]

The next thing I was going to try to fix up.

Then after I'm thinking I might try do a couple Mars Jordans. I have some leather ideas tossing around in my head, and want to see if I can at least do a respectable job.