I have over the years made rubber mask, I've made props for stage, I've done make up and FX.. love your vids as always, I walk away yet, learning more. Now that being said.. I have Never seen anyone put a tennis ball on top of their pvc. Good Sir, you can call me educated! :D

Another awesome piece! I used to do faux finishes for interior walls and for projects where we wanted greater working time we’d use oil paints mixed with thinner over latex base coats.

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

Great tips I never thought about dusting/ buffing the piece before applying the clear coat. Genius! For clear coats, I usually follow the manufacturer instructions and add 6 hours when possible because clear coat has a tendency of misbehaving, like you did by coming back to it the next day lol

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, clear coats can be very touchy, especially during colder months.

That lazy susan piece is genius! I need to make me one like that! The prop looks amazing!

Excellent! Yeah, for a mandalorian helmet, I didn’t check my metallic paint was compatible with the clear coat… it ended up all white and dull… lesson learned!

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

That sucks. Sorry to hear that happened.

@mygeekfamilycotton

5 ай бұрын

@@VanOaksProps haha, thanks, don’t worry: nothing a good sanding and repainting can’t fix 😋 have a good one!

From thought to perfection takes time. Sometimes years. 😎🤙

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

This looks great! I can see using this in our haunt this year - witch's wand, interesting jars/bottles on the table, etc etc

Nice work on the thermal detonator and some great tips on chrome painting! Great job!

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Came out great Derek! Looks Legit!

I missed this weeks livestream. Very cool video.

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Next time!

Just found your channel. I gotta say your projects look great. The information is well explained. Thank you for sharing the knowledge!

@VanOaksProps

3 ай бұрын

Welcome and thanks for watching!

Nice helmet stand - I may need to copy that style.

Looks great as always, man. 3 years? That's it? Lol.

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Haha

Great turorial! thank you as always!

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Fantastic amazing piece, thank you so much for sharing 🤩

Looks good!!! Thanks for the info.

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Any time!

Awesome

Thanks for the tutorial! Is the enamel paint like the one used on the cars or just regular glossy black?

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Just your standard hardware store kind.

@evrenedip

5 ай бұрын

@@VanOaksProps Thank you!

Thanks!

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Welcome!

I think that protocol droid, the black one that's standing in a hole behind you, has a question.

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Always! He never shuts up.

You should consider turning this prop into the head of a one eyed monster robot, it would be so cool!

Shiny!

Great metallic finish, it came out excellent. What airbrush and compressor do you have? The paint was flowwing nicely.

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Iwata Eclipse airbrush and California air tools compressor. They’re both extremely nice.

Super helpful video. May I ask what you used for the red LED cover?

@VanOaksProps

21 күн бұрын

I had found some red led covers that fit, although I don’t think it’s movie accurate.

@adrianqpersonal

21 күн бұрын

Do you by any chance recall the source?

@VanOaksProps

21 күн бұрын

@@adrianqpersonal it was from all electronics. They were a local electronics store that has since closed, but I believe they have an online store now.

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OK question. I noticed you used gloss Black paint...Why Gloss? Why couldn't it be flat or satin? Does the gloss really give any "extra" effects"

@VanOaksProps

4 ай бұрын

The gloss helps to build up the reflectivity of the chrome paint. My gloss paint ended up being less glossy than expected which is why the finish wasn’t a true chrome. So it really does make a difference.

You use acrylics in a lot of your vids but oils in this one. Pretty interchangeable?

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

They each have their place. Acrylics dry much faster than oil paints and it was dry/windy, so I went with oils.

Nice hat.

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Hah! You accidentally painted a negative of K-2SO on your work bench.

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣