Maybe this will encourage people to check out the OT Forum once in a while! Sheesh!
Like I said, looks great dude. I'd make the base color green slightly darker and greener myself, but I love the rest of the colors. Then again, the green could be dead on depending on the washout from the camera, so it's hard to tell. Regardless, it does look 10 times better this way, and I'm sure I'll sleep better at night knowing this is going to be standard now (I kid you not!
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It doesn't have a black/charcoal wash on it to dirty it up, but I think that is a good thing. Some people may like a clean look, while others may prefer "been to lv-426 and back" look. This way they can choose for themselves as it's a very simple and quick thing to do and is very subjective to personal taste. Also, by not dirtying the armor up, it gives people a pretty clean canvas and the chance to repaint it should they want it even more movie accurate or something completely different altogether.
I have a feeling though that given this new paint job, and the fact that you believe that there's a 50/50 ratio of people who will and won't repaint their armor... I think that that ratio will change. I believe more people will choose to keep the armor the way you're doing it now because it's much more passable than it was in the past.
As for physical pros and cons, I'd have a hard time giving you suggestions on where to improve. The aesthetics of your armor now are also much more improved from what you had years ago. The obvious "tells" are really not tells anymore. There were a few times at D*Con '06 when I saw your new armor sculpts on the various marines and did a double take. Kudos to you, my friend!
-Alex
"The M41-A. When you absolutely, positively have to kill every mofo in the room. Accept no substitutes."
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