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Online Cubs

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Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« on: May 10, 2019, 08:19:35 PM »
Let's just assume for a minute that I'm tighter than a gnat's chuff and want to part with as little cash as possible (or preferably none at all) in exchange for finding a good, comprehensive set of painting guides for the various Star Wars peoples and things, episodes 4-6. Where might such a penny pinching git go to find them?

I've already got a nice Stormtrooper illustration with the various types of armour for the different specialist troops and eras.
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Offline Dezmond

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2019, 09:22:01 PM »
I mean. There is always YouTube:-

https://youtu.be/1ZUsfAtyEM0

Offline westwaller

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2019, 10:21:30 AM »
There's often star wars illustrated guides/visual dictionaries of one or another sort in places like the Works or WH Smith's. Charity shops often have them in their book selections for a couple of quid too.

Online Cubs

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2019, 11:07:57 AM »
Hmmm, yes … good ideas both.

Offline Colonel Tubby

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2019, 04:51:53 PM »
If you're in the UK try The Works bookshop - they always have loads of cheap SW books in the comic or kids sections including the odd DK visual guide or mission book and they are usually around £5!

Online Cubs

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2019, 06:45:48 PM »
Yeah, sadly they closed down my local Works, but they're still available online. It looks like it's the Works then!

Thanks all.

Online Cubs

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2019, 06:34:43 PM »
Purely by chance I spotted this baby in the window of a charity shop on my way to pick up my daughter from school today. 50p!

Kerchiiing! Job's a good 'un, thanks for the advice guys.


Offline zemjw

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2019, 06:48:19 PM »
There's  always wookiepedia. I would post the link, but my tablet's having "issues" ::)

Offline Supercollider

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2019, 08:02:45 PM »
You could also try using the resources provided by the 501st costume archive:

http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:CRLbyname

I'm guessing it is fairly accurate, they are quite fussy about their costumes, I think!

Offline williamb

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Re: Star Wars uniforms and painting guides?
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2019, 12:53:51 AM »