![]() ![]() I also picked ones long enough so they could be used to attach the back plastic plate. I picked hex screws from the hardware store that were about the same size as the original plastic pieces. I wanted to give it a drab olive green color.Īfter painting, I drilled holes for some hex screws. The out-of-the-box green of the body is way too saturated and has some cheesy silver weathering on it - clearly done with quick silver dry paint brush strokes. ![]() I masked off anything on the main case body that wasn't green. The result wasn't as perfect as I'd like but I figured that the new screws and some weathering will make any plastic imperfections in these areas blend in. Like with my trap, I used a dremel to sand down the plastic - there are 12 locations in all. I also wanted to replaced the fake plastic screws with real hex screws. I used a 1/4" drill bit to make quick work of the underside connection and the rivet came right off. Second, with the green case now separated, I could access the underside of the rivet holding the fabric strap on the top. They are glued together but some prying broke them apart. ![]() This involved gently prying the groove between the green case and the black plate. Weathering everything to look dirty and gunkyįirst the break down - There were two challenges here: first, I needed to separate the black plastic/rubber back face.Replacing the top strap rivet with a snap button.Replacing the molded plastic screws with real hex screws.Repainting the main body an olive green.Following up on a mod-in-progress to my Spirit trap, I thought I'd take on a simple activity and do some simple things to some Spirit goggles to make them feel like a more authentic prop. ![]()
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