This is a continuation of the first post about the knee guards.

When we last left our heroes the knee guards were painted silver. And after that happened I masked the areas I wanted to show through with Maskol and added the light yellow coat (also known as “Lemongrass”).

Lemongrass:

After curing overnight I added more Maskol around the areas where I wanted the yellow to show through:

The great thing about the knee guards is this is the last step of painting you will need to do to them, except for your clear coat. This is because all of the other layers you add can all be cured together. So, in order, add your top-layer (Tuscan Sun yellow) and then mist/distance spray your orange and black for weathering.

Once it dries overnight you can peel off the Maskol and enjoy your damage:

As you can see, the Maskol pulled off some of the primer. Not to worry — this is an easy fix. Just spray some of your metallic paint on a paper plate (outside!) and use a small paintbrush to dab over it. At that point you can put it into the oven to cure or lay your topcoat of flat clear lacquer on and let it cure overnight.

Now, like an idiot, I forgot to take “final” photos and everything has been packed away for the upcoming troop. Here is a photo of the entire outfit laid out with the knees zoomed in:

The elastic is connected with hot glue. And because these are so light they can be worn without velcro! But I put Velcro in place anyway on their backs because I didn’t want to have to worry about pulling them up while trooping. The fewer worries the better.

I hope this has been informative and enjoyable!