Hello, again. It’s been a week or two since I last made a thread on how I was schemin on a gopher turtle shell in the yard and since then, I’ve redone it. Quiche had a gripe last time I put the other turtle shell together that it should’ve been green, so I decided I’d give his way a try. Take a look.
First, soaked it in some hot water and scrubbed it with a tooth brush to remove dirt and other debris. Yes, I do have kittahs.
A big chunk fell off in the cleaning process, which goes back on with a good quality adhesive.
All cleaned up:
Dried and then sprayed with primer
I decided to go green for this shell
After the green dries I flip it over and do the underside yellow like the Koopa Troopa theme. Most turtles/tortoises have a pale yellow underside anyway.
And lastly, what Koopa Troopa shell is complete without it’s trademark shell pattern?
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Came out pretty good, I’d say! The gopher turtle’s shell where the plates all meet already had the koopa troopa pattern, all I did once it was painted was take a black sharpie marker and trace the creases in the shell. I’m convinced Miyamoto and design crew used the gopher turtle shell for the koopa troopas now.
The paint I used was from the auto parts store, cost about $5.50 a can but was worth it for the high gloss look you get. It’s also rated at 500 degrees! Take that added plus however you will.
I might stick to turtle shell restoration, it’s cheaper, easier and takes a day instead of years.