lemily33
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« on: 02-10-2011 11:14 »
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Okay, second post on the forum. I tried to register last week, but the server move had registration down for a bit. So, hi! You guys are awesome! I'm a new collector, and I'm thinking of painting Amy, the Professor, Hermes, and Bender to match the Universe 1 colors from The Farnsworth Parabox. (I know there's a Glorious Golden Bender out, but I really don't want to pay $300 for what looks like an easy repaint since I want to take him out of the box anyway.) Has anyone successfully done this? I'll be reading up on action figure repainting, but it would be nice to know someone had done it on these figures already. Thanks, everyone! ~Emily
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lemily33
Starship Captain
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That's an utterly fantastic idea. Don't know of anybody whose done it, but I for one want to see pictures when it's done. You don't need to sign your name at the bottom of your posts, btw. Thanks! I usually sign on other message boards since my name is in my handle anyway. Habit. Is it nontraditional/frowned upon here? I'm still getting the hang of the unspoken rules. it's been done, it might have been the kidrobot figures and the pictures are around here somewhere
Sweet! I'll search. And thanks, winna. Your name suits your win-ness.
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futurefreak
salutatory committee member
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You going to SDCC this year?
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otma1918
Crustacean
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How would someone know what shade or type of paint to use to do either a Golden Golden Bender or Blue Zoidberg, or whatever? If you count the money it would cost to get a base figure to start with (especially Zoidberg), that's something you don't want to mess up by being slightly off, ya know? Or is that kind of thing just common knowledge in the DIY/Custom figure circles?
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Otis P Jivefunk
DOOP Secretary
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I have no idea, but this is the first time I looked into this thread and those re-paints are total kickass! ...
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otma1918
Crustacean
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Well, yeah, that's a point. But the same problem arises I believe, how do you get the same color as on the show, aside from eyeballing it?
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Zmithy
Professor
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« Reply #25 on: 04-27-2011 16:05 »
« Last Edit on: 04-27-2011 16:08 »
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You could probably get tips on repainting them from people who do stuff like Warhammer, or anything else where they buy thousands of pounds worth of miniature figures, paint them in exquisite detail, then ignore them and roll dice to see who "wins". I paint and play warhammer. It's quite nice to have a geek hobby that doesn't involve a computer. There's not too much to consider as far as the actual painting goes since the action figures are quite large.. other than keeping the coats thin and smooth with multiple layers where necessary to avoid visible brushstrokes. Also, keep it all super-neat and take your time. The surface texture of the figure needs paying attention to, though.. if it's too "shiny" certain paints won't stick, especially acrylics, although matt enamels should still work well, even if they're a bit more difficult to work with. Matt enamels is the approach I would take. An alternative would be to use a matt primer spray (think car spray) to undercoat the figures first and give a surface for the acrylics to adhere to. Starting with a white base is pretty good if you want bright colours, or a black base for dark colours and metallics. If at the end of the process you want to bring the shine back, spraying gloss varnish will work fine.
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otma1918
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cool, those are great tips I would never have thought of. Thanks!
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