JUST A QUESTION ABOUT PAINTINGS

[shokker]

HI I AM REPAINTING A LOT OF FIGS AND SINCE HASBRO TOOK OVER MARVEL LEGENDS THERE IS A LOT TO PAINT FOR ME @loll@ MY QUESTION IS WISH COLORS ARE YOU GUYS USING? EVERYTIME I SEE YOUR PAINTS I AM WOW. I TAKE THE ONES FROM REVELL AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ARTICULATIONS. EVERYTIME I PAINT OVER THE PAINTJOB IS SPLITTING WHEN I MOVE THEM. DO YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS? ARE YOU GUYS AIRBRUSHING OR PENCELING? WHATS BETTER? THANKS IN ADVANCE #US1#

[FUGAYZIE]

1st and most important you want to be sure you are using ONLY acrylic paints!!!!! i use testor model master acryl paints. truth is though regaurdless of brand of paint you will experiance some degree of paint rub on the shoulder and hip ball joints depending on how much you play with the figure.

 

1. sand down any plastic burrs.

2. wash figure in warm soapy water (a dab of dish soap works best)

3. use a decent brand of acrylic paint (testors modelmasters acrylic, citidel (sp?) etc.)

4. dont gob on the paint! use nice thin layers

5. use a natural hair brush if you at all possibly can. a decent brush sells around $3-$15. i think i paid like 6 bucks for the one i use.

6. (OPTIONAL) use a spray sealer. testors dullcoat or krylon clear satin. if you do you want to test it out on a scrap toy painted in same colors just to make sure it doesnt mess up the paint and make it bleed.

 

hope that helps :)

[Opticon]

Yeah, listen to fugayzie. But first, turn off capslock.

[shokker]

THANKS GUYS. TODAY I WAS ASKING TO GET THE PAINTINGS YOU SUGGESTED BUT NO CHANCE. I CANT GET THEM WHERE I LIVE. I TOOK OTHER ACRYLIC BASED PAINTINGS FROM TAMYA. I TRY THAT OUT. I AM NOT PLAYING WITH MY TOYS JUST SOMETIMES WHEN I CLEAN MY ROOM I LOVE TO CHANGE THERE POSITIONS SOMETIMES :D THANKS FOR THE GREAT HELP. by the way i love my capslock, it makes me feel like GALACTUS @loll@

[Blackheart]

Yeah I use Tamiya paints. Pretty good they are (reminded myself of Yoda just then), but i've heard so many people using Testor's I'll have to give those a try, too.