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Title: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: Commander Roj on 04 October 2016, 02:58:10 PM: If anyone out there has some experience of painting Play Mobil, any advice would be appreciated!
Title: Re: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: gnomehome on 04 October 2016, 04:47:59 PM: Quote from: Commander Roj on 04 October 2016, 02:58:10 PM
If anyone out there has some experience of painting Play Mobil, any advice would be appreciated!

I just prime over them with my regular primer (Vallejo airbrush) and paint as usual with acrylics. No special preparations.
Title: Re: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 04 October 2016, 04:54:32 PM: I am aware that Playmibil used to produce blanks for the customer to paint - somewhere I have one - a totally white figure.

I would have thought that plain acrylic would work.

Tony
Title: Re: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: Eric the Shed on 04 October 2016, 05:18:05 PM: just painted with standard household acrylics over car spray primer...

Playmobil Pyramid

http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/rocky-escarpments-pyramid-finished.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/rocky-escarpments-pyramid-finished.html)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/escarpments/e54_zps7129593f.jpg)
Title: Re: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: Commander Roj on 05 October 2016, 01:50:20 PM: Quote from: Humakt on 04 October 2016, 03:16:14 PM
Don't they do pre-paints?

Yes, but then they don't look like part of a miniatures game, they look like the children's toys that they are.

Thanks everyone. That is helpful. I didn't see why they wouldn't take normal techniques, but it might have been a costly mistake to ruin them for the wantofasking about people's experience.

Nice pyramid!
Title: Re: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: Hu Rhu on 06 October 2016, 02:50:02 PM: I used Halfords grey primer for a base. It works quite well.
Title: Re: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: Hammers on 06 October 2016, 02:59:45 PM: The kind of plastic used in Playmobil (and many other toys), ABS plastic, has a slightly oily surface to it which makes for poor adherence to water based acrylic paints. A good scrub with kitchen cleaner and a quality spray-on primer generally alleviates the problem.
Title: Re: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: Commander Roj on 06 October 2016, 08:03:51 PM: Quote from: Hu Rhu on 06 October 2016, 02:50:02 PM
I used Halfords grey primer for a base. It works quite well.

Useful tip, thanks.
Title: Re: Painting Play Mobil
Post by: Commander Roj on 06 October 2016, 08:05:44 PM: Quote from: Hammers on 06 October 2016, 02:59:45 PM
The kind of plastic used in Playmobil (and many other toys), ABS plastic, has a slightly oily surface to it which makes for poor adherence to water based acrylic paints. A good scrub with kitchen cleaner and a quality spray-on primer generally alleviates the problem.

Very helpful indeed! I have washed resin miniatures before, but didn't think about washing this time. Obvious when you think about it, but I didn't. A very valuable suggestion. Thanks.