Painting the translucent Reaper Bones figures...

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

I was slightly disappointed to see that the translucent Reaper bones figures are a single colour of plastic. I was spoiled, I guess, by the D&D plastic flame effects and Elementals which were really well done.

Now I'm wondering about maybe a dark green wash, for example, on the green one might achieve the same sort of effect. Only, from a thread on TMP somebody suggested washes don't work well on the bones figures.

Does this also mean that one can't just dip (or wash) the skeletons to get a good look?

[B. Basiliscus]

I'm sure you could simply wash them as long as reaper paints were used, but you may want to add a drying agent.
Perhaps multiple very light washes in layers?

[Bloodsbane]

you might want to hit them with a matt varnish spray before trying any washes or inks.
Make sure you clean them properly first of all too!

[Ramshackle_Curtis]

Yeah, varnish them first. This will make the washes behave like painting over a normal undercoat.

[Cherno]

A light drybrush could also work well

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

Didn't someone on TMP warn about varnishes not drying on the plastic? Or maybe that was some kinds of primer...?

[Dr Mathias]

I would hazard a guess that the translucent stuff would be a slightly different material, but I'm probably wrong. In any case I don't think a watery wash would bond or behave well on plastic. I'll probably go with thinned oil paint, wiping off method, on mine.

[Ninja]

Does anyone know for sure? Speculations can lead to some ruined minis! I have been looking for an answer to this question as well.

If anyone knows or has tested something similar please share!

[hjorhrafn]

I just tried a VERY quick wash using Secret Weapons Purple over a Bones Ghost.  On the large flat hood/cowl, it almost seemed to work as a normal wash, but in areas with texture like the flowing robe, it was much more difficult to get it to adhere.  After leaving it to dry for ten minutes, it wiped off very easily, even on the flat areas.  However, it did seem to stain the material a bit, which might give an interesting effect if you're trying for a soft faded color. 

Hope it helped. 

[Sangennaru]

Sorry  to interrupt you but... are the translucent minis available already? is the kickstarter already shipping? or is it on the shop?

[phreedh]

Sorry  to interrupt you but... are the translucent minis available already? is the kickstarter already shipping? or is it on the shop?

No, no and no.

It's impossible to say what's what at this point since none of us have laid our hands on the minis.

I must admit I'm slightly miffed about the apparent flatness of the Bones translucents. I was hoping for something along the lines of the D&D minis elementals, which really do look nice!

[Sangennaru]

No, no and no.

It's impossible to say what's what at this point since none of us have laid our hands on the minis.

I must admit I'm slightly miffed about the apparent flatness of the Bones translucents. I was hoping for something along the lines of the D&D minis elementals, which really do look nice!

ok, that makes sense now! =)

Well, in the worst case a wise use of a light dipping could work pretty well for shure.

[Cherno]

About the varnishing issue, I'd say it's fairly possible that the solvent or propulsion agent used in spray varnish (and only spray varnish) will react with the plastic and either melt it messily or jsut stay sticky without ever fully drying, so just use brush-on varnish

[Sangennaru]

or make a try on some slottabases that i'm gonna remove anyway! =)

[Za Zjurman]

http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?/topic/46529-painting-transparent-bones-oh-yes-there-are-leds/

Someone on the Reaper forum gave painting them a try. Great results and a lot of do's and don'ts.

Regards,
Za