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Offline horridperson

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #495 on: September 29, 2015, 07:24:22 PM »
Silver age Wasp and Beast along with the Awesome Android?  That is pretty awesome :) .  Have you done a Mad Thinker?

I liked Beast Boy/Changeling especially when DC they did that 4 issue limited series of Titan origins back in the eighties.  The writing was good and George Perez was out of this world.  I liked Super Skrull as an FF villain and the race were great spies.  I just thought the models were bad because they portray them as, "breaking cover" but still wearing earth super costumes.  Silly.   

Offline wellender

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #496 on: September 29, 2015, 07:26:20 PM »
I just thought the models were bad because they portray them as, "breaking cover" but still wearing earth super costumes.  Silly.   

They did that in the comic too.  It was not a good series.

Offline horridperson

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #497 on: September 29, 2015, 08:12:01 PM »
@wellender

Foil covers.  Once they started doing this in the 90s most mainstream comics were not worth reading any more :) .

Offline Puuka

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #498 on: October 11, 2015, 01:17:08 AM »
So long since we've had an update. I love seeing your stuff.
Looking for a set of rules that adaptable for different genres.

Offline fairoaks024

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #499 on: October 14, 2015, 01:09:54 PM »
Apologies for the long gap, I was unexpectedly called away again to help my parents and unfortunately it's an open-ended health situation  :?

Anyway I'm back home and been painting again.
Wonder man from 'avengers' Hetoclix repaint,

Regards

Jim
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Offline Puuka

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #500 on: October 14, 2015, 01:42:21 PM »
I apologize for being impatient. I hope things are as well as they can be.

As for the Wonderman, I like to use him as the "Douchy" informant or the smarmy hero type.

Offline fairoaks024

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #501 on: October 14, 2015, 02:00:12 PM »
No problem Puuka, thanks very much.

Regards

Jim

Offline von Lucky

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #502 on: October 15, 2015, 01:04:20 PM »
Same - all the best.
- Karsten

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Offline fairoaks024

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #503 on: October 15, 2015, 09:13:31 PM »
Thanks Von  Lucky.

'Mutations and monsters' cyclops repaint. I like the way they've captured the old school uniform and look. The x-men were wearing these costumes in the very first x-man comic I ever read.

Regards

Jim



Offline fairoaks024

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #504 on: October 16, 2015, 01:01:45 PM »
Another green lantern heroclix repaint, from 'crisis'

Regards

Jim

Offline von Lucky

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #505 on: October 16, 2015, 01:59:42 PM »
"Don't worry boys I have the pizza and mini keg!"

Offline Zeebeest

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #506 on: October 17, 2015, 10:44:25 AM »
First of all... Wow... Very very nice paintjobs here, bravo.

A small question though, do you strip your models from their paint before you paint them?
I tried on some models with acetone and I'm getting mixed results and have my doubts about the quality of the plastic afterwards, they don't disolve but it becomes less ridgid, hard to clean the mold lines and use a pinvice. I'm not entirely shure if I will try again in the future.

Greetings,
Zeebeest

Offline wellender

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #507 on: October 17, 2015, 12:42:43 PM »
Try using limited contact with the acetone. Like wiping it with a cotton swab. I've done it that way before and that is a little easier on the plastic. A quick dip sometimes helps too.

Offline fairoaks024

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #508 on: October 17, 2015, 12:49:43 PM »
@von Lucky:-  lol maybe I need to give his lantern and energy a gloss varnish to make it look more 'powery'

@ Zeebeest:- It depends on the figure. If the paint is thick or 'blobby' then yes definitely.
I use acetone nail polish remover. about 10-20 seconds is usually all they need. Then a scrub with soap and a nail brush to get the paint off. I've found that if you leave them too long the plastic goes rubbery. If you let them dry out for a few days they harden up again and feel
Harder than before the stripping. Then you can clean the mould lines off easily.

If the paint isn't thick, I just remove mould lines with a sharp scalpel and a diamond file,
Undercoat with an acrylic spray and then paint as Normal.

One thing:- I used to use an oil based varnish, but over time some started feeling 'sticky'.
Now I only use acrylic varnish and haven't had that problem. I couldn't figure out why some went sticky and others varnished the same didn't. I think that the plastic used in the figures must vary from set to set.

Hope that helps.


Today it's Yellow lantern from 'Arkham Asylum' repainted

Regards

Jim

Offline Zeebeest

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Re: My painted Supers thread
« Reply #509 on: October 17, 2015, 03:50:08 PM »
Thanks a million my friend.

Please keep up the awsome work, you're an inspiration!

Greetings,

Zeebeest

 

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