My painted Supers thread

[horridperson]

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.   

[wellender]

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.

[horridperson]

@wellender

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

[Puuka]

So long since we've had an update. I love seeing your stuff.

[fairoaks024]

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

[Puuka]

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.

[fairoaks024]

No problem Puuka, thanks very much.

Regards

Jim

[von Lucky]

Same - all the best.

[fairoaks024]

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

[fairoaks024]

Another green lantern heroclix repaint, from 'crisis'

Regards

Jim

[von Lucky]

"Don't worry boys I have the pizza and mini keg!"

[Zeebeest]

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

[wellender]

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.

[fairoaks024]

@von Lucky:-   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

[Zeebeest]

Thanks a million my friend.

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

Greetings,

Zeebeest