sippog
A Fixture
Has anyone here attempted a repaint job on one of those plastic action-type figures - and have any tips to share?
For example: Do you normally strip it down ? Just re-prime? Spray it with matte varnish to provide a key?
This is something I've always meant to try. I repainted - or 'improved' - a polystone statue once but not a plastic figure; but the quality of sculpting on some that I've seen means I've often been tempted.
Recently I bought a set of 1/6 Napoleonic character heads from the same company that produced this:
with the intention of one day converting them into busts.
(I can't sculpt to save my life so this is the only way I could ever achieve anything decent looking - and the detail is not bad, you must agree)
I've also had a few McFarlane figures knocking about for some years with the vague idea of hiding their plasticy quality under a coat or two of primer and disguising them as 'proper' kits. These aren't really that 'toy-like', in fact some are quite impressive.
For example: Do you normally strip it down ? Just re-prime? Spray it with matte varnish to provide a key?
This is something I've always meant to try. I repainted - or 'improved' - a polystone statue once but not a plastic figure; but the quality of sculpting on some that I've seen means I've often been tempted.
Recently I bought a set of 1/6 Napoleonic character heads from the same company that produced this:
with the intention of one day converting them into busts.
(I can't sculpt to save my life so this is the only way I could ever achieve anything decent looking - and the detail is not bad, you must agree)
I've also had a few McFarlane figures knocking about for some years with the vague idea of hiding their plasticy quality under a coat or two of primer and disguising them as 'proper' kits. These aren't really that 'toy-like', in fact some are quite impressive.
