Thanks, guys!
DanOfTheDead wrote:
I like it! The shadows in the 3rd pic make it look like he's wearing Mr. Freeze style goggles, and it looks kinda cool... wonder if you could give him some eye wear with blue lenses to make him look little less hulk like.
that's a genius move right there. great idea!
Dusty79 wrote:
It all looks great. Remind me of how you are doing this metallic blue effect on the paint. I am thinking of doing a Blue Laser custom and want that to be a part of it.
the 'metallic' look you see here comes from the silver paint of the base figure being covered by Tamiya Transparent Blue.
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I was turned on to those transparent paints by pluv. There are a couple tricks that I've come to use with those paints: 1. make sure to stir them (not shake) before each use, scraping up the pigment off the bottom of the jar -- they REALLY have a tendency to settle. 2. make sure you have some thinner -- I use Tamiya brand, just to be sure there's no 'rejection' by the paint. Even though this stuff is acrylic, it runs really thick and is really 'sticky' -- meaning, if you put it on too thick, and then go over it with a sticky brush, it will tear your first coat right off and leave an unsightly mess. It's truly much better to do a couple very thin coats than try to get one thick one. What I will do is dip my brush in thinner, then in the paint, then in the cap of the paint and then on the figure - each time. If you're looking to get a 'metallic' finish, the trick is to have a silver or chrome base coat. I've also done
transparent red over gold to get this effect.
