Paints & Supplies, recommendations on what materials to use for customs!

[Steinberg]

One technique for customizing I been heavy into these days is RIT dye. One has to deal carefully with temperature and concentration, but the results can be spectacular. Absolutely no change to the surface of the plastic so it is a factory look. With figures joints there is nothing that can compete with dye. It does not wear off chip or show bare spots when the position changes. It is amazing for small vehicle parts and missiles, anything made from the softer nylon / plastic. Plus anything dyed you can handle as roughly as you please.

[Unclassified]

Originally Posted by SuperCam

I've been using Testors model masters paint on the last few customs, I get very very little joint wear and usually a second coat fixes that. I have a ton of tamiya and other brand paints but I prefer the testors and alot of the colors match the joe's perfectly---like olive drab is the exact color of breaker and their light skin tone matches most skin in the line. I don't know but it's close enough it looks like hasbro uses the testors

im usin testors mm, but the joints rubbed so i wanted to exactly know how everyone does it. im all good now, pyro set me up!

[Unclassified]

Originally Posted by Steinberg

One technique for customizing I been heavy into these days is RIT dye. One has to deal carefully with temperature and concentration, but the results can be spectacular. Absolutely no change to the surface of the plastic so it is a factory look. With figures joints there is nothing that can compete with dye. It does not wear off chip or show bare spots when the position changes. It is amazing for small vehicle parts and missiles, anything made from the softer nylon / plastic. Plus anything dyed you can handle as roughly as you please.

yeah i wanna dye a few dudes too, but you cant only go darker, for this case i needed to go white, when i go black i will try out the dye. i been wantin to do that for few months now!!

[Pyroclasm]

Dying works wonders. I've only done black, but often that is all you need to do for any dark color. Be aware though that not all the parts will dye at the same rate. For example, the joints dye the quickest. You may need to disassemble the figure and dye the individual parts. I found that vehicle plastics hardly want to take the dye. I nearly ruined a R.A.M. trying to get it black. It just looks dirty now.

[Unclassified]

hey does anyone one know of a testors model masters blue acrylic that will match the snow serpents parachute? i cant find model master acrylic locally, an dont wanna have to buy 10 different blues to find it! or even tamiya if they have one! at least if i know the name i can hunt it down! thanks in advance,

[Unclassified]

anyone??????^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[chickenbroth]

Originally Posted by Unclassified

hey does anyone one know of a testors model masters blue acrylic that will match the snow serpents parachute? i cant find model master acrylic locally, an dont wanna have to buy 10 different blues to find it! or even tamiya if they have one! at least if i know the name i can hunt it down! thanks in advance,

Hey Unclassified, how much of the figure are you gonna paint blue. I painted the mouth cover, the straps for chest plate and the pouches on his belt with the MM "blue" enamel. The only problem I have with it is on the pouches it rubs off the corners easily. I think that is a "rubbery" plastic issue.

[Unclassified]

Originally Posted by chickenbroth

Hey Unclassified, how much of the figure are you gonna paint blue. I painted the mouth cover, the straps for chest plate and the pouches on his belt with the MM "blue" enamel. The only problem I have with it is on the pouches it rubs off the corners easily. I think that is a "rubbery" plastic issue.

yeah i know you got the color i need, but i need the name of it in acrylic! whats the name you sad it was blue but whatkind of blue jus blue? i figured all the customizations that goes on someone must have all the colors in front of em!

[Pyroclasm]

Originally Posted by chickenbroth

Hey Unclassified, how much of the figure are you gonna paint blue. I painted the mouth cover, the straps for chest plate and the pouches on his belt with the MM "blue" enamel. The only problem I have with it is on the pouches it rubs off the corners easily. I think that is a "rubbery" plastic issue.

Sounds like an enamel issue. I use the Model Master Acryl and it stays on the webgear and figures without rubbing off. I've painted Serpentor's helmet as we as other "rubbery" parts and it sticks nice.

[Unclassified]

pyro, do you know of any blue acrylic that matches the snow serpents parachute?