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03-30-2023, 04:30 PM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
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After buying parts from Mercari and Ebay, I finally have a complete Zartan with the chest and leg armor.
However, I want the armor to change color like in the old days, even if I have to resort to painting it with color changing paint, or using color changing decals. I never was able to find Zartan as a kid, so I never knew how good the color change was. I understand that Zartan's skin turns blue under sunlight, but what color was the armor under sunlight? In the cold, does the armor change another color? Is there any color changing stickers/decals/paint that you all tried and achieved the same effects? Thanks in advance! I will try to post pics of my progress, but I have to finish my taxes first! |
03-30-2023, 04:45 PM | #2 |
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The chest piece has a little rectangular window which would have had a color-changing sticker in it, but I don't think any other part of the armor would change color.
Congratulations on getting all those bits together!
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03-30-2023, 05:10 PM | #3 |
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knee pads had stickers too
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03-30-2023, 07:00 PM | #4 |
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Question- Is it the same kind of stickers that the Transformers rub signs were made of?
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03-30-2023, 08:21 PM | #5 |
Cobra Viper
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I can't say for sure if they were the same material. What others have said above is correct though...there was a larger rectangular sticker that went behind the clear part of his chest armor and 2 smaller rectangular stickers that went behind the smaller clear windows on each of the thigh pads.
Ha, I remember as a kid I thought the stickers were crap as they didn't really seem to work. I always stuck Zartan out in the sun or in a window for his color change. With that being said, somehow a few years back I acquired a set of all 3 parts with the stickers on them, so I have a stickered and stickerless set of armor for my Zartan. That's kind of cool.
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03-30-2023, 09:15 PM | #6 |
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After buying parts from Mercari and Ebay, I finally have a complete Zartan with the chest and leg armor.
However, I want the armor to change color like in the old days, even if I have to resort to painting it with color changing paint, or using color changing decals. I never was able to find Zartan as a kid, so I never knew how good the color change was. I understand that Zartan's skin turns blue under sunlight, but what color was the armor under sunlight? In the cold, does the armor change another color? Is there any color changing stickers/decals/paint that you all tried and achieved the same effects? Thanks in advance! I will try to post pics of my progress, but I have to finish my taxes first! I have a set that's been kicking it around in my junk drawers for ages. I don't know if they still work, or even if they're still sticky, but better to try that than to permanently alter an expensive accessory set. Hit me up, you can have them.
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03-30-2023, 10:09 PM | #7 |
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Quote:
After buying parts from Mercari and Ebay, I finally have a complete Zartan with the chest and leg armor.
However, I want the armor to change color like in the old days, even if I have to resort to painting it with color changing paint, or using color changing decals. I never was able to find Zartan as a kid, so I never knew how good the color change was. I understand that Zartan's skin turns blue under sunlight, but what color was the armor under sunlight? In the cold, does the armor change another color? Is there any color changing stickers/decals/paint that you all tried and achieved the same effects? Thanks in advance! I will try to post pics of my progress, but I have to finish my taxes first! Update; There ya go. https://toyhax.com/1982-1989/1497-fo...amp-skier.html To see the decals as applied hit the link below to my restoration page. Head on over to the 1984 album (check them all out if you feel so inclined) and scroll down to Zartan himself.
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03-31-2023, 07:41 AM | #8 |
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Quote:
After buying parts from Mercari and Ebay, I finally have a complete Zartan with the chest and leg armor.
However, I want the armor to change color like in the old days, even if I have to resort to painting it with color changing paint, or using color changing decals. I never was able to find Zartan as a kid, so I never knew how good the color change was. I understand that Zartan's skin turns blue under sunlight, but what color was the armor under sunlight? In the cold, does the armor change another color? Is there any color changing stickers/decals/paint that you all tried and achieved the same effects? Thanks in advance! I will try to post pics of my progress, but I have to finish my taxes first! |
03-31-2023, 09:18 AM | #9 |
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Here is info. on the color the thermal stickers turned initially:
https://www.yojoe.com/action/84/zart...e%20when%20hot. "Zartan also came with a sheet of heat sensitive stickers - they were placed on the chest piece and each thigh pad. The stickers turned maroon when cold, aqua at room temperature, and blue when hot." |
03-31-2023, 10:09 AM | #10 |
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