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painting action figures

trader jim

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this weekend i bought a LOT of old starwars
action figs at garage sale. i want to re-paint them. the plastic that thay are mde of sucks. some to soft some to hard. probably made out of recycled plastic. is their a good
brand name paint that covers well?? any good glues that wont "melt" this plactic. is ther a primer on th market that works with this stuff?? is ther any way to remove th paint,it
also sucks - i am too cheap to experiment!!!
 
A friend of mine's hobby is modifying action figures and making his own...they look great...everything from comic book to starwars figs that they haven't made officially.... (he's even got some on ebay if you'd like to check out his work) here's his advice:

"Okay. Well, so far as paint goes, nothing sticks to action figures real well. Primer it first, that helps some. Glue, use a super-jet or similar super glue. Holds stuff together pretty well, so long as you don't twist and shear the glued joint. As far as paints, I usually use Partha or Polly-S water-based acrylics, but most hobby acrylics work pretty well, like the stuff in Wal-Mart's crafts section."
 
hi - yes i would like to see some of your friends work - can you tell me where on e-b
bay to look?? might get some good ideas!!
 
those figs are realy GREAT!! what a fun idea!! i defently going to try it!! i think i will try Traveller themes first, it seems
there are no limits as what you can do!!
well here goes...........
 
You can try Citadel miniatures' WARHAMER 40,000 PAINT SET .

It's cheap, you get alot of paint, and it works WELL, with plastic miniatures.......
 
Glad to help
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Reaper also puts out some outstanding paints...they've worked well for me. Regardless, priming first and sealing afterwards will give you good results with most.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
 
Especially with plastic figures you need to soak them in a mild detergent to remove the oils that come out of the plastic and from your fingers.

I found that an undercoat with a gloss acrylic or enamel helps to seal the figures and once thouroughly dry other paints can be used normally over the top. With the soft plastic figures especially you do need paints that remain somewhat flexible.
 
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