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ceraurus
06-02-2008, 01:16 AM
Here is my first custom painting of a figure since I was a kid.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee303/ceraurus/rocknroll.jpg

The arms are, of course, TF Flint's. The hands came from Grunt. I trimmed off the cuff then cut off the little post and glued it back onto the hand. This works great by the way - the post is bonded to the hand very strongly so that the hand can turn and can even be taken back out without breaking off the post.

The paint I used was an almost exact match for the original color, only it may be a little too glossy (there was no option for flat). It looks very dark in this picture, but that's the lighting. I did not paint the belts, and they look dark as well.

Action shot:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee303/ceraurus/rocknroll2.jpg

Apacolypse
06-02-2008, 01:19 AM
First off...AWESOME UPDATE!!

Secondly...what is this paint...as it looks pretty dead on in matching.

Echo7Solo
06-02-2008, 01:53 AM
wow, R&R looks good like that.

ceraurus
06-02-2008, 02:06 AM
First off...AWESOME UPDATE!!

Secondly...what is this paint...as it looks pretty dead on in matching.

Thanks!

Yes, I was very pleasantly surprised at how well the paint matched. I was even able to make his lower legs match the rest of his body better than they did originally.

The paint is Testors Model Master Acryl. The color is Dunkelgrun.

Next time I try I need to thin the paints a little more. I applied thin coats, but next time it could be a little smoother.

Apacolypse
06-02-2008, 02:10 AM
That color looks dead on in the pics man.

ceraurus
06-02-2008, 03:25 AM
That color looks dead on in the pics man.

In real life, too!

C.I.A.D.
06-02-2008, 01:30 PM
Friggin' awesome! I couldn't agree more, that paint app/color is DEAD ON!

bravo
06-02-2008, 06:46 PM
this is sweet, i love what you did to R&R, one of my fav.