Minor/Repaint: TR Scourge touch-ups

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by Effion, Sep 16, 2016.

  1. Effion

    Effion It's also a gun

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    As a whole, I like Scourge, but that bugger needed paint as much as CW Wheeljack!

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    All it took was some gunmetal, and a little black for his mustache :D 

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    I tried doing a panel wash for most of him, finished up with my usual pens. Now he's ready to hang with Galvatron whenever I get around to painting him up.
     

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  2. Lord Dcast

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    Damn. A bit of panel lining goes a long way for him.
     
  3. Death333

    Death333 aliases: Dx3, Dr. Whiffington, Hellscr333m

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    Yeah, you've officially convinced me to buy two of these.
     
  4. Neo Tallgeese

    Neo Tallgeese Well-Known Member

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    Cool. How do you get the black to show up on the lines? Shoe polish, paint, ink???
     
  5. Effion

    Effion It's also a gun

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    I did a panel wash on his face, arms, abs, and some of his alt mode using Citadel Nuln Oil (it's a really thin, water based black that I lightly brushed over the areas to pick up the details), then I used Micron pens (.005 in Black) on the rest of his panel lines. I used Pledge Multisurface Floorcare (an acrylic floor wax, used to be called Future Floor wax years ago) mixed 4:1 with Tamiya Flat Base to get a matte finish on him (applied with a brush after I did the panel wash, but before using the pens so they wouldn't smear on me).
     
  6. HAIL_KING_PRIME

    HAIL_KING_PRIME Well-Known Member

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    I myself have gone off complete custom paint jobs and rather neat touch ups that bring out the best in a toy while keeping it a toy, but holy hell dude you knocked this outa the ballpark
     
  7. JanManuel27

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    What about Fracas. what touch up do you do to him? BTW nice custom :) 
     
  8. Effion

    Effion It's also a gun

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    Thanks :)  Fracas got some panel lining, but I mostly left him alone.
     
  9. xueyue2

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    How did u get his thigh these black metal color? Looks very nice.
     
  10. Effion

    Effion It's also a gun

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    I painted the thighs by hand with 2 coats of Tamiya Gunmetal paint, thinned about 2:1 (paint:91% isopropyl alcohol), then I brushed on a matte topcoat I made (1 part Tamiya flat base, 4 parts Pledge / Future).

    I love Tamiya Gunmetal and use it wherever I can, it always comes out with that really nice dark metal, kinda weathered finish.
     
  11. xueyue2

    xueyue2 Well-Known Member

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    Thx, indeed looks very realistic and cool.
     
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    I painted my beard too. I'm on the fence about coloring the eyebrows though. I see you didn't paint the eyebrows on yours.
     
  13. Effion

    Effion It's also a gun

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    Oh dang, I didn't realize he actually HAD eyebrows until your comment. Now I can't un-see them. I'm gonna have to fix that!
     
  14. shiftypenguin

    shiftypenguin Fancy-Pantsless Dancer

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    Wow, you made that figure look goooood. Nice work!
     
  15. Effion

    Effion It's also a gun

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    Added in eyebrows, omg best decision
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    And Fracas, panel lined, and I think I did a panel wash on his face
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    Novaburnhilde Destron Enforcer

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    Impressive!