Here are some pics of my movie Megatron repaint. I hope you enjoy. This took me about 8 hrs or so over a 3 day period to complete.
Stage 1: I seperated a few of the main parts for easier painting. A few dabs of Silly Putty were placed in the gaps and holes to protect the light and sound features while painting. Once the main painting was complete, the Silly Putty is easily removed (This is a great method for painting realistic camo on military models). I used a dark gray Krylon spray primer for the first coat. Once this coat dried, I sprayed the pieces with matte varnish.
Stage 2: I then painted the seperate pieces using Krylon silver spray paint. Once this coat dried, I sprayed it with matte varnish and reassembled the figure.
Stage 3: This is the finished figure. I used several ink washes to add depth and age to the look. I mixed black and coffee brown inks together. It's fairly simple. Brush on the ink with lots of water. The diluted ink finds the deepest points on the mold and dries, giving the illusion of greater depth and brings out a lot of the fine details. Once the ink has dried, I went back over the high points with the highlight color (silver, golds, coppers) to make the high points pop. Sealed again with matte varnish.
And There are a few close-up shots. I hope you can see some of the detail work a bit better. I actually painted parts in the eye silver to better reflect Megatron's movie look. Of course, the light piping and electronics all still work.
Thank you for taking a look.
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