I'm planning on making a SG Optimus Prime from a KO Alternator Nemesis. I'm wondering which kind of metallic purple spray paint world be best for a (High quality KO) TF figure. Anyone use spray paint? I'm not ponying up the money to buy an airbrush anytime soon, so advice on paint brands would be very appreciated.

This is the link to the KO if you want to look at it.
Nemesis Prime/ Black Convoy Dodge Ram SRT-10 KO No Box - Alternators - Alternators & Binaltech at KOTOYS.COM

 

Krylon Fusion Makes paints for plastics. i know they have a purple but it's not metalic. but you could always try giving a second coat with a clear metalic by testors. come to think about it, i think testors might have a metallic try this. Testors » Paints » Lacquers » Auto Lacquer Paint » Sunrise Red Pearl (flip-flop) (Ford)
if not it's a good starting point or try an automotive store. good luck

 

One of the things I love to do myself is use sprays for base coats, then apply top coats with a paintbrush/paint + Future. The undercoat of a spray adheres well to the plastic, and the top coat gives you the freedom to virtually choose any color you like, not just what you have available in a spray can.

 

I do the same thing, Allen (at least more recently). I've used the Krylon Fusion Satin White and Ultra Flat Camo Black to spray a few customs recently (Shockwave, WFC Rodimus, Animate Prime deluxe for a Sector70 charity auction, and my Jazz & Ratchet customs I haven't shown since basecoated in the white).

Working on Shockwave, doing thin layers of a light shade of purple, then I'm going over that with a slightly darker shade (in thin layers). Had to shelve it for a bit though, but it's working out great with the spray as a base and doing the brushwork over it.

 

  Here I thought I was alone in doing this *hug*

I think what I still do a bit differently is that I'll still typically use the same hue as the base color and brush paint (such as, if I'm painting parts blue, the Kyrlon Fusion spray is blue, and then I'll brush on a hue of blue). One reason for this is that if perchance that a part gets rubbed or scratched, it's still within the same hue and not as noticeable.

 

I didnt use a metallic purple on mine but I found that Krylon Rich Plum is a very close color match

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/248603-alt-shattered-glass-optimus-prime.html

 

Me three.

I use Krylon Camo as my primary coat and brush paint the actual colors over top of it.