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In lugnet.castle, Richard Noeckel wrote:
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In lugnet.castle, David Simmons wrote:
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But then, you can always use Bruce’s solution:
http://news.lugnet.com/dear-lego/?n=4829
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BEAUTIFULL! Not only does it look more realistic, it’s more evocative of
LOTR, which I’m sure would sell with kids as well as adults!
Dave
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!My sentiments exactly...it’s crazy how a simple dry-brushing of
metallic silver over a black undercoat can create such dramatic realism...
I pray...seriously pray that Bruce shows more of this type of conversion...
Especially with the light-blue armor, which will look incredible similar
to a jousting helm once it is properly painted!
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Despite the fact that I vowed that Barbie Blue (a derisive term that I have
single-mindedly championed) armor would not last in my house, it in fact, has.
Mostly because I have only one example. I have lots of the green guy now and
I’ve been meaning to do him (oh wait, I just remembered that I have one
spray-painted black waiting to go!). Anyway, I really like the blue and green
visors. It’s the red one that looks like an inverted cauldron. The purple is
good, and I don’t care for the black one that much, but at least it is black,
which saves it.
I did not use dry-brush, however. After washing the plastic (the paint adheres
much better if you do), It is then spray-painted black. The metallic is a
wax-based cream rub-on called Rub’N Buff available at most arts & crafts stores.
Rub’N Buff comes in tubes, and an alternate brand, Treasure Gold, comes in
itty-bitty tubs. Use extremely sparingly and build the color up slowly (I wipe
most of it off my finger with a tissue before applying).
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| ~NiCe! Well then, I’ll have to try that metallic wax-based stuff soon!!! Wax-based hun?!? It’ll be interesting to see how it adheres to the ABS, and if it smudges? Here’s my attempt at some realism in armor…with some paint-fading technique. (Please (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| (...) !My sentiments exactly...it's crazy how a simple dry-brushing of metallic silver over a black undercoat can create such dramatic realism... I pray...seriously pray that Bruce shows more of this type of conversion... Especially with the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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