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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 forgive the picture quality, the digi-cam came free with my new PC)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=956335
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=956297
And yes, the weapons ARE made of real metal btw!
I can’t wait to see more of your finished products Bruce,
--==Richard==--
In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
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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!
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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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