With this one I tried a few new things (well, new to me). It started out as a SOLID figure. I dyed it purple, sprayed it, cleared it, and added mini googlies.
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| Author: | dustin [ Thu May 28, 2009 5:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Custom Mini Hedoran |
With this one I tried a few new things (well, new to me). It started out as a SOLID figure. I dyed it purple, sprayed it, cleared it, and added mini googlies.
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| Author: | Lalo [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
pretty sweet. love the undertones |
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| Author: | REdYOdA [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
That looks fantastic! Really great colors and I love the googly eyes! The quality looks production. You say that you dyed it? btw...Can I ask what kind of gloss your using and does it seem durable? I've been experimenting with new top coats and I really like the shine on this Hedo. |
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| Author: | bannedindc [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
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| Author: | havingmysay [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
this sucks! nah actually it doesnt... i like the colors and the technique. and the photo makes it feel like its fresh out of the bath. my only critique would be i would like to see some of the chesty color used on the back, just a tad to tie it up together. |
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| Author: | bannedindc [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
havingmysay wrote: this sucks! nah actually it doesnt... i like the colors and the technique. and the photo makes it feel like its fresh out of the bath. my only critique would be i would like to see some of the chesty color used on the back, just a tad to tie it up together.
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| Author: | bryce_r [ Thu May 28, 2009 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
too much cheerleading. |
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| Author: | dustin [ Fri May 29, 2009 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
Thanks for the comments, guys. I'm glad (some) of you like this one. REdYOdA wrote: You say that you dyed it? Yup. RIT dye. The powder kind. This was definitely an experiment for me and I'm pretty happy with the result. I did a little homework (mostly on this site) to figure out the process and went for it. I recently bought a bunch of SOLID figures and I don't want to waste VCOLOR to basecoat them. The dye works for me. I dyed four Gargamel minis over the weekend and they came out fine. The important part is to re-boil them, after you've dyed them, in clean water. This removes excess dye. REdYOdA wrote: Can I ask what kind of gloss your using and does it seem durable? I've been experimenting with new top coats and I really like the shine on this Hedo. I used this:  FUTURE floor finish. It's been popular among scale modelers (airplanes, cars, etc.) for quite a while but this is what the new packaging looks like. It's an acrylic clear coat that seems to work great. It flows through an airbrush unthinned and I've read that you can thin it for more of a matte finish if you want. I can't really speak to its durability, but it seems pretty good. The interesting thing about this is that, being a floor finish, it's self-leveling...that is to say, as it dries, it kind of smooths itself out. It's hard to explain but if you try it out you'll understand what I mean. havingmysay wrote: this sucks! nah actually it doesnt... i like the colors and the technique. and the photo makes it feel like its fresh out of the bath. my only critique would be i would like to see some of the chesty color used on the back, just a tad to tie it up together. Thanks for the thoughtful critique. I'm not sure how it would've worked on this one, but I'll keep it in mind for next time. It seems that well-painted monsters have a certain sense of balance to the colors used and where those colors are placed on the figure. Finding it is the hard part. |
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| Author: | Future_Man [ Fri May 29, 2009 5:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
Well I think cheerleading is deserved for good product. And this is good product! Great colors and a gloSsy sheen. |
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| Author: | REdYOdA [ Fri May 29, 2009 5:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
Thanks! I have read about using Future before in a modeling forum, it was used on plastic figures though so I was skeptical for vinyl. Looks good though. It's acrylic so it may dull on you with handling...same as vinyl flooring will dull over time after polishing. I may try it on a solid figure though...thanks for the info!  Oh, and any gloss top coat you use, you want it to be self leveling or it will show brush stokes or peaks. |
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| Author: | bryce_r [ Fri May 29, 2009 8:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
Future_Man wrote: Well I think cheerleading is deserved for good product. And this is good product! Great colors and a gloSsy sheen. Really? The eyes look terrible. The gloss looks great but the color combination doesn't really work. It doesn't add anything to the sculpt. It just looks like a different colored hedoran. Keep painting and get the right color combination and it would slay. I'm not saying the technique is bad nor the execution. It's just seems that everyone who buys paints these days and puts up a toy gets a "that rules." There isn't any objective criticism. |
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| Author: | sumatra71 [ Sat May 30, 2009 1:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Custom Mini Hedoran |
yeah, I'm not really feeling this one even though it looks like he puked all over himself... you get extra bonus points for the grossing me out factor... 
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