[Bobby Lemain]

I bought a kabaya metroplex kit off Might Gaine (ebay), and since my WST collection needed more beef (and I wasn't willing to pay $50+ for a fullsized metroplex) I decided to fix up the KO and make him shine. Literally.

http://i30.tinypic.com/faonpz.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/jfu611.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/155ghsp.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/mud9vt.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/wtc28o.jpg
http://i29.tinypic.com/2s01pc3.jpg

clear coat ftw.

This post has been edited by Bobby Lemain: 06 February 2008 - 01:30 AM

[Taaron]

Oh, nice! I have one of those KO Metroplex figures from Might Gaine. The packaging was different though. Makes me wonder if it's a different production quality.

Is there any prepping you you had to do before you painted the figure?

Aoi

[Zakufarmer]

Damn, that's a nice job right there. Both of those look almost exactly like their larger counterparts! :thumb

[zero1312]

Man, if you doesn't told us that this is a modelkit, then I would guessed it as custom painted original. :tflaugh
It's that good! :thumb

[Mom]

Nice. I have Darkwing and Dreadwind, paint won't stick to those two for nothing. I'm still trying to think about how to get it on there cause the brown is hideous!

[MikePrime]

Very nice.

[Bobby Lemain]

AoiJuuni, on Feb 6 2008, 03:40 AM, said:

Is there any prepping you you had to do before you painted the figure?

Hellscream333, on Feb 7 2008, 05:38 PM, said:

I'm still trying to think about how to get it on there cause the brown is hideous!

I found that my white and gray acrylics were going on as if i was painting with milk, so I kept layering the paint until I had 6 layers on the shoulder piece, then I gave up...and bought some white primer.

but I later realized that enamel doesn't loose its pigment soo easily when put over other colors, so besides the pieces I already primed, I just went straight up enamel and I had no worries. The only acrylics that seemed to stick were black, red, and over the primer. but even over the primer I had to use multiple coats. with the enamel, (i don't, but am planning to get) a bit of thinner would thin out the paint well enough to not cover up the detail. but all in all, I only had one coat of enamel, one coat of clear acrylic, then the icing on the cake (stickers).

[Backfire]

how'd ya get dat paint ta stick dang it?!?!?!?!

mine leave paint crumbs

[Bobby Lemain]

a soak in a tub of dishwashing soap+water

and this is where preference gets involoved:
white acrylic primer+acrylic light colors
white acrylic primer+enamel
enamel
acrylic (dark)
a huge amount of layers of light acrylic colors

turned out i could just use enamel straight on then cover it with some clear acryli
=)

[soundwave810]

Nice job!
Where did you get the labels tho?
And did you use chrome paint for the face and legs?

This post has been edited by soundwave810: 05 March 2008 - 01:43 AM