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Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Questions => Topic started by: Hanzo_the_Razor on May 07, 2014, 05:16:28 PM
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So I hope I'm not asking a dumb question everyone knows the answer to but me. How do I reduce the paint rub on my figures? Some of them I keep in static poses, but others I occasionally change there posture, go for a nice dynamic pose. once I bend the arm or leg, any paint that was there, moves with the joint, leaving the figures looking less than stellar. Can anyone point me in the direction of a decent tutorial?
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Figure Realm (http://www.figurerealm.com/viewcustomtutorial.php?id=77) has a particularly great thread on the subject. I hope it helps!
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We are gearing up a new podcast season of CAFN and I think this topic would be a great one to start out with.
I know that a lot of folks do some serious joint sanding, which is a pain, but is about the only fool proof way to ensure that the paint stays on.
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Smeagol- thanks I'll check their forums out and see where it gets me
Tamer- I haven't tried sanding the joints yet, with my sausage fingers, not sure I'd be all that successful. I would love it if you guys covered this topic on the podcast
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I use minimal amounts of matching colored sharpies, the ink is thin enough to where it won't wear, but they shine and can be sticky is why to keep it to a minimal amount. Lately I've been using a sharpie brush I found, but don't know if they still make them. Problem still stands when I can't get a matching color though...
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Tamer- I haven't tried sanding the joints yet, with my sausage fingers, not sure I'd be all that successful. I would love it if you guys covered this topic on the podcast
I love that idea. Lets get a podcast together on all the different customizing problems and do video shorts on the different customizers who show on video how they solve them!
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The Figurerealm tutorial is a great one to use. It's important to prep your custom well, before you even start thinking about painting. If you have trouble sanding tiny areas like 3¾" figure joints, have a look at this:
http://youtu.be/V6T0U9yEw0I (http://garagepub.blogspot.nl/2005/04/diy-electric-toothbrush-sander.html)
I made one recently as well and have various grits ready for use: 150, 200, 400, 800 and 1600.
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I love that idea. Lets get a podcast together on all the different customizing problems and do video shorts on the different customizers who show on video how they solve them!
Interesting. I reckon it's best if the customizers who showcase how to tackle certain customizing issues, make these videos beforehand.
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I am guessing that Remco. Then, I could piece em all together and do a live video podcast where the video composer would then be able to add more comments, etc.
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Agree on the FigureRealm tutorial.
I cant stand the rub, so I take the shotgun approach.
Sand or grind the ball joint down to the point the rubbing sufaces are maybe 0.5 mm apart.
Use Sharpie marker to approximate the intended joint color, kind of as a primer.
Paint as thinly as possible.
Carefully coat the ball joint with applied cyanoacrylate, avoiding the seam. I use a toothpick as an applicator.