Painted my Drivers Head Today.

[Doom!]

Looks like I'm a little rusty, I will admit I rushed it a bit and couldn't find my magnifier lenses (buried somewhere in my mess) But not too bad considering.

I need to decide if I have the patience to try and make a pair of 1/10 scale glasses.

[IMG]PSX_20210601_091708

[smog]

nice job, I often use body clips to create glasses

[Doom!]

Smog, that's not a bad idea, I've got some thin wire but if I can't make that work I'll have to order some body clips, I don't have any extras that are small enough at the moment.

[Mopar man]

Looks great DOOM can’t wait to see the finished product. Sunglasses would be cool��

[Doom!]

Holy crap, I did it! Had my doubts, but I think they look pretty good.

[IMG]PSX_20210601_204712 by Jeff Goff, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Doom!]

Thanks Moparman, I thought about trying to tint the lenses, but thought I might be pushing my luck.

[B-MOW71]

Great job! Love the tiny glasses!

[Doom!]

Thanks Brian!

[Speedy-Triple]

hey fellas ... just a quick question what kind of paint are you using to paint figures ... i have a couple of rigs that need interiors and i have gotten a couple of the tamiya drivers that are waiting on assembly and paint ... i wanted to know what are you using for paint. do you use readily available acrylic paint, testors, etc.

I am not too sure if the regular acrylic paint will adhere to the tamiya plastic at all or if i need to get more specialty paint?

[JimInMiami]

Originally Posted by Speedy-Triple

hey fellas ... just a quick question what kind of paint are you using to paint figures ...

I am not too sure if the regular acrylic paint will adhere to the tamiya plastic at all or if i need to get more specialty paint?

Craft store will work fine for your interior finish. Just FYI, all Tamiya paint is, is overpriced repackaged acrylic.

[Cookee]

what are you guys using for a topcoat? my tamiya acrylic will chip off with a medium pressure finger touch, just goss and flat?

[Doom!]

@speedy-triple and @Cookee

Make sure you wash your figure well before painting. You need to make sure the oils from your fingers, and mold release agents from the manufacturing process are gone. I use a 50/50 water alcohol blend (if using 99% alcohol) to clean plastic parts. I use ModelMaster or Testors Acrylics but they are becoming harder to find. If possible, a coat of acrylic primer helps (but I am lazy sometimes and skip this step.) as far as an overcoat, spray on your favorite acrylic clear coat. Krylon Crystal Clear works well and comes in gloss or matte finishes.

[Speedy-Triple]

thanks doom ... I will acquire a couple of the mentioned acrylic paints and test out against the acrylic craft paint I already have. Great tip on the over coat I never even thought about sealing the finished product in the end.

[Doom!]

Good luck and happy painting!