Hey all -

Took my shot at the kit...I even managed to give it an Aurora "It Glows In the Dark!" vibe with a little creative maneuvering...

Photos available in my folder, hope you all like it!

Eric

Very nice!! Like the glow twist!!

Wayne

Beautiful, beautiful work! The glow effect you achieved is wonderful. What brand of glow paints did you use? They blend nicely with the non-glow colors.
I am blown away!

Beautiful, beautiful work! The glow effect you achieved is wonderful. What brand of glow paints did you use? They blend nicely with the non-glow colors.
I am blown away!

Thanks! :thumbsup: - a lot of them I get from Spencer's - they come in a six pack - around $10 or so - look in their blacklight section.

Most Arts and Craft stores have a slew of them as well - check out their acrylic section for fluorescent colors. Most of them also have tubes of glow in the dark paint as well, usually $2 a bottle.

That is too cool!! Greatjob

Excellent Job...and the Glow feature blows me away...tell me did you use a Black Light to photograph this effect? :thumbsup:
Mcdee

Though this kit was never an interest of mine you sure did it justice. The glow effect is fantastic!

Thanks for info on using Glow Paints as regular paint job! great Work Eric!!

Excellent Job...and the Glow feature blows me away...tell me did you use a Black Light to photograph this effect? :thumbsup:
Mcdee

Yes, the tube is literally just right below the base of the kit.

Cool...I thought so...that's how I display my Glow in the Dark kits :thumbsup:
The Black light really brings them to life!
Mcdee

Great paint job AND IT GLOWS! :thumbsup:

Excellent colours, and the work on the Mummy's face is superb - he really looks half-dead-but-coming-alive!

Excellent colors, and the work on the Mummy's face is superb - he really looks half-dead-but-coming-alive!

Thanks, but that was a happy accident - :freak: - I used a VERY fine felt tip marker for the eye highlights - as did my wife for the hieroglyphics - and it was just a matter of the way the ink lined up - purely coincidental, but a nice effect, agreed - nothing to do with talent, I'm afraid, just lucky, but thanks!

Great paint job AND IT GLOWS! :thumbsup:

Thanks! :thumbsup:

I grew up in the early-to-mid '70s when Aurora's glow monsters were in their last gasps, but I had just about the entire set at point or another. They left a permanent impression on me, as you can see...

In terms of the glow effect, I find the paint available nowadays is far stronger than the plastic parts with the effect...errrr...built (???:freak:???) in...

I've also found that for the black light fluorescent effect, you only need really one coat over the original color for the effect.

If you're doing it purely fluorescent colors, you'll need several coats, as the plastic's original color will peer through the paint(s)...the stuff is a bit on the thin side. :drunk:

Cool looking paint job Eric! :cool: