Hey all, not that new of a member, been one since 07/11/07, but this is my first posting and I am really not sure how to do this.
After sending some pictures to Moebius of my first kit from them, Angela thought I should pass the word onto you all.
Back in May I got my first kit from them, Ironman. A pretty sweet kit with a few tiny details missing but still looks great. Good fits and with Tenax-7.R plastic welder it helped seal all seams for very little or no putty needed. Sanded/filed then buffed to a sheen.
Now on the back page of the instructions is a paint list of assorted types of Testor's paints you can use. I chose Model Master Burgundy Red Metallic for the base color on a Floquil Black Figure Primer, shot '01 Black Primer'.
Then after decanting the 'Rattle-Can' of red, covered the whole body, shot '02 Red Bases'.
From a bottle of Model Master 'Stop Light Red Metallic' airbrushed the center of the panels lightly. Handbrushed the MM Metallic Gold then sealed all with a Krylon Clear Gloss Acrylic, shot '03 Gold and Sealer'.
After a couple of days drying started the Black Oil Wash, Turpenoid thinner/Academy Oil in a tube, first by drawing lines in the recessed panel lines then covering with a very much thinned wash. Wiped with an old T-shirt and sealed again.
Now the white in the Arc reactor in his chest and the repulsers in his palms is an acrylic white primer. Then mixing Pearl-Ex, Pearlwhite 651 paint pigment, with an acrylic clear gloss covered the white primer. Then placed a drop of just the clear on top of it all and layed it so that it would self level. The pigment reflects the light that makes it glow.
His eyes are white primer with a very thin line of Sky Blue seen in close up shots I found of him. Shot '04 Black Wash and details'.
The base is various colors of metals with the black wash and sealed with the Krylon acrylic.
After all was said and done a couple of Saturdays ago at a local contest, the category 'Models in the Movies', we scored a first place.
I originally posted this in the wrong Forum, Welcome New Member.
After sending some pictures to Moebius of my first kit from them, Angela thought I should pass the word onto you all.
Back in May I got my first kit from them, Ironman. A pretty sweet kit with a few tiny details missing but still looks great. Good fits and with Tenax-7.R plastic welder it helped seal all seams for very little or no putty needed. Sanded/filed then buffed to a sheen.
Now on the back page of the instructions is a paint list of assorted types of Testor's paints you can use. I chose Model Master Burgundy Red Metallic for the base color on a Floquil Black Figure Primer, shot '01 Black Primer'.
Then after decanting the 'Rattle-Can' of red, covered the whole body, shot '02 Red Bases'.
From a bottle of Model Master 'Stop Light Red Metallic' airbrushed the center of the panels lightly. Handbrushed the MM Metallic Gold then sealed all with a Krylon Clear Gloss Acrylic, shot '03 Gold and Sealer'.
After a couple of days drying started the Black Oil Wash, Turpenoid thinner/Academy Oil in a tube, first by drawing lines in the recessed panel lines then covering with a very much thinned wash. Wiped with an old T-shirt and sealed again.
Now the white in the Arc reactor in his chest and the repulsers in his palms is an acrylic white primer. Then mixing Pearl-Ex, Pearlwhite 651 paint pigment, with an acrylic clear gloss covered the white primer. Then placed a drop of just the clear on top of it all and layed it so that it would self level. The pigment reflects the light that makes it glow.
His eyes are white primer with a very thin line of Sky Blue seen in close up shots I found of him. Shot '04 Black Wash and details'.
The base is various colors of metals with the black wash and sealed with the Krylon acrylic.
After all was said and done a couple of Saturdays ago at a local contest, the category 'Models in the Movies', we scored a first place.
I originally posted this in the wrong Forum, Welcome New Member.
