NecronautDrummer
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I bought several of these Star Wars-themed plastic army men playsets, for the purpose of decorating my Christmas tree. They have some okay detail, but they are molded in a single monochrome color. You had to look extremely carefully to see and really appreciate what they were.
This year, I'm painting them up properly before they end up on the tree:
They are made of HDPE plastic I think. To get the paint to stick, they were primed with automotive self-etching metal primer. The stormtroopers & sand troopers were painted with Stynylrez primer and detailed with a variety of Citadel and Vallejo Model Color paints and washes. The Imperial Guards were base-coated with Tamiya Dull Red lacquer, then painted with Red and Vermillion Model Color, and given a light wash of Citadel Leviathan Purple. The X-Wing pilots were base-coted with Tamiya Orange, then detailed with a wide variety of Citadel, Model Color, and craft paints and washes.
I have another 12 or so stormtroopers and sand troopers in a variety of different poses primed and ready for paint. Progress pics later tonight.
This year, I'm painting them up properly before they end up on the tree:
They are made of HDPE plastic I think. To get the paint to stick, they were primed with automotive self-etching metal primer. The stormtroopers & sand troopers were painted with Stynylrez primer and detailed with a variety of Citadel and Vallejo Model Color paints and washes. The Imperial Guards were base-coated with Tamiya Dull Red lacquer, then painted with Red and Vermillion Model Color, and given a light wash of Citadel Leviathan Purple. The X-Wing pilots were base-coted with Tamiya Orange, then detailed with a wide variety of Citadel, Model Color, and craft paints and washes.
I have another 12 or so stormtroopers and sand troopers in a variety of different poses primed and ready for paint. Progress pics later tonight.