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WotC DDM Prepaint Repaint - War of the Dragon Queen - Large Green Dragon
This is the first prepainted figure I've repainted. I say a lot more about it in the blog post at: http://belchedfromthedepths.blogspot.com/ Essentially I painted it to match paint master WotC uses for the publicity/catalog material. That's not something I typically do but in this case I thought the paint master scheme was pretty much just the way I wanted mine. And the takeaway tips from the blog post: 1. Use a fresh exacto blade on the mold lines and plan to dull it quickly. Factor it into your cost of the figure. You can sand/file it as well if you take great care, but rely on the blade for the bulk of it. It takes some time but is actually quicker and easier than cleaning up a typical metal figure of the same size. I filled a few gaps as well but again, it comes pre-assembled so this was also quicker than a multipart figure would have been. 2. Once you prime, don't worry if the figure winds up tacky. Put it in a box and try to forget about for literally a week or two. That's how long it took this figure to dry out and lose the tackiness. But eventually it did dry and it painted up really nicely after that. I usually put a thick clear coat on my figs before a dullcote and I also skipped that step for this. The paint seems to be firmly affixed and a thick coat unnecessary. Alright, let me know what you think!
Posted: 1 Aug 2012
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