AT-43 repaints anyone?
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freakinacage
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casting seems good. i dont have one but mr scream does. a looking to get my hands on some myself
green stuff
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I haven\'t tackled any of the large AT-43 vehicles, but I did do a character :
http://www.coolminiornot.com/192255
And here\'s one of Rob\'s :
http://www.coolminiornot.com/158331
In my case I acetoned it before repainting it. That was a bit extreme at first for the plastic (went soft, but hardened once dry).
The casting is OK, but not as good as the Confrontation metals or the AT-43 resins.
The major pain is getting rid of the mold lines since the plastic is \"gummy\". I found it easier to prime it, clean up the mold lines and reprime it. The primer seems to solidify the outer part of the plastic.
http://www.coolminiornot.com/192255
And here\'s one of Rob\'s :
http://www.coolminiornot.com/158331
In my case I acetoned it before repainting it. That was a bit extreme at first for the plastic (went soft, but hardened once dry).
The casting is OK, but not as good as the Confrontation metals or the AT-43 resins.
The major pain is getting rid of the mold lines since the plastic is \"gummy\". I found it easier to prime it, clean up the mold lines and reprime it. The primer seems to solidify the outer part of the plastic.
Orb
procrastinator
Hi Einion!
The figures are a softer plastic compared to the walkers and vehicles.....
I tried a similar thing to Cedric and found the plastic soften on the figure, so stopped; the paint is so thin I simply primed the figure.
The Vehicles are a harder plastic more like a regular plastic kit. Again, the paint is very thin - It\'s even possible to break them down into their component parts - it\'s then possible to remove mould lines in the conventional way......
I know Fix has a few repaints in his gallery, and on his blog:
http://fixator.jimdo.com/at43/
The figures are a softer plastic compared to the walkers and vehicles.....
I tried a similar thing to Cedric and found the plastic soften on the figure, so stopped; the paint is so thin I simply primed the figure.
The Vehicles are a harder plastic more like a regular plastic kit. Again, the paint is very thin - It\'s even possible to break them down into their component parts - it\'s then possible to remove mould lines in the conventional way......
I know Fix has a few repaints in his gallery, and on his blog:
http://fixator.jimdo.com/at43/
Einion
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Thanks guys.
I\'m planning on buying from Miniature Market unless I hear anything negative about them shipping to Europe.
Wonder if the same plastic is used for the vehicles that\'s used for the figures? I\'d guess from pics that it\'s harder (styrene).
Einion
Been drooling over them for a while now and it seems a good time to fork out since they\'ve come down so much in price ($10 or $15 for most, versus €30-40)
I\'m planning on buying from Miniature Market unless I hear anything negative about them shipping to Europe.
Thanks - if I strip I was planning on using something different but good to know, just in case I need to resort to acetone.
Wonder if the same plastic is used for the vehicles that\'s used for the figures? I\'d guess from pics that it\'s harder (styrene).
Einion
DXM
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At the moment, I reworking the little OT-3 Dragomira
I tore it apart, rebuild the back tubes, cleaned up the details. I\'ll post some WIP\'s
I\'ve been eyeing that AT-43 pieces, but when I saw that OT-3 I had to buy it. Not everyday does a mini come out with your name.
Talk to you later.....Dragomir
I tore it apart, rebuild the back tubes, cleaned up the details. I\'ll post some WIP\'s
I\'ve been eyeing that AT-43 pieces, but when I saw that OT-3 I had to buy it. Not everyday does a mini come out with your name.
Talk to you later.....Dragomir
No problem on my last order to my part of the world, so I assume it is the same deal for Europe.
Oversea shipping is quite high, as usual for U.S. company base on my experience. My order was around $45, and the shipping was $23. But as half of my order were from their close out deal, still end up cheaper if I was to get it from other place.
