zhiggins1204
Freakzoid
Who has advice or recommendations for headsculpt painters? Still new here. Thanks!
The pads look perfect, Tony! (Happy Birthday, btw!)
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Ouw. Right. I used a couple of unused shoulder pads to make the bottom ones. Since I'm using DX2's shoulder pads on the figure, the DX12's are free, and I butchered it. It's a bit hard to describe what I actually did, might do some instructions later. My method might not be the best way to do it.
Actually, I'll try describing it.
Obviously, you first make the separation (cut) the top and under plate of the stock shoulder pads apart.
Look at the picture you quoted. See the edge of the bottom plate? There' a cut near the top? That edge piece, you need to cut from the now separated bottom plate. Now you have a little edge piece of a shoulder plate.
Next, you need the shoulder pads of another batman body. That means, not the ones you're working on. Do the separation again, this time, take the top plate, and cut it in about half, keep the shape of the bottom edges intact, don't worry about the top edges. (This is on the second set of shoulder pads).
Now, you have 2 pieces to complete a bottom shoulder pad.
Glue the tiny edge piece onto the bottom edge part of the shoulder pad you cut from the second set.
Now you have 1 complete bottom plate. Use a double sided tape, or blu tack (what I use), and stick it on your Bat.
Phew... Not sure how clear that was...
Here's an update on mine. I just did the cape hole mod (to bring the cape right up against the kevlar connectors), as well as constructing the separate bottom shoulder pad (instead of just using the remaining crescent like I was).
Very quick pose just to get pics up:
Just picked up Tamiya black paint. Will try painting it that way and see how it comes out. Is there a tutorial on just taking out the PERS and not the entire plate?I basically just painted the eyelids. I didn't remove the PERS plate as many have who have sculpted, but I did remove the PERS themselves. I left the paint thick enough that I was able to build up a slight layer of acrylic paint to make the eyes a little smaller - though not really a squint.
Stunning. I think yours is my favorite.
So you used the DX02 shoulder pads then?
Also looks like the DX02 kevlar connectors. If I had one complaint, it would be that your kevlar connectors are just a tad to low - hidden by the chest plates.
I hope I can eventually get my DX12 shoulders too look that slim. No matter how hard I try, they tend to stick out a bit (like an "A frame").
Interesting stuff. I just did a bottom shoulder plate mod this week, and it was completely different.
I use Loctite Ultra Gel Control super glue. It's fantastic. I works on mostly everything including rubber.What's the best glue to use when working with figures? gel superglue?
I use Loctite Ultra Gel Control super glue. It's fantastic. I works on mostly everything including rubber.
Ok. You do have it. Im a bit fuzzy on your instruction but I think I know how you did this. I wish I had some extra DX02 pads.
Thanks fiend
is it this one? how long do you have before it sticks
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Loctite-...Scrapbooking_Glue_Tape_EH&hash=item43bedca1c9
Both EKT and have cannibalized a second set of pads to create a full bottom one, but we used two totally different methods.
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