"Big plastic figures?" Topic
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GROSSMAN | 13 Dec 2015 9:21 p.m. PST |
Plastic is plastic to me. |
MacrossMartin | 13 Dec 2015 9:27 p.m. PST |
Perhaps a little more helpful information is is order… Catherine, soft plastics can be a hassle, if only because they sometimes refuse to take paint, and keep it on. But by and large, I've found that 54mm 'toy' plastics are fine if you: 1. Wash them well in warm, soapy water, and rinse 2. Undercoat with a quality spray 3. Seal with a gloss varnish If you want a matt finish, you'll need to let the varnish set for at least 48 hours, and go over again with matt varnish. I hope that helps! |
Martin Rapier | 13 Dec 2015 11:20 p.m. PST |
I have quite a few 54mm plastics, including Call to Arms, Italieri and Armies in Plastic. For all: Wash in hot soapy water Undercoat in PVA Paint as normal Give them a thick coat of varnish when done Lovely figures and great fun play with but expect get through gallons of paint as they so huge. |
Wolfshanza | 14 Dec 2015 12:15 a.m. PST |
Done hundreds. I wash in simple green and prime with rustoleum plastic primer.The VERY soft figs by CONTE are a PITA, however. I use liquitex straight out of the bottle for the CONTE after priming. Paul |
nevinsrip | 14 Dec 2015 12:49 a.m. PST |
To your question, yes there are dozens and dozens of plastic soldier lines. It would help if you were more specific, like WW 2 or ACW or Naps. Many of these plastic figures are excellent sculpts. In fact, Armies In Plastic uses the King and Country molds to make his F&I War figures. And the quality of the plastic varies by maker. Some use a PVC based plastic while others use good old polypropylyne. As a rule of thumb, generally the more expensive the figures, the better the plastic. Hope that answers your question. |
79thPA | 14 Dec 2015 8:49 a.m. PST |
The post is also in the 18th century board … |
nevinsrip | 14 Dec 2015 3:40 p.m. PST |
Queen, Call to Arms is your best bet here. The plastic is "stiffer", and if properly prepared, will take paint quite well. Wash the figures in warm soapy water. Use a dishwashing liquid that cuts grease. Use a toothbrush to really scrub them completely. Let them air dry. Primer….Lots of suggestions here. The best that I have found is a liquid rubber spry made by Krylon. Grip-N-Guard is the name. It's primary use is to spray metal tools so that they have a rubber grip. Not sure if there is a UK brand. Once painted the figures should be left to dry for 24 hours. After that, I spray them with DulCote from Testors. Check my posts on my collection of 54 mm plastics. Plenty of photos and you'll see just what can be done.
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nevinsrip | 14 Dec 2015 3:44 p.m. PST |
By the way, check out Replicants. They are a small UK based plastic soldier company that makes all kinds of different period pieces. I believe that they have a few ECW pieces. Also, Airfix made HARD plastic ECW multi-part figures like Historex figures. Long OOP, so Ebay is your friend here. |
IUsedToBeSomeone | 15 Dec 2015 2:49 a.m. PST |
I have painted a lot of 54mm plastic. For the Armies in Plastic ones I tend to wash, and undercoat in PVA as they are a softer plastic. For the Call to Arms I have just washed and undercoated. These are a couple of samples of 54mm ECW:
Mike |
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