NECA TMNT HEAD KNOCKER (bobbleheads) paint color match??
 

hello all!

i have recently acquired a new set of the tmnt head knockers through a collectibles shop online. all turtles but ONE arrived in near mint condition. there were all mint in box but i had read somewhere that some of NECA's products shipped poor quality so I'm not surprised but at a loss to fix it aside from buying another since the shop i got it from no longer has them.

so my question is how to fix it rather than try and buy another...i am artistically inclined and am willing to buy some paints to touch up the mask and eyes and some larger green portions unfortunately.

if anyone can respond back with a paint match (of which i couldn't find) it would be greatly appreciated along with any general advice on the matter!

thank you all fellow brethren!!

Can you post some pics so we can see the problem?

surely can just let me get some on my computer!

They still have the head knockers at Hastings by my house, all 4 of them. I'm tempted to buy them but can't really swing it right now.

i have another showing a chip in the sculpt, on his arm and hand but that doesn't bother me as much as the zombie face haha.

They truly are awesome sculpts, and they sit bad as...with the exception of the Leo i have the other three look outstanding. But Leo is my favorite so its really pissing me off! haha definitly a solid buy though for me atleast cause i always was a fan the old mirage art.

My god how Neca could put out such a horribly painted product and people still purchase them baffles me. Did they paint that in a factory that has no lights?

you would think so! i was hoping this wouldnt happen to me after reading some reviews but cleary...it has. maybe its a zombie varient??

Well, if it is, KILL IT! KILL IT NOW!

ahahahaha yes well hopefully i can bring him back to turtle life! prob gonna end up buying a new one though because god, hes hideous!

oh the horror!!
http://i41.tinypic.com/346p9ud.jpg

haha sorry about the size, still figureing out tinypic...not so tiny though.

:lol:

Brother that is a HIDEOUS Leo! It looks like some a**hole got wasted and went to town. Of course it was your favorite, lmao...

This isn't funny brother!! Well mildy maybe. But yeah figures, I saved Leo to open last and imagine my thrill when I got to him and everything went horribly horribly wrong :tsad:

What's up with his swords?

Forgive my cackling brother! It is quite the distressing matter! ;)

They come separate for you to insert them into predrilled holes on the hilt, but guess what they don't fit! Not on this sculpt atleast... but clearly this one has it's faults :(

Most likely going to have to buy a new one and hope for the best but I'd like to try and salvage This one first it's been such a pain in the ass ordering these since no store by me has them.

Bro, one thread is enough.

Nah man it wasn't considering I didn't even get an answer yet and it kind of applies to both areas in Which I posted it. Annnnd I'm trying to get some quality exposure so I'd appreciate it if ya eased up off my shell about it!

1. It's considered spamming which is against board rules.
2. It's not even been 24 hours yet, chill. You'll get a response.
Annnnd 3. I will never get off your shell.

Haha ok fair enough with spamming, i was unaware of this, it wasn't intentional but like I said I felt like it pertained to both and always see people upset about things in the wrong spot so I figured I'd be safe but duely noted!

No problem, I just merged your two threads. There's a redirect in the other section for a few days, so people will see it there as well.

Like I said, the store next to my work has all 4 of them for $18/ea. Not sure what shipping is, but I could pick it up and ship it to you. I guess I can't guarantee condition though..

Thank you very much good sir! had i known i could have done that i would have! I'm still getting used to everything on here, thanks again!

no way man you'd do that?! well there is one way...how about we start by you checking out the Leo, just lift it out of the box a little and you should be able to see his bandanna and top of his head, should be enough to gauge poor quality.(check the eyes) then if its looks good we can go from there! shipping would most likely be like 15 bucks or so but we can figure all that out once we determine its a good one haha. DONT BUY ANYTHING just yet though I'm a little tight on cash at the moment. :tsad:

But lets not forget, i would like to still try and retouch this one. So I'll still gladly appreciate any ideas on a good paint match.

I'd think they'd be custom colors that you'll simply have to trial and error mixing until you get a match

good luck though, my jaw dropped when I saw the quality of that item, Really can't believe you got something like that.

No prob. I've got some spare time, so I'll go check it out.

yeah, your best bet is mixing various greens and yellows to get the right color. i would use citadel paints. you can find them at any game workshop or their web site. you might as well repaint the whole head. right now it looks like ass. i dont think a few touch ups would make that much of a difference.

Bleh. Sorry man, not much better here.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...6/8c6ad450.jpg

"I've got a turtle head pokin' out."

Man that is so sad. These look awesome and they are pretty affordable online....i just hear the bad story of broken/poor paint. I seem to carry badluck with me when runing into issues on my orders....so.....

i know its quite the upset, and to see its pretty common that the two out of two Leos Ive seen are botched.

awesome thanks i know exactly where i can get some of those paints! yeah i was afraid that a touch up would not suffice...

wow i cant believe it. That's unreal. thanks a lot for the effort, at least now you know to be weary of Leo!

Yeah it really is, and they are pretty cheap but maybe this is more common than I even think, and its amongst them all and not just Leo.

i might as well mention that Raph's sais are flimsy and barely stay in. idk if its called for glue or absolutely zero movement 5 feet around the statue but they need to be glued basically. For Leos swords as well but there not even as good as the method for Raph's which is a tiny hole and a piece of wire. Leo's is a narrow inset for the base of the sword and one of them didn't fit, by a long shot. but that was also on the right arm which appeared to have some problems along the seem of the sculpt down to his fingers.

http://i39.tinypic.com/esukxu.jpg

Furthermore Raph's head was off to the right slightly, nothing that looks weird but you can tell its not sitting center on the post. i didnt quite look like it fit in the packaging right so i blamed that.

guess i have some arts and crafts in my near future!!

Dear god... No quality control at all!

That's for damn sure how do they produce these things anyway??

Doe's anyone think that i can recreate the black lines if i use a nice art specific black marker? i know of a art supply store by me that has a nice selection of inks in a variety of types and sizes.

i'd think a fine tip permanent marker would work fine, but yes, i dont see why it would be hard to recreate the lines

cool, yeah im going to have to give it a shot. ill try and post some progress pics when i can.

If you dont like the way it comes out I have an extra Leo that I can check to see the quality of it. I have never opened it but I will check it out and post a pic. I need a Mikey tho, so I would ask that you buy a Michaelangelo from Phelan if he is willing and have him ship it to me and then I will ship mine to you.
Let me know what you think.

hmm i do like that, it would be up to phelan though cause he would have to ship it, but from my end atleast i would pay you for the Leo and shipping as usual. and i was unsure as to how we would pay each other haha but i like it! let me know if its a good quality leo and we can talk shop!..er ..turtles.

I'm in, as long as it doesn't cost me :tcool:.

Ok, so i bought some citadel paints and started trying to fix this with surprisingly nice results i think. the paint match was almost too easy for the most part and i think its looks nice, tolerable atleast IMO.

I just need to decide whether or not to use paint or a marker for all the black lines, and clean it up a little more.

...and fix the swords, but that's nothing some krazy glue cant fix.

Before:


Not quite ripe yet after:

While it does look a heck of alot better, I think the eyes are still a bit sloppy. It really does throw the look off.