Another NECA/88 Playmates (WIP)

ScratchTheHotSpot · 03-16-2011, 12:15 PM

Hey guys, thought I'd share what I've been up to for the past few months, putting in hours when I can..

There were afew recent threads about dismantling the NECA figures, and also what color paints to use as well. Hopefully these that I've been working on will answer those questions. You can be the judge, but I think I've got the skin tone colors pretty close to the '88 toys, and here is a list of the paints and the mix guides I've done for myself...

Paints are "Vallejo Game Color" (Acrylic)

Donatello = (50% Camo Green 50% Beast brown) + (Charred Brown until colour)
Lichen Purple x Royal Purple

Leonardo = (50% Camo Green 50% Dark Green) + (Small amount of black) + (charred brown)
Magic Blue x Stormy Blue

Michelangelo = (50% Scurvy Green 50% Sick green)
Hot Orange

Raphael = (50% Goblin green 50% Scorpian green) + sick green until colour
Gory Red + hot orange

First is the skin color, and then underneith is the bandanna color.

Shell colour is 'Scrufulous Brown', and the back is, black paint, with a coat of 'dark green' on top.

The best advice i can give about mixing paints, is go slowly. Add small parts at a time, and mix REALLY well. (Use a cocktail stick, as mixing with your brushes will just decrese their life span.) And do test mixes with small amounts of paint and just experiment, before you make a commitment to adding different colors to your main mix.

Also, brushes are expensive so you wanna make them last. If your brush gets all spread out like a witches broom stick, it means you haven't been cleaning them properly. If you don't clean them properly paint gets dried deep into the bristles.

Anyway, enough talk, here's the pics!....

(EDIT) Also, the belt buckles were made by glueing 10mm buttons together, and filling them in with apoxie sculpt. Sand, then paint.

03-16-2011, 12:15 PM	#1
ScratchTheHotSpot Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Posts: 207	Another NECA/88 Playmates (WIP) Hey guys, thought I'd share what I've been up to for the past few months, putting in hours when I can.. There were afew recent threads about dismantling the NECA figures, and also what color paints to use as well. Hopefully these that I've been working on will answer those questions. You can be the judge, but I think I've got the skin tone colors pretty close to the '88 toys, and here is a list of the paints and the mix guides I've done for myself... Paints are "Vallejo Game Color" (Acrylic) Donatello = (50% Camo Green 50% Beast brown) + (Charred Brown until colour) Lichen Purple x Royal Purple Leonardo = (50% Camo Green 50% Dark Green) + (Small amount of black) + (charred brown) Magic Blue x Stormy Blue Michelangelo = (50% Scurvy Green 50% Sick green) Hot Orange Raphael = (50% Goblin green 50% Scorpian green) + sick green until colour Gory Red + hot orange First is the skin color, and then underneith is the bandanna color. Shell colour is 'Scrufulous Brown', and the back is, black paint, with a coat of 'dark green' on top. The best advice i can give about mixing paints, is go slowly. Add small parts at a time, and mix REALLY well. (Use a cocktail stick, as mixing with your brushes will just decrese their life span.) And do test mixes with small amounts of paint and just experiment, before you make a commitment to adding different colors to your main mix. Also, brushes are expensive so you wanna make them last. If your brush gets all spread out like a witches broom stick, it means you haven't been cleaning them properly. If you don't clean them properly paint gets dried deep into the bristles. Anyway, enough talk, here's the pics!.... (EDIT) Also, the belt buckles were made by glueing 10mm buttons together, and filling them in with apoxie sculpt. Sand, then paint. Last edited by ScratchTheHotSpot; 03-16-2011 at 12:21 PM.