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I have decided to custom paint my purple G2 Megatron into the greenish brown it was in the comics. I am planning on painting the purple parts dark green and then grey parts either darker grey or brown. Not sure, I have to look at the comics. But, my main concern is the process and materials. I read some of the tips and techniques in the repaint thread, but I am still not clear. Like I said, it's my first time, and I want to get it right. I would appreciate any instructions I can get as far as what to do first and what kind of paint/tools to use. Stuff like that. I appreciate any instruction and help.

Everyone's method differ and the hardest part is finding the method that works for you.

Some people like to disassemble them, some paint as they stand assembled. This also is open to each situation depending on the figure.

Personally I take them apart and spray each piece with a Krylon Fusion flat black to base coat. I then apply the paints from darkest to lightest. It won't cover is one pass so the best method is to apply them in numerous light coats.

The choice of enamels or acrylics is all up to you.

The figure is simple enough to take apart, so I will probably be doing that. Also, it'll most likely be acrylic, I don't like the oily stuff that much. And Michaels should have the paint and stuff I need, right?

The way i do repainting, is to take apart whatever that can come off. The rest that cant, just mask off with some tape, spray, and repeat. Since you are painting a G2 fig, its much easier since its so blocky

You can also sand the figure if u like, i did not, and it turned out OK still. But i do reccomend washing it in WARM water to clean off dirt/factory oil (Warm, not boiling).

I made the wrong choice of starting out with DOTM Megatron, which was a huge pain in the butt to paint since it has so many moving parts.

Oh, also, if the colour you are painting on is similar to the base plastic, i suggest using a silver basecoat 1st.

Rodimus Prime wrote:And Michaels should have the paint and stuff I need, right?

Don't. Those acrylic paints at Michaels or Walmart are really not meant for plastics. They are difficult to apply on and the quality is not good. Find any hobby store around you and start with Testor or Tamiya. And also get a good brush, better with animal hair brush.

Thanks for the tips, guys. Yeah, Walmart or Michaels would have been my choices, but there are a couple of hobby places I can go to. I get the next 3 days off from work, I should have enough time to do it then. It's going to be simple, just 2 different colors. I decided on dark grey for the grey parts and dark forest green for the purple parts. Not exactly like the comics, but it'll still be better than purple. And I thought of using a black base first but if silver is better, I'll go with that.

Here's some information I found extremely useful, even though I'd done customs before:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials ... tents.html

The guides are fantastic and very novice-friendly, definetely a good read before starting your first custom!

I'd personally recommend starting out with a cheap figure to experiment on before you start with your G2 Megs, so at least you have some practice with using new paints and tools before launching into your first project

Good luck and happy customising!