The Energon Pub

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:42 pm

here is one im shocked hasnt shown up yet. she's still a work in progress but i think she is coming along nicely

opted for chrome silver instead of white cause like most, i dont like working with white paint. but let me know what you guys think of her so far

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:00 pm

I have to be honest... the silver just doesn't look good against the pink. It might work for ladies shoes, but not an action figure. Arcee always looks better with white, and the silver just stands out too much.

The combination of the two colors, just pink and silver...just kinda bland and make her look less and less wow and more "eh".

Arcee's one of those figures we've clamored for for years, and changing her like this just doesn't work. She needs her pink and white color scheme for it to really work.

Plus the silver looks a tad clumpy and gloppy in spots. I agree with you on the white paint though, I don't like working with it either. It's hard to work with, but so is silver. I try to avoid those, and gold wherever possible.

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:08 pm

yea im starting to see what you mean, heres hoping another layer of paint wont hurt her

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:21 pm

grimdragon2001 wrote:yea im starting to see what you mean, heres hoping another layer of paint wont hurt her

If I had better skills, I'd be glad to help you out, but I have a difficult time getting things right myself.

I can paint pretty well, but I've never done washes or sculpey or anything like that. That's a ways away for me.

I've used some styrene to fix my Masterpiece Megatron, but that was an adventure I don't feel like repeating any day soon.

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:55 pm

the tip was most helpful, and appreciated. luckily, it turns out silver is a decent primer for white. so all i gotta do is wait for the paint to dry, put her back together and see how she looks before adding details.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:10 am

grimdragon2001 wrote:the tip was most helpful, and appreciated. luckily, it turns out silver is a decent primer for white. so all i gotta do is wait for the paint to dry, put her back together and see how she looks before adding details.

Really? Holy crap! I might have to give that a shot. I have silver pens, silver paint, etc. Thank you for the heads up!