7 - Polar Lights Batcycle
A really nice kit that let me get some experience with figure painting. My conclusion - Tamiya Acrylics suck with figures.
I need to invest in some specific figure paints in the future especially since I'll like to try do some more figures. But I base coated them in Tamiya and then painted over with oils to try and blend. Not too unhappy with my first go at 1/35 figures but I've seen a lot better.
On the build side it was quite tough - I think it was fault though, there were some quite tough parts that gave me a few hassles and the decals were quite bad, broke apart quite easily.
I would like at some stage to try this one again, but for now want to get some of the other Batman kits.
Tough the build it might have been and with paints not helping, you still came up with a beautiful result, a model not often seen, Anthony!
Well done!
Thanks Spiros, appreciate the comments, I do like these ones that aren't seen too often.
Anthony, I like it...it has a "classic" look to it. Nice job.
I agree, Tamiya acrylics are not good for brush painting.
In my opinion:
Artist oil paints are a good figure painting medium...especially for blending and achieve great results. Downside is they take a longer time to dry.
Acrylic paints, such as Vallejo Model Color are great for figure painting. Because they dry very quickly the technique for "blending", highlights and shadows, is adding the colors with layering, adding multiple coats of diluted paint/water...basically tinted water...until the desired effect is achieved.
Hope this helps you out. Good luck!
Thanks Gary, yeah Vallejo is what I've been looking at now, but I've just invested plenty into Tamiya, so until I have a figure I need to do I'll hold off on Vallejo. Thanks for the advice, do you use Vallejo?
I do use Vallejo Model Colors line. Shake them really well and water to thin.
Cool thanks Gary, hopefully I can do a figure soon
To me the result of this kit is quite nice, Anthony @anthonyricco
It looks cartoonish, just like the picture on the box.
I'm not into figure painting, but I do agree with Gary (@gwskat) that Vallejo acrylics are very nice paints.
Hi John thanks, yeah it wasn't supposed to be super realistic, those 80s tv shows were super cheesy so wanted to keep in line with that.
Nicely done! I think it looks more like from the late 60's tv show.
Hi Robert, yes sorry, was a typo - it is the 60's one.