The first one is the Heroclix "Manchester Black" figure. He had what looked like a banana in his hand, that just wouldn't do. I armed him with a Mac10, scrounged from a mini in the "pile O' lead". The stance, and the way the gun is held give the figure a sense of attitude. He looks like a proper gun toting Hooligan. I'm not even going to rename the figure, because the name "Manchester Black" is so cool.
The second figure is one of the Heroclix Punisher incarnations. I love the stance on this fig, and the detail is towards the top end, for clicky figures. All I did was re-base and re-paint it. He will eventually, at some point, hopefully, maybe find his way onto the table as a Hi-Tech gunman, or assassin.
You know, the more and more I see repurposed hero-clicks and other pre-painteds, the more I want to start doing it myself. Are there any special techniques I would need to know about?
ReplyDeleteLL, I haven't been doing anything except priming them. Reading on line, a lot of people use acetone to strip them; it is a risky operation, though. The acetone will melt the plastic, if one is not careful. Nail polish remover seems to be a good cheap source.
ReplyDeleteIf done properly, you can reclaim some of the detail that is lost under the factory paint job. I have several clickys that I may sacrifice to learning how to do it. If I do, I'll post pics and my observations on the process.