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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Showing results 1 to 25 of 28 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: chans formers Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 09-20-2015, 10:44 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread depends on your skill level. enamels= more time to work with it,more time for the paint to "flow out",takes waaaaay longer to cure,more durable. acrylics= less work time,less flow out time... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 09-17-2015, 02:28 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread I found micheals paint is good if you're painting on paper or canvas.....plastic...not so much. go for either model master, testors or Tamiya. all three of those companies have enamels and... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 02-22-2014, 09:19 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread this is a quick shot of the main basic ones i use. one is a diamond edged cutoff wheel,waaaaay more safe for plastic cutting than carbon/composite discs. you should only use the carbon/composite... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 08-18-2013, 06:11 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread ^you're better off trying to sand it off by hand with scotchbrite sanding pads than with thinners/solvents. the main wing hinges and the toe hinges don't do too well with thinners/solvents or even... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 03-24-2012, 01:33 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread 1= it's up to you.every customizer out there has their own personal preference.some guys love games work shop paints,some guys like using testors,myself,i like tamiya. 2= spray for large areas,then... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 03-06-2012, 09:48 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread ^pics?(i didn't get this guy as i'm building my own devs) one trick i use is to make sure the screw driver is seated in all the way into the screw head,then lighty tap it with a hammer to jar... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 01-12-2012, 07:44 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread walmart and superstore even have testors;) just make sure to read the label to verify it's enamel or acrylic,depending on what you wanna use. Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 12-11-2011, 12:31 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread main thing to remember is to keep your brushed on coats light,then almost always clearcoat over it with a spray. like some others have said,if you also thin out your paints you're brushing... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 12-02-2011, 08:13 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread for myself,a few light coats with a brush,always going the same direction for the strokes,then 2 light coats of sprayed clearcoat almost always ensure a decent finish when brushing. Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 09-21-2011, 10:14 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread ^try heat,as in boiling water/hair dryer/etc. it may soften the glue enough to seperate it easier. Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 08-06-2011, 12:06 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread @strag: for both questions in your last 2 posts,the grey scuffing pad i gave everyone in the customs class works wonders. for the silver,dip the pad in iso and then scrub.it should come off super... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 04-05-2011, 07:47 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread ^i was just going to suggest that. i prefer either "easy sand" bondo or shortstrand fiberglass. bondo if it's something small,no more than 1/8th of an inch to maximum 3/16th's of an inch. any... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 09-09-2010, 10:30 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread it should be a small box/lit that you end up buying. in that kit it will have everything you'll need from stirring sticks,measuring cups to the plastic itself. you'll end up making a negative... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 09-09-2010, 09:47 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread ^if you go to a hobby store, ask for "alu-mite". if it's the right one,it's a 2 part mix. Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 09-09-2010, 09:45 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread ^if you're brave,try "casting" it.^ that would be the only thing i can think of to make it more permanent. Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 08-11-2010, 08:41 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread unless you have really steady hands,the masking/airbrushing way is the way to go. i think ttt actually has a tutorial in the tutorials section on doing flames with masking/spraying. Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 06-19-2010, 08:38 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread the "frosting" is pretty much from the spray technique you used.try practising on a 2 x 4 or a piece of scrap that's around 2" wide,more so because the standard spray can ranges from a 2-3 sometimes... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 06-06-2010, 02:18 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread the wing hinges are the worst for paint rubbing,along with the small posts that the tail fins rotate on:( Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 04-27-2010, 10:00 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread ^cool concept!!^ head=try classics jetfire,without the helmet. accessories= try value village,you never know what you'll find,and if you mess up,it only cost you a few cents anyways;) sand... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 04-15-2010, 11:06 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread jack'em from a deluxe fig:) the robot masters prime is pretty much a deluxe. Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 04-15-2010, 08:23 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread soldering iron. heat up the pin and pull:) Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 01-27-2010, 07:20 PM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread that vacuum metallized coating on him(met. blue parts) is a total bit#h to try spraying.it has a tendency to "spider crack/vein the minute you hit it with any kind of enamel,be it base,primer or... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 01-09-2010, 02:52 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread have you tried looking at cybertron deluxe beast megatron?i think his head would fit pretty good with a bit of shaving here and there and the face/likeness is there already;) Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 10-20-2009, 02:05 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread tamiya acrylics are great.water wash up too.the main draw back they have is that alot of the metallic colors clump up fast.(i find enamel easier to paint with cause you have some extra time while it... Forum: Transformers Customs and Artwork 10-18-2009, 11:25 AM Replies: 615 Sticky: Customizing Q&A Thread Views: 254,227 Posted By chans formers Re: Customizing Q&A Thread i think someone on here mentioned before that they were able to remove wheel pins by dissassembling the bot and "boiling" the part that the wheels are pinned to in water.it may have been "zim"?(or... 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