BunnyPuncher Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Another repaint from the DDM line. THis time the lord of tyranny from Faerun - His holiness Lord Bane! These vinyl collectable guys are pretty fun to paint :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naterstein Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I really liked that DDM game too, but that collectible crap has to go. You can easily buy the Warlord line plus RMS paints, probably 2-3x over to acquire a complete set of all those DDminis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 love the armor, great colors. seein yours really makes me want to break out the ones I have started, ha ha (then again I really need to kick in gear with my painting--no painting since reapercon 06) also great base as well, love the lava effect. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kengar Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Nice work on the re-paint! My only criticism is not related to the paint job itself, but the mace appears slightly bent (no doubt the plastic isn't rigid enough to stay straight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Love the base--the lava with OSL is just right. Great reds. The skin could use another highlight, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmiras Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Wow. Looks great! When you repaint these, do you prime them or do any other treatments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyPuncher Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 Thanks for the feedback guys! Wow. Looks great! When you repaint these, do you prime them or do any other treatments? After *much* experimentation I have finally settled on a method or "priming". These guys do not have as much detail as what I like to call "real minis" - Reapers for example - and as such I've found that my spray primers obscure the detail too much. Straight brush priming doesn't work either - the slick plastic just does not hold the paint. So now my method is... Trim mold lines (hardest part - these were not designed with painters in mind and are in awful locations) Wash with soap and water Dry Spray with Testors dull-cote Prime with a thin layer of paint or just start basecoating The dullcote does not block the detail like a spray primer does. After the mini is painted it's 2-3 shots of 'Ardcoat and another layer of dull-cote. Hope that helps. I really liked that DDM game too, but that collectible crap has to go. You can easily buy the Warlord line plus RMS paints, probably 2-3x over to acquire a complete set of all those DDminis. I was looking for a way to argue with you on this but I cannot In my defence I am not a collector, I just like the skirmish so I only hunt the power pieces and dont have the "gotta get em all" mentality. That said, I spend too much money on both DDM and Reaper products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 What I use on mine is I spray a clear primer called Adherto, it's made by House of Kolors for their Black Gold line (pretty much it's a primer for Lexan R/C bodies so otehr paints can stick to them. Mainly cause I don't know how my normal primers (I use Dupicolor & Wallyworld brand) will react with that plastic then I use my normal paint techniques. BP do you buy singles or actually buy "packs" mainly I get the ones I really like myself, thus single sales for me, I don't play the game. Just curious. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyPuncher Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 BP do you buy singles or actually buy "packs" mainly I get the ones I really like myself, thus single sales for me, I don't play the game. Just curious. RM I usually buy a "case" of boosters for each release (usually 12 boosters, 6 for the newest), play in the pre-release tournies (where I get 2 more boosters) and a few boosters every couple of weeks for a month or two after release. In this area I'm at the bottom end of the purchasing chain - several players in the area are collectors and buy 3-4 cases each release. As a result , I rarely buy singles because we have a crazy active trading community in these parts and you can almost always get the minis you want. Also the "power" pieces get expensive on ebay. I mainly collect the game because we have 8-10 who get together *every* week to play. I only really play 2 of the 4 factions so I just ditch all my good minis for evil ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japenny_902 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I wonder how easy it is to stip these... I have a couple of packs from when they first started and wouldn't mind trying to paint them. I use brake fluid to strip "regular" minis. Mabey I should dunk one and give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyPuncher Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 I wonder how easy it is to stip these... I have a couple of packs from when they first started and wouldn't mind trying to paint them. I use brake fluid to strip "regular" minis. Mabey I should dunk one and give it a try. Consensus of the DDM repainters is that anything that will strip the paint will melt the plastic. No one has ever had any success stripping the paint afaik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Snack Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Some people did find 'Leather Deglazer' works to strip DDMs, but most repainters don't bother. Good paint job, not really a fan of the sculpt though. I really like the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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