I'm thinking about starting up a converted Sternguard Veteran squad - and I realized I have a Veteran Captain model (*1991) lying around; with a new paintjob it could be a worthy addition to the team. Now this is the first model I ever had - my father bought it me more than a dozen years before I actually started collecting - so it's paintjob wasn't that good (I remember we had only few colors at home and didn't know anything about priming:), especially after all those years.
Now I have already tried to correct the paintjob (unfortunately I forgot to take pictures, stupid me) and played him in my only Ultramarines tactical squad, but it seems more logical now to start anew and use him in my Genesis Chapter army - I paint better now, too, so the result should be really worth it!
The only picture of the corrected paintjob I have.
Anyways, onto the stripping. There were actually many layers to strip down - not only the original one (which was actually rather thick), but also the new ones from those corrections.
I used a Nail Polish Remover mixed with water (1:1 solution), old toothbrush and a needle. I soaked the parts in the solution for about a hour, then started brushing it. It didn't remove all the paint, so I repeated the process two times, soaking for 30 minutes only though. If something couldn't get removed with the toothbrush, I carefully used needle instead. I think the result is pretty good:
Looks almost like out of a blister - oh the memories!
As you can see, some of the paint is still there; I'll either repeat the process once again, or play a bit more with the needle. Right now the model is having a nice bath in a warm water with soap, to remove any possible leftovers of super glue in the cloak area.
One final tip: use gloves when working with the Nail Polish Remover. It can quite irritate your skin.
Anyways, back to work. I think I'll exchange the model's backpack for a new one. Since the model will be neither a captain nor a sergeant in the squad, it doesn't really need a cloak, and it will look better too (that old backpack is proportionally pretty different from the new ones). Not to mention how annoying the metal cloak is - it falls off all the time.
As always, any comments are most welcome :)
The Nail polish remover could remove your nail polish too!! Some of us might be concerned about that. We have a product here called Simple Green. I am not sure if it's a US product only or not. It's a cleaning solution but it will remove most paint from a model in one application. Best of all it's non toxic. I also use it to clean my sink. :)
OdpovědětVymazathttp://www.simplegreen.com/
Ah! I have heard good stuff about Simple Green, but it is rather hard to get here. Therefore I went for the simplest solution... If I'd have to strip a bulk of models I would do my best to get it though, especially if those models would be plastic :)
OdpovědětVymazatHopefully Simple Green will take over the world and be available everywhere :) Most players I know here strip paint with brake fluid...