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[APACHEJOL]

I recently had one of my K@C crusaders take a tumble from the ladder set. Ouch I have a small knick on the shaft of the Ax and a small knick on his foot. Can someone recommend how to touch this up what kind of paint and brushes etc? Thanks Joel

 

[kilted vampire]

I recently had one of my K@C crusaders take a tumble from the ladder set. Ouch I have a small knick on the shaft of the Ax and a small knick on his foot. Can someone recommend how to touch this up what kind of paint and brushes etc? Thanks Joel

Simple baby! Acryllics from Vallejo and Fine 5/0 or smaller brushes.

 

[Wraith]

Wot KV said!
I'd also go with the Vallejo range as they've got a stupid amount of colours available and are very good paints.
If it's quite a deep chip, you might need to add several layers of 'dabs' of paint so that the surface ends up flush.

 

[Rethymno]

Hi all - I'm looking at doing some K&C chip repairing too. Does the surface need any preparation prior to applying the paint? The paint around the chip looks like it's not adhering to the surface that well ... Thanks! Todd

 

[theBaron]

Hi all - I'm looking at doing some K&C chip repairing too. Does the surface need any preparation prior to applying the paint? The paint around the chip looks like it's not adhering to the surface that well ... Thanks! Todd

You might want to use a small piece of fine-grit sandpaper (600 grit or higher), lightly sand the chipped area, then apply a primer, then your finish color(s). Sanding will give the paint more bite into the surface.

If it were I, I would sand, mask the figure, leaving the damaged area uncovered, and use my standard primer--fine-grained automotive primer. It leaves a very thin but excellently-matte-finished surface for paints to bite into.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Rethymno]

Thanks Brad!

 

[kilted vampire]

can you show us the damage. Sometimes one fills the chips with paint using a toothpick. The technique depends on the damage.

 

[Rethymno]

Hi KV

Image attached, if I've done it right. The chip is on the strap near the magazine of the -303. You can see two cracks in the paint above the chip, if you blow the image up. It should blow up OK- depth of field is poor but I focussed on the chip. I suspect that the strap was bent and the paint is no longer stuck to the surface, so some stabilisation might be required.

Also, any recommendations for colour matching gratefully received (not from the photo, but if any one has the model?)

Thanks!

Todd

PS I've now taken my fisrt image of my collection and posted it.

 

[theBaron]

KV is right, too, the nature of the damage will influence the steps you take to repair it. In Todd's example, I wouldn't bother overmuch with surface prep, like sanding or otherwise roughening the surface, because of the delicate nature of the part. I would use a brush and apply a primer, and then apply the finish color. KV is right about matching the color, too; that is a consideration.

Todd's point about stabilization is a good one, too. You have to examine the damaged area and see whether you'll need to apply some sort of protection for the finish. And whether physical repairs are necessary, could be a question as well, but maybe outside the scope of this particular thread.

Prost!
Brad

 

[kilted vampire]

Chinstrap could be saddle brown. Best to take figure with you to match paints.

 

[Wraith]

Also, any recommendations for colour matching gratefully received (not from the photo, but if any one has the model?)

Thanks!

Todd

Todd,

I've compared my EA06 guy and I can't find an exact match from the paints I've got, but Games Workshop 'Bleached Bone' is pretty close. Could probably do with a tiny blob of a sand / desert yellow type colour to match it exactly.
None of the Tamiya sandy type colours I've got are light enough and I haven't got much of a selection of Vallejo colours to compare it against.

Simon

 

[Rethymno]

Thanks Wraith and KV. I'll take the figure in with me. Do Vallejo make a surface primer that suits their paints?

 

[kilted vampire]

Thanks Wraith and KV. I'll take the figure in with me. Do Vallejo make a surface primer that suits their paints?

Going to sound crazy but white glue mixed with the paint will do wonders I am told.

 

[Wraith]

Thanks Wraith and KV. I'll take the figure in with me. Do Vallejo make a surface primer that suits their paints?

I appreciate it's a personal thing, but for small touch ups like this, I've just built up the chipped area usingmultiple 'dabs' of the acrylic paint. No problems so far.

 

[Rethymno]

Thanks KV and Wraith. I'm off to buy some acrylic paint this weekend! I can see this is a slippery slope, and I'll end up painting my own figures ... KV, by white glue, do you mean PVA glue - the kind that's typically used for gluing wood?

Thanks again.

Todd

 

[1879fanatic]

Todd,

Welcome aboard! KV is talking about good old Elmers Glue or white PVA craft glue. It does dry clear and you can dilute it with water for diorama material. Cheers, Mike

 

[thebritfarmer]

Going to sound crazy but white glue mixed with the paint will do wonders I am told.

I have tried this method and it does work, although my figures were plastic not metal. I have also used white glue to seal my figures. The glue does give it a bit of a semigloss sheen however.

 

[Rethymno]

Thanks for both the information and the welcome. I'm hoping to have some time this weekend to do some experimentation. If so, I will post the results.