I have painted many a plastic figures and to make the paint stick I do the following. 1. Wash the figures with lukewarm water and dish washing liquid and let them dry but avoid touching them. 2. Pass a string between the figures legs so they hang upside down and dip them into a container full of a fifty-fifty mix of PVA glue and water and hang them to dry. Since they are made of a rubbery substance I would do this twice to be on the safe side. 3. Once dried fix them to a base and then undercoat them using a brush only. 4. Do not use any thinners otherwise with time the thinners will eat away at the plastic or in this case rubber. Follow this procedure and you shouldn't have any problems. I found this information on a blog a number of years ago and it always works for me.
I bought three sets themed around the War of Independence. On the downside: there is a lot of flash, the sabers and muskets are warped, and the pieces vary in scale. For the price, the quality should be better. Also, the rubber is very difficult to paint, though the sculpting itself is excellent.
You are absolutely correct, at those prices it would take Elon Musk to create a D-Day diorama with those guys, though the detail is amazing, better than a lot of plastic model kits and some resin kits.
Their is a technique where by the paint can be sealed with floor polish or World War Scenics laying glue. Both of these are products that can flex and keep the paint on a soft plastic.
For those tiny bits of flash, there is a brand of hobby blade called "Flash Master." They're really small, and SUPER flexible. They would be great for slicing away that delicate flash (unlike the typical #11 x-acto, which would be a little too "brute force" for that.)
To straighten the barrels of the weapon, hold it in hot water and then straighten it and then into cold water. The trunk will remain as you intended. You can hold it over an open fire (gas stove) and then also under cold water, but this is a more serious process and skill is needed there. Have a good painting.
very detailed, these are probably the most detailed plastic soldiers I've ever seen, for the price they are very detailed too, I hope they make 1/30 scale popular ! awesome ! 👍❤
1. Wash the figures with lukewarm water and dish washing liquid and let them dry but avoid touching them.
2. Pass a string between the figures legs so they hang upside down and dip them into a container full of a fifty-fifty mix of PVA glue and water and hang them to dry. Since they are made of a rubbery substance I would do this twice to be on the safe side.
3. Once dried fix them to a base and then undercoat them using a brush only.
4. Do not use any thinners otherwise with time the thinners will eat away at the plastic or in this case rubber.
Follow this procedure and you shouldn't have any problems. I found this information on a blog a number of years ago and it always works for me.