milk distilled Vodka, of course, because of my ethnic origins :rtfl:


Seriously, it's some cheap alcohol you can find in any hardware store (where you find paint thinner, distilled water, and stuff like that)

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Wow. a PERFECTIONSIST YOU ARE. To start all over like this, your friend must be very appreciative.;)
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At least the work I did has been usefull for MFCA modelling articles. thmbsp$

I have no problem to start again and again. I believe it's a good educational way : do it again and again, until you do it right btddhrs


Old school :rtfl:

So are you Russian origin?....I thought Dimitri wasn't a very French sounding name.

In fact, poland/ukrainian origins from my mother, portugese from my father. But I was born in France, so I've got french papers :rtfl:

how long do you leave the figues in the alcohol ?

I first dip them 6hours or less, then make a first cleaning (teeth brush +soap and fresh water). If all the paint did not come, I dip them again a few hours more, and do the same. I already left figs for days in alcohol without any problem.

On that particular figs, I 'm trying to remove only the brushed acrylic paint, not the undercoat. The undercoat I'm using is a lot stronger than miniatures paint : Even after days, it will not be removed completly. Since I want to paint that figs that week end, I want to remove the paint but not the undercoat, because if the undercoat starts to be removed, I'll have to wait a couple of days more to completly remove it.

thanks, can't wait to see the finished product .

I'm trying new black skin tones on the Niners figs I'm painting, I guess I found a good technic for dark but "readable" skin effects, that I will be able to reuse on the Bucs thmbsp$


BTW, that figs will have homemade decals too.

On efface tout et on recommence
 

Hi ,

SO finally, after a good alcohol bath, I made another undercoat, and started to paint again.

I decided to make a slightly lighter skin tone, based on the last experiments I 've done on my Niners seconds WR and running back.


I'll finish that figs that week ;)


BTW? the figs will be wearing a 1976 home uniform, homemade decals.