Paint/Boil-and-Pop questions
Paint/Boil-and-Pop questions
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Custom WorkstationOkay, I've managed to find those toys from a previous thread (they're Fisher Price "People" dolls, of all things). Now I have an idea as to how to make the "Mayor" character, which involves swapping heads with another figure. But I have some questions (yes, newbie customizer here):
1) I've heard a lot about the boil-and-pop method being used to take heads off of figures, but how easy is it to use the method to put the head on a different body?
2) Should I paint the head and body separately and then B&P (boil-and-pop - shorthand FTW) them on, or should I B&P the head on and then paint it?
3) If I'm just painting the "evil eyebrows" onto the Mayor's face, or if I'm just touching up the paint in a few areas, do I still need to use a primer?
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You never need to use primer if you scrub the figure with soap first and use good paint.
And do you need a primer if you're just touching up the paint or putting on the eyebrows?
Depends on what kind of plastic you're working with. If the head and the neck are both made of hard plastic then you won't be able to switch them easily. But if at least the head is made of soft plastic (if it gets flexible when you heat it) then you can just hit it with a hair-dryer or hot water to pop it off.
1)It should be quite easy to transfer the head onto a different body,but it also depends on the size of the peg and the peg hole
2)I would reccomend boiling and popping and then painting,I've painted and then boiled and popped and the paint began to fade