ROM - what kind of paint job should he get?
ROM - what kind of paint job should he get?
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Custom WorkstationHey everyone,
I've been working on this ROM SPACEKNIGHT figure for a while now, and I'm just about to put the paint on it. I've seen a few inspirational paint schemes on other ROM figures, and on some general pop art figures that I am considering. I tried him out first with a basic silver coat. Wasn't very impressed with the finish it gave me. This was using Tamaya. Testors is my favorite for looks, but it's always tacky regardless of how long I leave it to dry. I've seen some customizers use something called 'powdered chrome', but I've not been able to track down exactly which product they've used to get the remarkable finish they achieve.
So, yep, my first thought on his finish was silver - then I remembered I'd seen someone do him up in white, but do a pop/comic book type of shading on him, which was visually stunning. I'm on the fence about which one to try. I'm leaning more toward the pop art type of finish now, unless someone can provide me with the specific type of powdered chrome used to achieve this technique.
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Yeah, enamels react badly (become sticky) on certain plastics.
I use Formula P3 paints because theyre cheaper, but I remember using MM Testors Steel. That stuff gleamed like metal if you painted it smoothly enough, like airbrushing, or buffed it after. Silver was more opaque, milkier, and also had a faint bluish tint.
I know they make a Chrome too, havent used that though.
Check my Dazzler custom, I airbrushed Folk Art metallics over black on that. It gives a smooth metallic finish but the paint isnt durable, you have to protect it somehow.
Don't know about chrome powder, but there are metal powders you can mix into paint to make them pearl/metallic.