Flame toys Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (painted)
Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 9:14 am
I finally started building some of these FT model kits, and they are rather nice. Easy to build with quite alot of articulation and enough details. Though the articulation gets a bit hindered, if you paint it like I did. Some paints are more durable than others, but there are still some areas that chafe and rub no matter what, like kneejoints and elbows. So if you paint these, you should be mindfull about that. But the good thing is, that you don't have to paint it. Just put it together and pose it, since its made of colored plastic.
This was all in all rather pleasant to paint save those forementioned joint areas. You can pretty much paint many of the different "modules" or parts separately, though some dry-fitting is advised before painting and possibly glueing parts together.
And yes, I know that the hues are not exactly like SG-Optimus should have, but I like it that way. Perhaps later I build and paint one with metallic paints and lot darker shades. This was just rather clean straightforward paintjob, with some modulation and panel lining. I save weathering and others effects for future FT models.
This was all in all rather pleasant to paint save those forementioned joint areas. You can pretty much paint many of the different "modules" or parts separately, though some dry-fitting is advised before painting and possibly glueing parts together.
And yes, I know that the hues are not exactly like SG-Optimus should have, but I like it that way. Perhaps later I build and paint one with metallic paints and lot darker shades. This was just rather clean straightforward paintjob, with some modulation and panel lining. I save weathering and others effects for future FT models.