<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "How to prime soft plastic figures?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net How to prime soft plastic figures? UK equivalent of Army Men, with more variety. I've got loads of WW2 and some Moderns. It seems a shame to throw them away so I thought I would paint them up and play some simple skirmish games.

Being soft plastic, I think it's a dense polythene, this type of figure never took paint well. I painted them when I was about 10, before such concepts as primer had been invented, and before acrylic paint, so I used Humbrol enamels.

I've just put Acrylic Gesso on one to see how it will come out.

Does anyone have any recommendations about priming this kind of figure?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/464831.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/464831.page GMT How to prime soft plastic figures?
If primer doesn't take to the "Army Men" right off the bat, I'd say take some very fine grain sandpaper and run it over them. The sanding should definetly help it hold the primer. Just be sure that it's very fine sandpaper, or they'll end up looking...well...sanded.

Otherwise, I'd prime them in the same manner as I would prime a miniature. Extremely short bursts of primer from about two feet away.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/464862.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/464862.page GMT How to prime soft plastic figures? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/464871.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/464871.page GMT How to prime soft plastic figures?
http://www.rapid-fire.uk.com/paintingplasticfigures.htm]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/464874.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/464874.page GMT How to prime soft plastic figures? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/465286.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/465286.page GMT How to prime soft plastic figures?
tinfish wrote:Here is an article that may be useful:

http://www.rapid-fire.uk.com/paintingplasticfigures.htm


That's a great find!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/465784.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/465784.page GMT How to prime soft plastic figures?
I chose an SAS anti-terrorist squad guy because he is entirely clad in black and that box happened to be top of my pile.

I'll try to get a picture tomorrow morning.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/465930.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/223883/465930.page GMT