I just bought Sideshow's 1/6th Gandalf. It's a great sculpt, and the paint isn't terrible, but that little white dot in the eyes just kills it. Quite a few of my Sideshow figures suffer from this terrible malady, and I would like to cure them of it.
Other then repaining the the eyes (or in my case - having them repainted) are there any ideas for how to get rid of them?
My idea is to use a brand new exacto blade to gently shave/scrape off the dot. It seems to be the last layer of paint, so my hope is that I could just scrape that off without ruining the underlying pupil/iris. However, any clear coat would be gone in that tiny spot.
I would think I could touch up any clear coat that is noticeably missing. And worse case scenario, I could break down and get the ones I FUBAR repainted by a pro.
Thoughts?
Other then repaining the the eyes (or in my case - having them repainted) are there any ideas for how to get rid of them?
My idea is to use a brand new exacto blade to gently shave/scrape off the dot. It seems to be the last layer of paint, so my hope is that I could just scrape that off without ruining the underlying pupil/iris. However, any clear coat would be gone in that tiny spot.
I would think I could touch up any clear coat that is noticeably missing. And worse case scenario, I could break down and get the ones I FUBAR repainted by a pro.
Thoughts?
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