1/4 Jakks C3-P0 & Hasbro smart R2-D2 repaint

[Brundledonk]

I am nervous about posting this as they aren't high end figures by any means but I think for what they are and how they came out they are ok

Artoo is a touch small for 1/4 and premium format they definitely are not but they look good in my cabinet

here they are at the start




and during paint

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[Brundledonk]

and here they are finished



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and on a base i made for them]

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[hastyle]

They look really good

 

[matrix69]

Fantastic work Brundledonk

 

[D.R.37]

Nice job

 

[Deathstalker]

Looks really good, truly!!!!.


To quote the old saying. “You polished a turd”. And made a very nice display piece in the process!!

 

[Grendelspyce]

Looks AMAZING! I wish I had the time/skill to pull that off. I saw that Threepio at an Ollie's Discount Barn a few weeks ago and thought the sculpt would support a nice paint job like this. If you don't mind, what was your process?

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Wow! Great job! Very impressive!

 

[Solo_bones]

Superb painting and weathering. Would love to hear how you weathered as well.

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

They look fantastic! Great job!

 

[Kinja]

The scale between the two is a little off, but you did a great job painting them! Never thought that 3PO could be made to look that nice!

 

[clownbaby]

Very nice, why you would be nervous us beyond me.


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[Brundledonk]

Looks AMAZING! I wish I had the time/skill to pull that off. I saw that Threepio at an Ollie's Discount Barn a few weeks ago and thought the sculpt would support a nice paint job like this. If you don't mind, what was your process?

Thanks buddy

I was careful to get a nice smooth base coat and the primer I use is just a cheap one but dries to a semi gloss finish which makes it nice to paint on but because I was going metalic with the finish I polished it out a bit with compound before I sprayed the top coat. I lucked out with the gold as it was just a cheap rattle can but went down really well and although not a mirror finish it was still pretty reflective ( before I weathered it ) and the tone wasn't too far off.
For the weathering I used oil paints and just thinned them down a lot and used it as a wash to define the details and add a bit of wear

Pete

 

[Brundledonk]

Superb painting and weathering. Would love to hear how you weathered as well.

Cheers mate

For weathering I used oil paints and some pastels to make them look dirty

Pete

 

[Brundledonk]

The scale between the two is a little off, but you did a great job painting them! Never thought that 3PO could be made to look that nice!

Yes Artoo is about an inch too short for 1/4 scale and the top of his dome should be somewhere around Threepio's waist I think ( going from screen grabs )

Pete

 

[Brundledonk]

Very nice, why you would be nervous us beyond me.

It was just because they aren't the most accurate figures out there, the Pistons on Threepios elbows are pretty bad as they are moulded solid and I did consider dremeling them out but he's made out of ABS plastic and it doesn't sand nicely so any scratches would be a nightmare to polish out and under a metal finish I think would have looked nasty so I left them as is and to be completely honest I really didn't expect them to turn out as nice as they did. Repainting Threepio's eyes made a huge difference as the out of the box paint app makes him look really startled lol but the size alone makes them look quite impressive on display