1/6 Captain America shield flaking - how do i repaint?

I have the first avenger Cap and his shield has been flaking for as long as I can remember, and it's so bad now that I want to fix it. I haven't done anything to it yet. So, how do I get the rest of the paint off? What kind of paint do I use to repaint? And do I put anything else on it to make sure my paint doesn't flake off?

Thank you!

it would be easier to just replace it I think.

https://toyswonderland.com/products...le-diecast-shield?_pos=3&_sid=344ceb6f1&_ss=r

medicomsucks said:

it would be easier to just replace it I think.

https://toyswonderland.com/products...le-diecast-shield?_pos=3&_sid=344ceb6f1&_ss=r

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Yeah. If u want to paint tho, dig through original fig threads and YT. Also Google for shield repaints. There's whole tutorials out there. I think the ones I saw used spray-on Tamiya colors - semi-gloss, if I remember right. U also may need tape to mask areas off.

Nail polish remover will get the rest of the paint off. I have one i stripped the paint off to have a protoype version. I used a clear dullcoat to preserve a shield before it started flaking and it actually looks more like the movie version than how shiny the original hot toys was. I haven't repainted one but the tamiya paints sealed with a clear coat was what most people used.

medicomsucks said:

it would be easier to just replace it I think.

https://toyswonderland.com/products...le-diecast-shield?_pos=3&_sid=344ceb6f1&_ss=r

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Has anyone ordered from here? How do the color letters relate to the shield types? Because that's horribly set up.

roninjai said:

Has anyone ordered from here? How do the color letters relate to the shield types? Because that's horribly set up.

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These are also available at one sixth kit. It's a little bit easier to follow there and they have free shipping.

You can ignore that April cutoff date as I placed my order in July.

https://onesixthkit.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2154&search=metal+shield

I've been looking into replacing mine for a while, but the ones on ebay have some cheapy elastic instead of the "leather" straps. This one from Toyswonderland and Onesixthkit seem to have the leather straps on the back, which is very good.

Bocephus, do you have one of these shields? How is the quality?

These shields are up for PO and don't come out until Q4 2020.

I do have one of their EG broken shields and it looks great. It's pretty heavy, the straps are made of leather, and have the correct orientation.

Awesome! Thanks, B.

roninjai said:

Has anyone ordered from here? How do the color letters relate to the shield types? Because that's horribly set up.

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I've ordered from toyswonderland about 5 times, pretty amazing service and prices so far. Currently with covid19 there is a long delay if you choose the cheapest shipping method though. You have a fee different shipping options which are faster.

medicomsucks said:

I've ordered from toyswonderland about 5 times, pretty amazing service and prices so far. Currently with covid19 there is a long delay if you choose the cheapest shipping method though. You have a fee different shipping options which are faster.

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I actually just ordered something from them. I've ordered quite a few things from overseas recently, and their "free" shipping policy has been by far the worst. Eventually it got to me, but I wasn't impressed, based strictly on my experiences with other retailers (and ebay shippers.) It is what it is though.