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I recently took my Mk VI out of display for inspection. My panties are slightly faded, not enough to really cause alarm, but I will be doing a repaint. I posted a link in the Iron Man fade issue thread covering the process, and that blogger achieves a perfect color match to the Hot Toys...

While I know this has been discussed ad nauseum on these boards, I can't help myself. I used to feel the same way about Hot Toys, and in an ideal world I would expect nothing less than perfection from these figures. However they're made by human beings, in what is most likely less than ideal...

I would be really careful with that. A lot of those compounds that claim to be safe for use on plastic/rubber/vinyl end up causing damage over time. With no paint layer acting as a buffer if the compound you use ends up being too hot, you're screwed.

Well personally I'm gonna try spray paint first, the mist and wet coat method can be achieved with spray paint the same as an airbrush. In fact people who do this method on auto models prefer spray paint over an airbrush for this technique. For that I would suggest Tamiya spray paint, it goes...

I haven't removed any paint from a figure yet, but I would try acrylic thinner first. After all we're talking about Hot Toys here I would imagine they use acrylic paint on these figures, or at most a lacquer based paint. The beckycustomizer blog seems to be suggesting lacquer thinners, but...

If you just keep your figure in a standard standing pose yeah they won't be flexing, however if you move the legs at all it is going to flex the panties/undies. In fact I've read members here stating they've gotten creases or warpage in the panties from leaving the figure in an action pose for...

I only have a slight fade on my "panties" but I think I'm going to try a repaint. I came across this blog: https://www.beckycustomizer.com/category/16-scales/hot-toys/ To my eyes it looks like a perfect color match She doesn't recommend using a clear coat because it will crack when the rubber...

Re: HOT TOYS : MMS DX 12 - The Dark Knight Rises - BATMAN / BRUCE WAYNE Full Specs & I received my DX 12 not too long ago and have a few issues. First I remember reading some of you saying that the gap between the ab armor and chest armor can be adjusted, and I'm wondering how? The only way I...

Thanks for the info guys! What about bulk, does it look like this body could be bulkier than a soldier story body?

You bring up a great point. Personally I've always felt compelled to get every title I'm interested in on release day, often going to midnight releases. I find myself this way less so now however. I think I might be getting a bit jaded about newer games. I wonder what drives us to get games at...

Honestly no I'm not, it's just that time of year. I remember back when all the releases used to come out early September. I loved it because it was right around my b-day. Honestly though I wish publishers would spread the releases out more. Summer tends to be a big lull in gaming, and I doubt...

First of all Sony has said a lot of things, and later contradicted themselves. The only statement Sony has made regarding this is that they want PS3 to have a 10 year lifespan. Well what that means to me is that they will continue to make and support PS3's for another 5 years. They did this with...

Prob not the best place to ask this, but does anyone know how this body would compare to a soldier story body?

Re: Batman: Arkham City (No Spoilers) Yeah, but assuming you aren't buying a replacement, or backup you are a new customer. In other words if there was no such thing as buying second hand you would be buying a new copy. Does a AAA title like this sell millions of copies? Yes, but it also costs...

Re: Batman: Arkham City (No Spoilers) I see your point Nova, but the publishers and dev's gotta get paid. When someone buys a used game the people who made the game don't see a dime. Now who's slapping who in that situation. From the perspective of the people who made the game, the guy who buys...