Dragonhawk1066 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I assembled and painted a couple of Master Box figures to add to my Fujimi Mechanics set for a future "speed shop" diorama. I used all craft paints, except for Jackie's dress which is Testors acrylic Teal. These were pretty fun to assemble and paint, although I do admit I have a long ways to go with shading, shadowing, and highlighting to rival most of the figures I see. I am pretty happy with how these turned out and they should look pretty good in my diorama. Thanks for looking!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Well done ...figures are tough 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 I've built some Masterbox figures myself. They have a nice selection. You did real good and yes, the shading and highlighting is something I'll never do well but I agree that your figures will look good in a diorama. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Good job on the detail painting, but to me the finish looks too glossy. IMO, clothing and skin will look much more realistic when the finish is flat. Maybe spray with Dullcote, or some other water-based acrylic clear flat. Leather would look realistic in satin finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 On 5/22/2023 at 12:10 AM, peteski said: Good job on the detail painting, but to me the finish looks too glossy. IMO, clothing and skin will look much more realistic when the finish is flat. Maybe spray with Dullcote, or some other water-based acrylic clear flat. Leather would look realistic in satin finish. Yeah, I do agree they're too glossy. I did spray them with a matte varnish, it's just not good enough of a matte look. When I get a different brand of matte, I'll probably re-visit these and give them another coat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 12 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said: Yeah, I do agree they're too glossy. I did spray them with a matte varnish, it's just not good enough of a matte look. When I get a different brand of matte, I'll probably re-visit these and give them another coat. Are they actually that glossy in person though? I know my figures often look glossy in pictures even though they are almost perfectly flat in real life. Somehow the curves seem to make them look shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Nicely done! I'm still working on how to paint figures, and the Master Box kits are a good combination of quality and price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Great looking figures! Real nice color choices! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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