Amazing find, and it looks like a really great sculpt (in that it actually resembles Karloff)! The choice of mixing mediums seems to have come off well so far, looking forward to seeing where it goes from here.
I can't help but think of that scene from Ed Wood with Bela Legos, "How dare that asshole bring up Karloff? You think it takes talent to do Frankenstein? It's all makeup and grunting."(grunts) lol
Not sure what you're using to thing the VMC/VGC but I've had a lot of luck with thinning it almost exclusively with flow improver and a little water. Went probably half an hour shooting Orange Fire without any real issues other than the normal occasional dry tip. I'd occasionally cover the tip and backflush the pot to agitate it, but nothing crazy.
Thanks - great video. You attached the head and arms in order not to touch them when you paint them. Would you explain how you did that? What did you use?
Please consider releasing an alternate video without background music. I find this all very interesting, but I selfishly also look up videos like yours to relax and decompress after a long day
I have an old Robocop ED 209 vinyl kit thats caked with thick crappy paint (acrylic?) What could I use to strip the paint without damaging the model? Thanks!
I'd recommend either Simple Green or Purple Power; both are house hold cleaning agents that are safe to use for removing at least acrylic paint from plastic miniatures and models (I say "at least acrylic" because that's all I've used them for; they might do fine with other paints as well, but I don't have any firsthand information or experience to say either way). I've left Reaper Bones miniatures (made from a rather soft pvc) and Citadel plastic miniatures, as well as styrene model parts in Simple Green for multiple days and not only has the paint come off easily, the items themselves have been completely fine.
I did only one vinyl kit and I had to give up! Paints (tamiya acrylics) never cure! If I touch the paint I leave fingerprints...even after months! The primer was Tamiya primer in the spray can. I was so sad. I had to strip the paint away. But now I'm scared to try again because I know that on vinyl those colours don't cure.
Is it lacquer? OMG I always though it was acryilics like all their paints. It is strange that the primer is cured! But if I paint on it the acrylics don't cure. To be more precise what happened was the I could leave fingerprints on the paint even after weeks! And if I used gloves they stick a little bit on the paint. Maybe with a flat paint it was less noticeable but this robot was very shiny and not flat. Can you suggest me a good primer not lacquer or enamel based? Because I only use Tamiya or Mr Surfacer and they are both lacquer I think.
Both the spray and bottles are synthetic lacquer despite the acrylic label. All spray primers I can think of are lacquer or enamel. That's one benefit of using an airbrush.
Now I'm more confused than before. So Tamiya are not real acrylics. I knew that Tamiya are alcohol based acrylics, Vallejo vinyl based acrylics, etc...probably only chemists know the truth. Thank you for your help! You are always very kind.
OK to menny jokes yes yung frankenstein just to funny and yes its the DOCS name not the mosters then w go the TV show the monsters no will not tack sirrsy just to meeny JOKES will see more now got them in my heed TANKS EEEERRGGG WHY ? MEL BROOKS WHY ? edd gwin who did harmen to
Those horizon Universal kits where quite nice. I have the Creature kit. Really interesting vid on the process.
Wow! Amazing! Very much looking foward to the rest of this series!
So glad to see that patreon is going so well. So many of us love your videos....Keep up the great work Doc !
Pretty amazing work on a beautiful model... Eagerly awaiting the continuation of this series!
I always loved the classic universal monsters
That looks great so far! and educational, I've just been painting a model with an unconvincing hair line and the feathering advice really worked well.
Amazing find, and it looks like a really great sculpt (in that it actually resembles Karloff)! The choice of mixing mediums seems to have come off well so far, looking forward to seeing where it goes from here.
Really nice work so far!
all i hear in my head is my english teacher finishing your sentence "...nnn's monster" This paint looks nice so far
its
looking great man
Wow! That's all I can say. Just wow!
Nicely done as usual.
brilliant work mate
good work, love the eerie music :)
I'd like to see this model painted with the Scale 75 Black and White set to make the monster look like he does on the big screen.
i was going to be disappointed if we didnt get a Young Frankinstein reference...glad we got that out of the way :)
I can't help but think of that scene from Ed Wood with Bela Legos, "How dare that asshole bring up Karloff? You think it takes talent to do Frankenstein? It's all makeup and grunting."(grunts)
lol
Holy smokes!!! Awesome!!
i see this. very happy~ very happy~ very happy~
wow what a great video thanks!
In the last video when you finally finish it, you should find the clip from the 1933? Frankenstein film where he says "It's alive, It's alive!!!!"
Nice job !!
Great job
Not sure what you're using to thing the VMC/VGC but I've had a lot of luck with thinning it almost exclusively with flow improver and a little water. Went probably half an hour shooting Orange Fire without any real issues other than the normal occasional dry tip. I'd occasionally cover the tip and backflush the pot to agitate it, but nothing crazy.
Thanks - great video. You attached the head and arms in order not to touch them when you paint them. Would you explain how you did that? What did you use?
Hey Doc....what kind of fine detail brushes do you use?
Is there a benefit to airbrushing other than saving time?
What Brand of Paint and brushes you
Would you use similar techniques layering normal human (non-undead) skin tones?
Please consider releasing an alternate video without background music. I find this all very interesting, but I selfishly also look up videos like yours to relax and decompress after a long day
what kind of airbrush gun are you using?
can you use regular water based acrylic paints or do you have to use the special model acrylics (I just bought TESTERS)?
You should do some more Universal Monsters 😛
I have an old Robocop ED 209 vinyl kit thats caked with thick crappy paint (acrylic?) What could I use to strip the paint without damaging the model?
Thanks!
I'd recommend either Simple Green or Purple Power; both are house hold cleaning agents that are safe to use for removing at least acrylic paint from plastic miniatures and models (I say "at least acrylic" because that's all I've used them for; they might do fine with other paints as well, but I don't have any firsthand information or experience to say either way). I've left Reaper Bones miniatures (made from a rather soft pvc) and Citadel plastic miniatures, as well as styrene model parts in Simple Green for multiple days and not only has the paint come off easily, the items themselves have been completely fine.
Has anyone tried applying multiple layers of skin tone in varying amounts of translucency to imitate the subsurface scattering of real skin?
Polytranspar paints? Yes...
The technique you used with the oil paint, can you do the same with valejo model paints?
would never have even thought to use an airbrush...
Do the wolf man universal monsters
I did only one vinyl kit and I had to give up! Paints (tamiya acrylics) never cure! If I touch the paint I leave fingerprints...even after months! The primer was Tamiya primer in the spray can.
I was so sad. I had to strip the paint away. But now I'm scared to try again because I know that on vinyl those colours don't cure.
You don't wan to use enamels or lacquers on vinyl. Tamiya is synthetic lacquer.
Is it lacquer? OMG I always though it was acryilics like all their paints. It is strange that the primer is cured! But if I paint on it the acrylics don't cure. To be more precise what happened was the I could leave fingerprints on the paint even after weeks! And if I used gloves they stick a little bit on the paint. Maybe with a flat paint it was less noticeable but this robot was very shiny and not flat.
Can you suggest me a good primer not lacquer or enamel based? Because I only use Tamiya or Mr Surfacer and they are both lacquer I think.
Both the spray and bottles are synthetic lacquer despite the acrylic label. All spray primers I can think of are lacquer or enamel. That's one benefit of using an airbrush.
Now I'm more confused than before. So Tamiya are not real acrylics. I knew that Tamiya are alcohol based acrylics, Vallejo vinyl based acrylics, etc...probably only chemists know the truth.
Thank you for your help! You are always very kind.
Use Rustoleum Auto Primer Gray. This will dry over the vinyl and allow you to paint with any type of paint. Please try this don't give up.
Okay, Frankenstein was the creator, not the monster. Otherwise, cracking vid. :-)
Craig Adamson okay so i’m 2 years late but i had to say this... he literally addressed this exact thing in the video lol
OK to menny jokes yes yung frankenstein just to funny and yes its the DOCS name not the mosters then w go the TV show the monsters no will not tack sirrsy just to meeny JOKES will see more now got them in my heed TANKS EEEERRGGG WHY ? MEL BROOKS WHY ? edd gwin who did harmen to