Custom Mcfarlane Decal Templates
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Re-attaching and re-angling arms, legs, and heads• decaling• sculpting and filling gaps• making custom poses Additionally, I will provide a quick step by step guide to repainting and customizing these action figures into the player of your choice. I will also offer tips on painting, but you can take that for what it's worth. Here's a real quick outline of the steps I would normally use to make a custom: • Bathe the whole figure in hot water and TSP (or similar cleanser) for at least 10 minutes. Scrub with a brush if desired.
You can't over-clean these things. • While the figures are still hot from the hot water bath, remove the heads, arms, hands and accessories. Removal is fairly easy when the figure is warm. Removing the helmets from the heads can be a little trickier, but it is possible (although not always necessary). Some helmets come off easy, some are damn near impossible. It seems to me that the later series (6-7) are alot easier to remove the helmets than the earlier series. The best way to get the helmets off is to simply pry them off with a small screwdriver while they are still warm.
First remove the face mask by gently prying up at the pegs. They usually come off fairly easily. Try not to destroy the face mask as you will want to keep it for your 'parts box' for use with other custom figures. Carefully scrape off the chin strap with a exacto knife. Again try not to screw it up as chin straps are very valuble (couldn't imagine trying to fabricate a chin strap). The helmets are usually attached by a square peg in the center of the inside of the helmet going into a hole on the top of the head. Gently pry upwards, switching from the back to the front and to sides of the helmet until the glue becomes loose enough to remove the helmet.
Many times the helmet will become mis-shapen or deformed during this process, but it can be fixed by simply putting it back into hot water. If you fell it needs more heat to fix, you can microwave some water to make it hotter. • Now is the time to do any sculpting or limb alterations if desired. (including extending the sleeves or shaving and sanding unwanted plastic) • After the figure is to your satisfaction as far as the pose.
(see above) • Paint the base coat of the uniform, skin tone, shoes, gloves, etc. (see painting section) • Paint (or decal) the stripes (see painting section) • Make, print, and seal the decals (see decaling section) • Apply the decals (see decaling section) • Fill holes, sand, and paint the helmet. I use bondo for filling the unwanted holes in the helmet. Then sand with fine sandpaper (400 grit or finer). Then airbrush the paint on. At least two coats. Usually three.
Paint the front and rear bumpers and the inside pads with an off white paint. After it has COMPLETELY dried, apply the decals to the helmet, attach the face mask and spray helmet with a high gloss clear coat. Set aside to dry • Spray a coat of clear coat (KRYLON MATTE FINISH #1311) over the entire figure (while the helmet is still off). Repeat as needed.
• Attach any remaining accessories (football, towels, etc.) with super glue (gel) • Reattach the helmet, put on the chin strap with super glue. • Take pictures Here are some fonts I have found usefull for nameplates and numbers. They are free and easy to install from this website. To install, simply click on the link, and save to a location you can easily find again. Joker Hc 2008. Then just unzip to your font folder (usually ). DATAFONT.COM (Fancy>Old School) SUPPLIES LIST.
• Primer: Krylon All Purpose White Primer #1315 (available almost anywhere they sell paint) • Paint - I use Testors model paint (flat for everything except the helmet is gloss), but I am definetly in the minority here as most other customizers don't recommend using testors paint. They use water based paints. I think I'm the only one who does these things who uses Testors model paint. If you have visited any other sportspick customizing web sites, you notice that almost every single one of them advises against using testors. 95% of customizers use latex (water-based) hobby paint and not the Testors paint. (except for the Helmets.