Moebius Batman Figure 1 of 2: WIP

[David G.]

There's really not too much to this one and I debated the thought of even doing a WIP for it. But since there was a bit of a process, I thought I'd post the pics.

This kit includes two figures, the standing one that is featured here and one intended to be mounted on the Bat-Pod. I've done enough basic work on the mounted figure to know that fitting it to my already constructed Bat-Pod will take a good bit of work. I'll detail that in a separate WIP when I crack into it.

 

The first paint configuration is based on the following photo.

 

The Dupli-Color flat black was just a little to shiny for my liking and the gray didn't work out as well as I hoped. It looked to me like he was wearing a Bat-Bra.

I managed to remove the Tamiya German Gray with thinner and micro swabs but ran into trouble when I sprayed the figure with Tamiya flat clear. The super hero went into the Super Clean for paint removal.

 

After more than a week in the drink, here is my second attempt. The flat black laid down with much more "flat" than the first attempt and I think I finally have a good lip color. The Bat emblem on the chest is brush-painted with a layer of Tamiya X-22 Clear. I haven't quite decided yet, but I may dull that down just a little.

I'm also trying to work out if I want to try a little highlighting on the body armor with an extremely dark gray... or a slightly lightened black. 

I do have concerns about mucking it up again. Any advice from experienced figure painters would be greatly appreciated.

 

Here's a shot of the cape which is cleverly designed to act as the third leg in the tripod configuration that keeps the figure standing upright. Some of the mat finish has been polished by handling but I can give another shot of flat clear right before final assembly.

 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment.

David G.

 

[Beans]

Nice detail painting!!  

Maybe take the mounted figure and find a different street bike and turn it into a bat-bike.  Assuming you can find a 1/25 motorcycle.

[David G.]

21 hours ago, Beans said:

Nice detail painting!!  

Maybe take the mounted figure and find a different street bike and turn it into a bat-bike.  Assuming you can find a 1/25 motorcycle.

Thank you Joe.

I'll get the situation with the mounted figure worked out. I just want to finish this one first.

David G.

[slusher]

Batman looks great David, I would leave it as is I need to start my Joker..

[David G.]

9 hours ago, slusher said:

Batman looks great David, I would leave it as is I need to start my Joker..

Thank you Carl, I'm likely to call him done after another shot of flat clear on the cape. He's resting on The Shelf of Ongoing Projects while I mull it over.

 

I was just thinking about you and the Joker figure the other day and wondering if you'd started on it yet. I can't wait to see where you go with that.

Regards,

David G.

[Marcin M.]

Hi, David.

Difficult subject.
Painting black works best if you do not use this color, but only fool the eye by using gray and dark blue.
I would paint it all in panzergrau (black mixed with white in the proportion that suits you), then wash nuln oil, and then blending and glazeing until the effect is ok.

Try to brighten all protruding elements with some grays, especially on the cape it is worth trying.

Good luck.

Marcin.

[David G.]

16 hours ago, Marcin M. said:

Hi, David.

Difficult subject.
Painting black works best if you do not use this color, but only fool the eye by using gray and dark blue.
I would paint it all in panzergrau (black mixed with white in the proportion that suits you), then wash nuln oil, and then blending and glazeing until the effect is ok.

Try to brighten all protruding elements with some grays, especially on the cape it is worth trying.

Good luck.

Marcin.

Thank you for the comment Marcin, I admire your excellent work with regard to figures and value your advice. I don't want to strip and repaint this one so I may try to mix a very dark gray or more like a white-tinted black and attempt some highlighting.

I do have a second figure so I may attempt some of those techniques on that one.

Thank you for the tips.

David G.

[David G.]

After a little bit of touch-up, I'm calling this one finished. There are more photos in the Under Glass section

 

As always, thanks for the feedback and support.

David G.