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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 11, 2008 21:06:11 GMT
;D Well, a while back when the weather was cold and rainy I started to play with repainting some figures. Last year I purchased a bag full of old invicta and Safari figures (and other ugly figures I have already discarded a long time ago) from my local Goodwill store for $4.00. The figures were badly scratched and paints peeling off. I kept a few to experiment with. So here is my first attempt at giving those old battered figures a new look. I started with the marine reptile since they are smaller and less intimidating and don't have skin folds. I will work on the Brachio,ceratops maybe in the winter. Hope you guys like it ;D [img src="http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p323/Bokichops/S7306833.jpg" ![]()  |
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 11, 2008 23:45:32 GMT
Those are incredible! I really like the opthalmosaurus! Bravo Boki!  |
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Post by tomhet on Oct 12, 2008 2:49:39 GMT
Nice! Very original. I liked the Ichthyo a la WwD too ;D That Liop seems like a X-mas tree  |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 12, 2008 3:26:52 GMT
they look like they are made of wood.
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 12, 2008 4:50:10 GMT
Well so do your customs! Just kidding lol
They really do look like they are made of wood, but they look great ...you have skill there bokisaurus! ;D
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Oct 12, 2008 10:52:16 GMT
Good stuff!
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 12, 2008 16:54:02 GMT
Nice! Very original. I liked the Ichthyo a la WwD too ;D That Liop seems like a X-mas tree Thank you all! They do look like wood once painted. I used acrylic paint, maybe that's why. LOL ;D, Oh Tomhet, you should have seen the Liop's original spots, they were orange and so he really looked like a prehistoric swimming X-mas Tree! I covered it with a lighter blue/white and now he looks like he is covered in snow flakes ;D |
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Post by therizinosaurus on Oct 12, 2008 17:00:24 GMT
Wow, you have extra Invictas that you can afford to paint, while I don't have a singe Invicta.  Beautiful, though! |
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 12, 2008 20:15:52 GMT
Wow, you have extra Invictas that you can afford to paint, while I don't have a singe Invicta. Beautiful, though! Thanks. Ok, you don't have any Invictas at all? None? You don't like them or? Invicta is the grand daddy of all the museum line  The extra figures I painted came in a bag that I found in a Goodwill store a while back. Most of the figures were badly scratched, but hey, what do you expect when you pay $4.00 for the bag. So rather than discard them, I decided to give them new life as a repainted figures ;D Do you want a Invicta figure? Let me know, I maybe able to send you a T-rex or a glypto. Every collection have to have at least one Invicta ;D |
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Post by therizinosaurus on Oct 12, 2008 20:21:54 GMT
I love Invictas, it's just every time I consider buying them there's something bigger and better I feel compelled to have. Things that have prohibited me from buying Invictas: Lot of 36 Carnegies, Rubik's 6x6 and 7x7, PV marine reptiles, Bullyland Deinotherium, Andrewsarchus, and Mastodonosaurus, etc. I may need to buy some, though. |
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 12, 2008 23:26:20 GMT
I love Invictas, it's just every time I consider buying them there's something bigger and better I feel compelled to have. Things that have prohibited me from buying Invictas: Lot of 36 Carnegies, Rubik's 6x6 and 7x7, PV marine reptiles, Bullyland Deinotherium, Andrewsarchus, and Mastodonosaurus, etc. I may need to buy some, though. LOL ;D Your choice of dinosaur figures of late have been rather expensive But we need to fix that, I will rummage and find you a T-rex or Glypto. They will not be in immaculate condition, but still very good. The thought of a collection not having any Invicta is just... not right |
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 14, 2008 4:38:22 GMT
-looks around- T-Rex you say? lol ;D
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Post by tetonbabydoll on Oct 29, 2008 9:13:01 GMT
I love Invictas, it's just every time I consider buying them there's something bigger and better I feel compelled to have. Things that have prohibited me from buying Invictas: Lot of 36 Carnegies, Rubik's 6x6 and 7x7, PV marine reptiles, Bullyland Deinotherium, Andrewsarchus, and Mastodonosaurus, etc. I may need to buy some, though. LOL ;D Your choice of dinosaur figures of late have been rather expensive But we need to fix that, I will rummage and find you a T-rex or Glypto. They will not be in immaculate condition, but still very good. The thought of a collection not having any Invicta is just... not right [/quote Um, I have no invectas either. Or Bullyland, or Schleich, or.... My friend has an Invicta plesiosaur and Apatosaur, but no amount of money will entice him. He did just give me his Carnegie Caudipterex though... The reason they look a little like wood is because acryls are flat. Most figures have a slight sheen on them, which considering scales are shiny, may not be bad. I prefer flat, but you can spray them with a semi-gloss clear coat that will seal them. I have not tried this, so do not know how it would affect the piece if at all. The hard plastic of the older figures might also react differently to paint than this newer rubber stuff. Enamels do not ever dry on the new stuff, and the figure will remain forever tacky. I like the swimmers, they look nice. And plenty of marine life these days is very brightly colored, so why not? |
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 29, 2008 16:57:13 GMT
-Gets a stick- -Puts it on Fire-  You called it an Invicta Apatosaur.  That is where you made a fatal mistake.  Its a Brontosaur, a humpbacked Brontosaur. Now you must die. ;D -Puts you on fire- |
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Post by sbell on Oct 29, 2008 17:06:22 GMT
-Gets a stick- -Puts it on Fire- You called it an Invicta Apatosaur. That is where you made a fatal mistake. Its a Brontosaur, a humpbacked Brontosaur. Now you must die. ;D -Puts you on fire- I'm pretty sure no flaming is allowed! Unless it's FABULOUS!! (add glitter). And I am so sorry, I couldn't resist. |
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 29, 2008 21:33:34 GMT
-Gets a stick- -Puts it on Fire- You called it an Invicta Apatosaur. That is where you made a fatal mistake. Its a Brontosaur, a humpbacked Brontosaur. Now you must die. ;D -Puts you on fire- I'm pretty sure no flaming is allowed! Unless it's FABULOUS!! (add glitter). And I am so sorry, I couldn't resist. Was that a.......gay joke?  I feel uncomfortable. -Walks away from sbell slowly- |
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Post by sbell on Oct 29, 2008 21:55:43 GMT
I'm pretty sure no flaming is allowed! Unless it's FABULOUS!! (add glitter). And I am so sorry, I couldn't resist. Was that a.......gay joke? I feel uncomfortable. -Walks away from sbell slowly- I'm sorry, I said I couldn't resist. It's a running joke from my former workplace--any opportunity to make one of the guys start crying with laughter by saying one simple word just couldn't be helped. It seeps into other conversations when the opporunity arises (go see the movie Horror at Party Beach for an idea of how it got inspired. Actually, don't it will hurt). |
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Post by bokisaurus on Oct 29, 2008 23:16:14 GMT
I love Invictas, it's just every time I consider buying them there's something bigger and better I feel compelled to have. Things that have prohibited me from buying Invictas: Lot of 36 Carnegies, Rubik's 6x6 and 7x7, PV marine reptiles, Bullyland Deinotherium, Andrewsarchus, and Mastodonosaurus, etc. I may need to buy some, though. LOL ;D Your choice of dinosaur figures of late have been rather expensive But we need to fix that, I will rummage and find you a T-rex or Glypto. They will not be in immaculate condition, but still very good. The thought of a collection not having any Invicta is just... not right [/quote Um, I have no invectas either. Or Bullyland, or Schleich, or.... My friend has an Invicta plesiosaur and Apatosaur, but no amount of money will entice him. He did just give me his Carnegie Caudipterex though... The reason they look a little like wood is because acryls are flat. Most figures have a slight sheen on them, which considering scales are shiny, may not be bad. I prefer flat, but you can spray them with a semi-gloss clear coat that will seal them. I have not tried this, so do not know how it would affect the piece if at all. The hard plastic of the older figures might also react differently to paint than this newer rubber stuff. Enamels do not ever dry on the new stuff, and the figure will remain forever tacky. I like the swimmers, they look nice. And plenty of marine life these days is very brightly colored, so why not? What? You don't have Invicta  Hmm gotta work on you and Theri on that one! I am so impressed by your custom paint I am tempted to send you duplicates I have just to see what you can come up with ;D I am particularly interested to see what you can come up with with some of the Waiphoon figures (Stryraco,Stego and camara in particular). Hmmmm.... Maybe I should PM you and bribe you with some Invictas including the elasmo and T-rex and just maybe some schleich,too ;D |
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 30, 2008 3:00:05 GMT
LOL ;D Your choice of dinosaur figures of late have been rather expensive But we need to fix that, I will rummage and find you a T-rex or Glypto. They will not be in immaculate condition, but still very good. The thought of a collection not having any Invicta is just... not right [/quote Um, I have no invectas either. Or Bullyland, or Schleich, or.... My friend has an Invicta plesiosaur and Apatosaur, but no amount of money will entice him. He did just give me his Carnegie Caudipterex though... The reason they look a little like wood is because acryls are flat. Most figures have a slight sheen on them, which considering scales are shiny, may not be bad. I prefer flat, but you can spray them with a semi-gloss clear coat that will seal them. I have not tried this, so do not know how it would affect the piece if at all. The hard plastic of the older figures might also react differently to paint than this newer rubber stuff. Enamels do not ever dry on the new stuff, and the figure will remain forever tacky. I like the swimmers, they look nice. And plenty of marine life these days is very brightly colored, so why not? What? You don't have Invicta Hmm gotta work on you and Theri on that one! I am so impressed by your custom paint I am tempted to send you duplicates I have just to see what you can come up with ;D I am particularly interested to see what you can come up with with some of the Waiphoon figures (Stryraco,Stego and camara in particular). Hmmmm.... Maybe I should PM you and bribe you with some Invictas including the elasmo and T-rex and just maybe some schleich,too ;D Not having an Invicta Rex does suck, but sadly I have no Invictas either. |
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Post by stoneage on Oct 30, 2008 3:20:28 GMT
What? You don't have Invicta Hmm gotta work on you and Theri on that one! I am so impressed by your custom paint I am tempted to send you duplicates I have just to see what you can come up with ;D I am particularly interested to see what you can come up with with some of the Waiphoon figures (Stryraco,Stego and camara in particular). Hmmmm.... Maybe I should PM you and bribe you with some Invictas including the elasmo and T-rex and just maybe some schleich,too ;D Not having an Invicta Rex does suck, but sadly I have no Invictas either. ;D I have two Invicta T-Rex's, one painted and one unpainted. I have all the unpainted invictas and most of the painted Invictas. I feel great! ;D |
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The extra figures I painted came in a bag that I found in a Goodwill store a while back. Most of the figures were badly scratched, but hey, what do you expect when you pay $4.00 for the bag. So rather than discard them, I decided to give them new life as a repainted figures ;D Do you want a Invicta figure? Let me know, I maybe able to send you a T-rex or a glypto. Every collection have to have at least one Invicta ;D
I feel uncomfortable. 
Hmm gotta work on you and Theri on that one! 
