Enjoyed this mate. Something I've wanted to try but never really known where or how to start, mixed with that fear of messing a figure up. This is a great help

Love seeing people genuinely enjoy something so wholesome

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Im glad he said the liquid shoe polish. Ive heard people say shoe polish and I always thought they were adding oil to the hard one and making it liquid.

Thanks for this.I’ve been doing Warhammer painting and kitbashing for ages…. Never even thought about this for action figures but my son is starting to do it, and now I’ve got the bug, so thanks for this. Very helpful!

One way that works for joints is to get gel superglue and use a toothpick to put it over the paint in a very thin coat you have to break it up into multiple areas going slowly so as not to seize the joint. It’s a long process and relies on a enough gap in joint. I do the cnenter insert dry it then bend knee or elbow to see if it scraped off. Cosmic legions and mythic legions have some tight tolerances

Lots of great information! Thank you so much! I've only ever doubled in custom figures before but I'm definitely getting more into it these days. I've already tried some of these techniques and am excited to try some new ones.

Thank you! I accidentally got into making simple framed action figure dioramas, and this is so much good info. I'm def going to use a clear matt coat next time. Haven't done more than simple touch ups and highlights so far, learning. A good source of leather/pleather are cheap thrift store purses and belts, it's usually thin material. Appreciate you doing this!

I like using the 1/12 ant 116 body as a base body buck. They cheap but pose well .

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS HELPS!!!!!!!!!

The issue I normally run into when I want to see about a custom is finding the parts I need to get the look that I am wanting. The current idea stuck in my head is taking one of the Loyalist Mandalorian figures from the Black Series but turn him into a WWII style pilot with a leather bomber jacket over the armor. The few figures I've found online that have a style jacket close to that either are scaled differently or are way to expensive to purchase just to try using one accessory piece off of it.

Thank you for being you brother our journey keeps getting better doesn't it.

Try dry brushing as an alternative to wet for weathering. The dry brush will get all the high spots on the figure so it’s good for paint chips and rust or highlighting hair.