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[wally2974]

Super Powers styled DC Universe Classics Wonder Woman. I have her up for auction now

[tonyrome]

Very nice paints Wally, clean and sharp.

[wally2974]

Thanks for the compliment, Tony! It's always great to get encouragement from your peers.

[Idiot Savant]

Yeah that's a sweet job on her...surprised this wasn't one of the myriad repaints Mattel did with the others

[1987olds442]

Yeah that's a sweet job on her...surprised this wasn't one of the myriad repaints Mattel did with the others

Exactly it boggles my mind that they didn't put Wonder Woman in the DCUC VS MOTUC 2 pack with She-Ra. Wonder Woman would have made much more since than that puny Supergirl figure

[packerbacker180]

Which is why they didn't. Anything that seems obvious to us apparently never did to Mattel.

[wally2974]

I have a question....I'm looking to do a wash on a DC Universe plasticy/rubber trenchcoat and I want to bring out the details with the wash...So, what kind of paint(brand/color) should I use? I'm assuming it would be a thinned down paint, brushed on, and whiped off right after.

[HectorHall]

testors acrylic black. If the plastic is flexible like the capes you might consider wiping it with paint thinner and then washing to reduce tackiness.

[1987olds442]

What I found works well for doing washes on materials that have the possibility of becoming tacky is to clean the surface with soap and water, then spray the item with Duplicolor Automotive Clear which drys without tackiness on softer rubber materials. After the top coat drys you can thin down an enamel paint with thinner, and finally apply the wash. The enamel will dry completely without any tackiness. That is how I did the wash on my Movie Masters Joker.

[Truwe]

Interesting. This is totally blowing my belief that Enamel is the devil. How does this automotive clear work on hard plastic?