rocketsredbear Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I recently was gifted some marines! Unfortunately they have been slightly ravaged by my nephew who believed them to be toys. They appear to be Blood Angels, some blue marines, some pre-painted pieces and a few Rhinos. There were also a few Tau scouts. I need a bit of direction please! I am not a huge fan of Blood Angels (nothing wrong with them) and would like to repaint them. I have a few questions: What's the best way to strip the paint from pewter and plastic? Some of the marines have chapter specific pauldrons, if I paint over them, would they be accepted during tournaments? What's the best glue? I'll post a few pictures, sorry about the quality I can't seem to find my digital camera. Here are some of the pewter guys: http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone327.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone331.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone334.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone335.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone337.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone338.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone342.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone343.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone344.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone346.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I soak mine overnight in undiluted Simple Green cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Tiberus Satio Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Pretty dark pictures, try getting them in sunlight preferably, but they look good from what I can see. Keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketsredbear Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Here are some of the grey plastic pieces: http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone349.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone350.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone351.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone352.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone353.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketsredbear Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Here are some of the painted/unpainted marines. Quick question, some of them have Mk6 helmets and Mk7 bodies, and vice versa. How do I take them apart and put them back together? http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone354.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone355.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone360.jpg This Rhino is in rough shape. :D It needs some TLC http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone361.jpg This one, however, is not. http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone362.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketsredbear Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 I got a busted up Terminator squad too. :D http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone367.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone368.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone369.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone370.jpg I also have a bunch of assorted parts and weapons just lying around that I need to put together. I can't wait till I actually get to play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 That's a decent collection of old minis you've inherited. Simple Green is great for stripping paint from metal and plastic. As far as using the BA named minis as counts-as anything else will be a pain (wysiwyg nazis) but do-able. Mixing armour types is fairly common so dont worry about trying to match heads to torso's and such. Cheers, Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketsredbear Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Btw, can anyone tell me who this is? http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k579/rocketsredbear/Phone338.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 It's the captain from the old command squad box from 3rd edition. A lot of these figures are from 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketsredbear Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Since his arm is broken off, do I use glue or soder to put it back on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 You will want to pin that Get a pin vice, some brass rod the same size as the drill bit, drill a hole in both sides, insert the pin, glue, and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Melice Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Yeah, simple green is the best bet, works like a charm. It's a pain to repaint vehicles, so if they have a thin smooth coat, I'd say just paint over them, the gunners I'd rake off and soak then I'm simple green though. As for the blood angel characters, you can rather convert then, so they don't look too chapter specific, or as a minor altoration just carefuly file off the chapter badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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