Mamba Men!!!

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excellent mate.

the transfers look class
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Great work mate, really nice to see something so different.
I remember Ross saying something about dying body parts. Was there a tutorial posted? I guess that it stops the problem of paint loss of moving parts?

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humby248 wrote:Great work mate, really nice to see something so different.
I remember Ross saying something about dying body parts. Was there a tutorial posted? I guess that it stops the problem of paint loss of moving parts?
Thanks - think there have been a few tutorials but basically I use a pack of ritdye in a small pan half full lof near boiling water and bung stuff in in a sieve for a minute or so at a time. Its great on some parts but black wont always cover camo patterns and it can warp or shrink parts so its best to screw torsos / legs together and bend them a few times at each soaking to ensure coverage. I prefer to only use it on arms as I will hardly ever paint elbow joints due to paint rub or loss...
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Cheers for that mate. Where do you get the dye?

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humby248 wrote:Cheers for that mate. Where do you get the dye?
i pick it up on ebay as it isnt available in shops over here i dont think.
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Nice job TKW, the Mamba men finally live... That'll be a COTM winner for sure.

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THanks Chop. Have a couple more of these to finish them ill get round to doing some other stuff...
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