ok here is the second of my Storm Shadow restorations, this time using Ritdye instead of paint !
I did have a nightmare with this one, I left the parts in a little too long and as a result the torso warped a bit.
When I tried to straighten it using boiling water and "Pressure" the back snapped in two places !! and had to be glued.
anyway this is what I have accomplished so far ( still needs a bit of a touch up and a few accessories )
Stage one ( The Guinea pig ! ) ( Thanks for the second time to Goldenpuma for these parts)
They grey paint flakes were removed before dying
Stage two ( the vat of boiling Ritdye consumes poor stormy )
Stage three ( one hour later )
Stage four ( the aftermath )
Stage five ( assembly and a little touching up )
And yes i know his face is red !!!!!! but it makes him look evil ?
and hey ! no paintwear at the joints !
this process does make bodyparts more brittle and is also time consuming !
The paintwear isn't such a problem on non articulated figures.
