ML AOA Holocaust cleaned, clear paint, jointed armor

JinSaotome · 04-20-2020, 10:57 AM

The Age of Apocalypse Holocaust (Nemesis) Build-A-Figure would have been amazing if Hasbro hadn't painted over its clear plastic with solid yellow paint! It took quire a few hours and a bottle of acetone to carefully remove the opaque paint. Fortunately I was able to restore the clear look to the armor and used Tamiya clear yellow, orange, and red to shade and add bubbles to it. The canopy was given a ball joint hinge in the back so you could spin it around out of the way and the shoulder pads were ball jointed as well for maximum poseability! I also hollowed out the weird vents of his left arm cannon and filled in those for a smoother look.

Spyne98 · 04-21-2020, 02:59 AM

Excellent work! That looks stunning.

Marine73 · 04-21-2020, 04:30 AM

Wow!!! That is beautifully done, brilliant!!

Bo Ttef · 04-21-2020, 08:44 AM

Great idea... Plenty of time to work on mine and clean it up- All I've done to mine so far was give him a larger skull- he looks more like a 4in figure inside the armor than 6in Legend...

JinSaotome · 04-27-2020, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Bo Ttef

Great idea... Plenty of time to work on mine and clean it up- All I've done to mine so far was give him a larger skull- he looks more like a 4in figure inside the armor than 6in Legend...

ooh, hows that look? I hadn't thought of that. And I wonder if you could light-pipe the eyes so they glowed through the back of the head/armor?

04-20-2020, 10:57 AM	#1
JinSaotome Toy Customizers Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 755	The Age of Apocalypse Holocaust (Nemesis) Build-A-Figure would have been amazing if Hasbro hadn't painted over its clear plastic with solid yellow paint! It took quire a few hours and a bottle of acetone to carefully remove the opaque paint. Fortunately I was able to restore the clear look to the armor and used Tamiya clear yellow, orange, and red to shade and add bubbles to it. The canopy was given a ball joint hinge in the back so you could spin it around out of the way and the shoulder pads were ball jointed as well for maximum poseability! I also hollowed out the weird vents of his left arm cannon and filled in those for a smoother look. Attached Thumbnails __________________

04-21-2020, 02:59 AM	#2
Spyne98 Rock Nerd Radio Host Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New York Posts: 2,885	Excellent work! That looks stunning. __________________ Sale Thread / Feedback / The Rock Nerd Radio Show

04-27-2020, 11:57 AM	#5
JinSaotome Toy Customizers Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 755	Quote: Originally Posted by Bo Ttef Great idea... Plenty of time to work on mine and clean it up- All I've done to mine so far was give him a larger skull- he looks more like a 4in figure inside the armor than 6in Legend... ooh, hows that look? I hadn't thought of that. And I wonder if you could light-pipe the eyes so they glowed through the back of the head/armor? __________________

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