[Jason Abbadon]

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Originally Posted by D Day

My point is, if standard practice is to mold entirely clear and then add paint, in theory one could soak any figure in paint thinner (not nail polish remover, because I don't think it's strong enough) and have a clear figure.

I have some loosies that I'd be happy to experiment with, but no paint thinner, so if any arker out there has sacrificial loosies, and paint thinner pour a cup, leave a fig in there for a few mins and see what happens.

I dont think that's the case at all- if it were just paint, we'd have seen them make a "fade to visibility" kinda fig- or at least have seen paint rub revealing clear.
Making the fig in the color plastic of the costume avoids paint rub and painting interior joints and such would be a nightmare at the factory.

That being said, 90% alcohol removes MU paint easilt and a bottle costs about a buck. Never use thinner of action figures- it'll soften the plastic!
If you're making a custom and want to start over (for example), use easy Off or Simple Green, whic are plastic-friendly!

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Originally Posted by LapuLapu

Those look good too , probably get that for my regular fliers like Sentry , but I would like some flame effects for Torch and Phoenix, and water effects for Namor.

I was thinking you could add flame or water effects (even ice once you get good at it) with the glue gun effects technique- which would be cool as hell for the torches or Iceman, Phionex, Firestar etc.

I was thinking on the same vein for Magneto- only instead of tinting clear glue, you could get a bunch of small (unrecognizable) model parts and glue them to a clear flight stand, making a long skinny pillar of metal debris for Mags to stand on top of...