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| Mystic Seer - BUILD YOUR OWN | TODAY'S FEATURES : Mystic Seer Kit | |||
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| While these instructions pertain specifically to prepping and painting my plastic resin devil head, these are general tips for painting any two-part resin molded items you may have. | |
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The devil head is molded from a two part
plastic resin. It can be sanded and drilled very easily. The head will have to be lightly sanded to get rid of any mold marks. I use an Exacto knife to remove any flashing at the tops of the ears and a rotary "Dremel" tool to smooth the mold seam along the chin on both sides. |
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Also, use some of the spot putty to fill in any imperfections. Check on the underside of the chin and cheeks as there are usually a few small spots to fill in. Another light sanding is needed to smooth out the spot putty. |
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Then, you should wash it with a dish detergent to get rid of any dust greasy finger prints. This also removes any mold release that may be left on it from the molding process. I am lucky enough to have a spray paint booth which I built for use in my shop. Here in the north east, painting outside or even in the garage, is limited to about 7 months of the year. Having the ability to paint indoors is a must. I have it vented out a window which eliminates the odor and prevents dusting everything in my shop with whatever color I am using. You can pick up a hobby spray paint booth for a few hundred dollars and it's worth it. Make sure you get a "down-draft" type of paint booth as you will have much better success. Start with a very light coat of the automotive primer, making sure that you tilt the head to get under the chin and the undercuts under the eyes and cheeks. Follow that up with another light coat of primer about 10 minutes later. |
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Wait about 30 minutes and then put on a light
coat of the topcoat, followed by a final medium coat about 10 minutes
later. Don’t put the paint on too thick or it will affect/soften the primer
coat below it. I also found out that if I waited too long (until the
next day) to put on the topcoat, it would sometimes soften and pull the
primer coat away from the surface. The topcoat shrinks slightly as it
dries and if the primer has dried for too long it can shrink with it. If all coats are put on within an hour, it seems to do fine. |
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For the horns/eyebrows and the two fangs, I
wait until the head has dried over night. One coat of the black seems to
cover well. I hold the head in one hand and start with the horns. I find
that if the palm/wrist of my hand holding the brush rests against the
palm/writs of the other I can keep the brush steady enough to paint the
eyebrows. Start with them thin and thicken them up a little at a time.
This allows you to stop when they look even. Don’t forget the black slit one the one eye. Wipe off the black paint from the brush and wet just the very end. Try to do the eye slit with just a single swipe starting in the edge of the eye nearest the nose and swiping away. For the fangs, I dip my brush in the white and then dab off most of the paint onto a napkin. I then make a few light passes on each fang. You don’t want a full coat on them as a little of the Almond showing through will give the teeth an aged/worn look. |
| Now all you have to do is glue in the "evil" rhinestone eye. I use "Goop" clear plumbers glue. I put a small dab on a toothpick into the eye socket, being careful not to let it touch anywhere that will show. You have to twirl the toothpick as you take it out so that any glue "strings" don't settle on the outside of the eye socket. Now, place the eye in place and settle it back against the glue. | |
| If you screw up any of the black, it is almost easier to strip the entire head and start over. You can try to spray some of the topcoat (Almond) into a small dish and use a brush to paint over any mistakes, but I found this to be hit or miss. | |
| Set your Twilight Zone Mystic Seer on a flat surface and gently set the devil head over the spring. It should go on without much force. If the head does not nod as much as you would like you may want to stretch the spring slightly right at the base. As supplied by me, it should have one turn of the spring slightly expanded. This is the "pivot" point that you will want to expand slightly. You should not have to expand it much as a little will make the devil head nod quite a bit because of the weight. | |
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