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Repainting Mage Knight Figures

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#1
slaader
Nov 17, 2008 9:29:41 (sorry if this is the wrong forum for this post...)

I've recently acquired a bunch of Mage Knight figures and am trying to teach myself how to paint miniatures on them. I've read in a couple places it helps to strip the old paint off of them. Anyone have any experience with this?

How do I strip paint off Mage Knight minis w/o ruining the plastic miniature?
#2
nowiwantmydmg
Nov 17, 2008 16:57:49 Very Carefully :P

I've had good success this way:

1) Get an empty jar (the big jam ones)
2) Go to your local supermarket/home center; look for a product called Simple(or simply I forget) Green, make sure it's the concentrate and not the dilluted stuff. Canadian Tire among other places carry it, it should also be available on the web.
3) Fill Jar 1/2 full of Simple Green- do not dilute.
4) Soak minis for 24-48 hours, you can usually do 6-10 at once depending on jar size.
5) Remove figs on paper towel (do not dump the simple green you can get 100+ minis out of one "dose")
6) Scrub minis with old toothbrush, if any paint won't lift, re soak.
7) wait a day to do anything, the plastic needs time to reset.
8) Cut figs off MK bases, glue onto 1" square or circular Games Workshop bases
9)Paint

Hope this helps.
#3
Mad_Jack
Nov 17, 2008 19:31:54 Yeah, Simple Green is pretty much the universal go-to for stripping paint off plastics...

You really need to be careful what you use to strip plastics. A lot of the stuff that works really great with metals will eat plastics like a gamer with a bag of Cheetos. :D

Taking off an un-needed layer of paint will make the details of the mini stand out better - the paints they use on the collectible plastics are different formulations than the stuff that us regular folks use... They're formulated more for their ability to stick than for artistic value. And they tend to lay it on thick because they only use one layer.

After you strip them, prime them with thinned white or grey paint before you paint them - it'll help the paint stick better and it's easier to see details, especially if the plastic the minis are made of is black.

If you have any other questions feel to ask or pm one of us - there's huge numbers of painting tutorials and forums out there, so if we don't know the answer, we know somebody who will.
#4
CCS
Nov 17, 2008 20:55:42 Good old PineSol will also work.
#5
whitepony
Nov 18, 2008 7:05:45 hmm may not be much help on this. i paint reaper minis (metal) but simply green should work with plastic and i suggest acrylic paints. Easiest way to paint the is to temp glue them to a bottle cap so you have something to hold on to. If you have any other questions i will rty to help you out a bit.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 slaader Nov 17, 2008 9:29:41	(sorry if this is the wrong forum for this post...) I've recently acquired a bunch of Mage Knight figures and am trying to teach myself how to paint miniatures on them. I've read in a couple places it helps to strip the old paint off of them. Anyone have any experience with this? How do I strip paint off Mage Knight minis w/o ruining the plastic miniature?
#2 nowiwantmydmg Nov 17, 2008 16:57:49	Very Carefully :P I've had good success this way: 1) Get an empty jar (the big jam ones) 2) Go to your local supermarket/home center; look for a product called Simple(or simply I forget) Green, make sure it's the concentrate and not the dilluted stuff. Canadian Tire among other places carry it, it should also be available on the web. 3) Fill Jar 1/2 full of Simple Green- do not dilute. 4) Soak minis for 24-48 hours, you can usually do 6-10 at once depending on jar size. 5) Remove figs on paper towel (do not dump the simple green you can get 100+ minis out of one "dose") 6) Scrub minis with old toothbrush, if any paint won't lift, re soak. 7) wait a day to do anything, the plastic needs time to reset. 8) Cut figs off MK bases, glue onto 1" square or circular Games Workshop bases 9)Paint Hope this helps.
#3 Mad_Jack Nov 17, 2008 19:31:54	Yeah, Simple Green is pretty much the universal go-to for stripping paint off plastics... You really need to be careful what you use to strip plastics. A lot of the stuff that works really great with metals will eat plastics like a gamer with a bag of Cheetos. :D Taking off an un-needed layer of paint will make the details of the mini stand out better - the paints they use on the collectible plastics are different formulations than the stuff that us regular folks use... They're formulated more for their ability to stick than for artistic value. And they tend to lay it on thick because they only use one layer. After you strip them, prime them with thinned white or grey paint before you paint them - it'll help the paint stick better and it's easier to see details, especially if the plastic the minis are made of is black. If you have any other questions feel to ask or pm one of us - there's huge numbers of painting tutorials and forums out there, so if we don't know the answer, we know somebody who will.
#4 CCS Nov 17, 2008 20:55:42	Good old PineSol will also work.
#5 whitepony Nov 18, 2008 7:05:45	hmm may not be much help on this. i paint reaper minis (metal) but simply green should work with plastic and i suggest acrylic paints. Easiest way to paint the is to temp glue them to a bottle cap so you have something to hold on to. If you have any other questions i will rty to help you out a bit.