Sideshow Green Phoenix PO

[dechirico7]

Originally Posted by lewisnfro86

Thanks. Yeah, I had never worked with this material prior to this. At first I tried using purple power degreaser, and it worked ok (16 hour soak), but I didn't have anything tall enough to fully submerge it, so a buddy of mine (also a painter) suggested I use acetone-free nail polish remover. Worked very well, but a very tedious process doing it by hand. Took my wife and I about 4 hours to strip 95% of the paint. Couldn't remove the paint underneath the base since it's glued on very well, but the clear blue paint did a good job at hiding it or blending it.

I bet it took a while. Can I send you my base? Lol

[dechirico7]

Originally Posted by lewisnfro86

Once I stripped the paint down to bare resin, I coated it with future floor polish to act as a primer so paint could adhere to it easier. Then through an airbrush I used Tamiya Clear Blue, Com-Art Royal Blue, and Com-Art Ultramarine to create the different tones/shades of blue. Left the tips clear. Took inspiration from Aspen's water base.

I think I might switch over to Tamiya paint. I like it's consistency. Currently I use some craft paint, RC hobby paint and garage kit colors. They all have a wide span of consistencies

[Demona]

Amazing conversion, Lewis! Love it.

[lewisnfro86]

Originally Posted by dechirico7

I think I might switch over to Tamiya paint. I like it's consistency. Currently I use some craft paint, RC hobby paint and garage kit colors. They all have a wide span of consistencies

Yeah, I use a variety of paints as well depending on my needs. I typically use the cheap stuff from Michaels like Folk Art or Americana for majority of projects I've done, but also use Createx, Auto Air, Liquitix Basics, Tamiya's clear line, and Com-Art transparent/opaques. Anything really that gets the job done.

Originally Posted by Demona

Amazing conversion, Lewis! Love it.

Thanks man

[thecollector80]

Lol...after my WL was on the "not good" side ever since i placed it...all of a sudden i get an email today saying it will convert to an actual order....i have until dec 22 to cancel it. I guess that waitlist status bar is just for show?

[Ryanbusts]

People cancel all the time. I'm sure your a lucky soon to be owner. Grats man.

[ambasah]

Originally Posted by thecollector80

Lol...after my WL was on the "not good" side ever since i placed it...all of a sudden i get an email today saying it will convert to an actual order....i have until dec 22 to cancel it. I guess that waitlist status bar is just for show?

It really means nothing. I had an "excellent chance" (or whatever) to get the mythos vader...never happened.

my chance of the newest fett exclusive was "soso" (or whatever) and that converted.

[maximus_73]

After they realized they can't flip for 1 - 2K on evilBay, they will canceled it.

[thecollector80]

Thanks SSC for hooking me up.

[thecollector80]

Originally Posted by maximus_73

After they realized they can't flip for 1 - 2K on evilBay, they will canceled it.

1-2k is too high for this piece... for now...especially you still have the XM version you can buy for around the $1,500 range...maybe a bit more if it has the coin. A few green SSC variants sold on ebay for $800+ after it sold out and now looks like more have sold for around the $700+ range. But who knows...maybe it will go for as high as $1,500 in the near future. Look at the SSC Ms Marvel. The EX sells for around $1,000 if you are lucky to haggle it down that low. I got my first Ms Marvel regular from BBTS for $500 some years ago...then in 2016 i bought a sealed EX on ebay for $1,000 from someone who had to get rid of it ASAP.