Herman Munster

Tholian · Model Overlord

Herman Munster

lloyd II · Model Overlord

So he finally got busted!

You are not getting slower, your getting older. Sorry to break the news to you. Painting it black and white, or color?

Tholian · Model Overlord

Color, Problem is that I have the Dvd collection. and he is actually three different colors when seen in actual color. The show pilot, he looked Blue. In the movie right after the TV series, Munsters Go Home, He looked Greenish Grey. And in Munsters revenge, He looked Totally Green, almost too green. So I think I am going to do the Greenish Grey.

Tholian · Model Overlord

Well, He is primed and has his Bolts on!

lloyd II · Model Overlord

Will you paint it with brush, or airbrush? If by brush, you may want to try this trick I read about. This is for clothing. You mix unsented powder in the paint, and when you paint it, it will look like cloth. I tried this back in the 80,s, when I used to painting 1/35 figures, and it looked good.

Dabbler · Skill Level 2

I tried this recently when I did a vinyl 1:6 Frankenstein. I basecoated his coat a darker grey, then dampened a piece of gauze material and stretched/laid it over the coat and airbrushed black over that. ( I use acrylics, so I dampened the cloth so it wouldn't absorb a lot of paint )

I did it in sections, front of coat, back of coat, then sleeves. It came out well, looking like a barely discernable fabric pattern. Much like a 'cheap', course, or 'rustic' material. It all depends on the type guaze or material you can scrounge from the house or medicine cabinet!!

Dabbler

Tholian · Model Overlord

I will probably do most in Paint Brush. But the Face I will airbrush with a coat of Grey, and then again over that with green. This way it has that color. Then I will wash it with another green.

Got all kinds of Ideas, and a can of Oven Cleaner in case I don’t like it to strip it off.

lloyd II · Model Overlord

Always best to be prepared!

Try sand blasting to remove the paint, it should be interesting.

Tholian · Model Overlord

Well, I have been doing some more work on Herman. I first added a Base of Gray to his face, and then I airbrushed Green.

But I thought he looked to green still, so I airbrushed the Gray over the green and I think it looks about right. Still to hard to know the true color because he was three different ones when pictured in color.

lloyd II · Model Overlord

Went from green to spoiled fast.

Next time put in the fridge sooner.

Tholian · Model Overlord

More work on Herman, added facial features, still need to finish the Coat and Bolts and then he will be futured to be ready for a wash.

person410 · Styrene Addict

cool. one of these days i should try a figure.

great job

lloyd II · Model Overlord

The second picture looks more like Herman, than the third. Is it the flash? Otherwise it is looking "real".

Tholian · Model Overlord

Yea, the flash of the camera can change a whole look of him. In person it looks real cool. After OI took the picture, I added the balck to the Eyes, he had makeup around those too. I am going to attept to do the Dry-brushing under his brow today. It was darker and done by the make-up artist. Hopefully that will come out ok as well. LOL

Tholian · Model Overlord

Now he is ready to be futured and then a wash. Just have to let him dry up a bit before I start. I decided to do a little dry brushing under his brow, in live pictures, he is pretty dark there, so hopefully with the wash it will look awesome.