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 The #001 Driver figure is cast in white urethane resin, and is 6-1/2 inches (165mm) tall. This plastic material is easily modified, sanded, and painted. I use a silicone mold, and no mold release - while this will wear the mold prematurely, it also means there is no mold release on the finished product to prevent paint adhesion. Still, you'd be well advised to give your figure a wash with soap and warm water before painting, just to get any finger oils or other transient residue off the surface. Why take chances with your paint job? As far as I know, you can use your favourite model paints to complete your figure. At the time of release for this figure I haven't had much time to experiment. I used my standard airbrush acrylics and it worked out relatively well - the first painted figure was a quick job, as the debut for the figure was at the time a mere 12 hours away. More time and effort would of course yield more detail in the figure's finish. After the paint was finished, I gave it a coat of a solvent-based clear to protect it from general surface wear. If you have any questions, or would like to order yourself one of these figures, feel encouraged to email.  The above photo is a particularly strong example of the occasional flaw that occurs in the cold-casting process. Sometimes, air bubbles get caught in the liquid plastic and can't escape before it hardens. These holes are a routine issue with all but the very best cold-cast models, and are easily filled with the modeling putty of your choice. In the case of this figure and the holes in the toes, you may even choose just to leave them, as I did with the painted example - I painted the shoes (and the insides of the holes) black, and unless you're closely inspecting the figure they're not noticeable. |
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Lots of people put a whole
lot of work into their paint jobs. Some of those folks put a lot of
work into detailing as well, such as grills, lighting, wing and ground
effects detailing, even all the way to engine bays and interiors.
Something that's been lacking up to now has been figures to go with the
finished car.Well, now you can round out your Concours display with figures from KMaynesPaint.
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