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Custom Halo 3 "Shadow" Hayabusa Armor Figure.
free touch | 9:43 PM on 01.22.2009 8 comments


Wow.. Merry Christmas everyone! I know, a little late, but I've been slacking. Anywho, this was a gift for my brother for Christmas. I totally get a kick out of repainting the McFarlane Halo 3 figures, because... lets face it, they aren't very smooth. Introducing the Shadow Hayabusa Armor.



I start by taking the entire thing apart... every. single. part. I use a hair dryer to soften the pastic, and pop out every joint. Then after that is done, I separate the joints from the armor pieces, and give each armor piece 2 coats of primer, followed by 3 coats of base (in this case black) and then 2 coats of Crystal Clear finish.

I let that dry for about 2 days total, and then go back and put everything back together, using a hair dryer to soften the plastic. After two days, the paint is totally dry, so the hair dryer and the softening plastic won't ruin the paint job.

Once its back together, I go in a do all the detail work, in this case, the red highlights, and the Red wash over top of the black. I don't need to put another coat of Clear on it, since the parts painted are small enough, and unless you are taking a knife to them, the paint won't lift.

Hope you guys like it! I'm currently working on some new faceplates,some new toys and hopefully (hint hint) some Hori sticks. I take requests all you have to do is email me or give me a pm. Check out my other blog posts for previous work, and thanks again for looking!



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seigfreid's Destructoid Blog
Really nice job, I really like the 2nd to last picture
grafkhun's Destructoid Blog
You have mmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddd skills with custom figures and painting in general, awesome work.
TheDreadHawk's Destructoid Blog
That's just sexy as Hell.
Darksavior's Destructoid Blog
NEEDS MORE KUNG FU GRIP!
nademagnet's Destructoid Blog
Very nice. Very nice indeed.
Char Aznable's Destructoid Blog
Yeah, that second-to-last picture is straight up badass. Great work, man!
Solgrim's Destructoid Blog
Sweet man. Good work.
RiotMonster's Destructoid Blog
Damn niiiice!! Lucky brother..


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