The Stealth Armor paint job came to be because my seven-year-old demanded it. He even gave me his toy to use as a painting guide. For the Arc Reactor we used a tiny gemstone found at JoAnn Fabrics on clearance.
STEALTH IRON MAN
Category: Iron Man
BASECOATS: IRON MAN AND HULK
Just in case you missed it, here’s the article about Iron Man.
I assembled Iron Man and Hulk. After allowing the glue to set overnight I was ready to start with some basecoating. The color schemes I decided to go with were (1) The Marvel Legends Hulk and (2) Stealth Suit Iron Man.
I prepped the models in my usual way, scrubbing them with a soft toothbrush and Mona Lisa Pink Soap. This helps to clean away any chemicals that might be on the plastic.
Let’s start with Hulk. I used paint from the Martha Stewart Satin line. I picked them up recently on 75% off sale at our Pat Catan’s store. So I started with a basecoat of Beetle Black on his flesh and Gray Wolf on his pants. I added two layers of Beetle Black before I decided to move on and use Seaweed which gave him a very dark green flesh tone. I ended up adding three thin layers of Seaweed by the end of the process.
When starting out, make sure to thin your acrylic paints with clean water until they have a thickness similar to milk. Don’t load your brush with too much paint at a time to keep it from flowing outside of the area you’re painting. Wipe off any excess paint from your brush on a paper towel or napkin. Using a few thin basecoats will help you to avoid obscuring too many small details.
And NOW … IRON MAN!
I planned on painting Iron Man the normal red and yellow. However, my seven-year-old son brought me his Stealth Suit Iron Man action figure and told me to use it for reference. And that’s how I ended up painting Iron Man in his Stealth Suit.
I basecoated the model with three thin layers of Beetle Black. I did this mainly because I did not want to obscure or gum up any of the tiny little details on the Iron Man model.
ASSEMBLING IRON MAN
I picked up the Marvel: Crisis Protocol Core Set and started to assemble Iron Man and Hulk. I highly recommend using the assembly guide available on the Atomic Mass Games website available here. The models are roughly 40 mm in size and the game uses terrain features that are basically O scale (or gauge) or 1:48 in size.
The models are really nice. Not many lines to file down. They are “push fit” so you can test their assembly before gluing them together. Because Iron Man’s model has such small parts for the arms, I used a little box to keep them safe.
We did have one moment of panic where I dropped one of the arms on the dining room floor. My wife and I had to use a flash light to search for it on the carpet. Finding it, I decided that assembling over a tray was necessary and added the box for parts just in case.
I used Gorilla Super Glue but you can use any kind of plastic glue. When you glue the parts together make sure to hold them in place to avoid gaps that will need to be filled.
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