HERES ANOTHER GREAT KIT BY TOYBIZ , OF THAT AWESOME MARVEL CHARACTER THE GHOST RIDER.
KIT # 48660
THIS IS A LEVEL 3 KIT AND DOES POSE SOME PROBLEMS. THE TIRES DIDN'T MATCH UP WELL WITH THE HOLES ON THE BASE, AND THE PINS THAT THEY HAVE TO LINE UP WITH THE HOLES SEEM TO BEND WHEN TRYING TO SQUEEZE THE TWO PARTS TOGETHER. I ENDED UP CUTTING THE TABS OFF. I'M ALSO GOING TO SHOW SOME OF THE PROCESS OF MY KIT COMING TOGETHER. ALL PAINTS LISTED ARE FREAK FLEX BRAND UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. ALSO ALL PAINTING IS HAND BRUSHED, I'M STILL SCARED OF MY AIRBRUSH (LOL) WELL LETS GET STARTED.
HERE'S A SHOT OF THE KIT AFTER IT WAS PRIMED, 46 PIECES ON THIS GUY :( AS ALWAYS, I PRIME WITH TESTOR'S WHITE PRIMER.
I STARTED WITH THE BASE FIRST ON THIS KIT. TO ME THE BASE WILL EITHER MAKE OR BREAK YOUR SUBJECT, AND ALSO WILL DICTATE MY CHOICE ON A COLOR SCHEME FOR THE FIGURE. I FIRST WASHED THE BASE AND TOMB STONES,POLES, AND SKULLS WITH MY FAVORITE COLOR, MOSSY MOOR BROWN.
I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRYBRUSH THIS BASE TO LIFE. I STARTED WITH A DRYBRUSH OF POISONOUS PLAGUE YELLOW, FOLLOWED WITH A BIT OF CURSED EARTH. FOR THE GRASS I CHOSE BADGER'S BURLINGTON NORTHERN GREEN. THE ROCKS AND SKULLS WERE DONE WITH BANSHEES SHADOW GRAY. THEN SOME CHOICE SPOTS WITH BLEACHED BONE TAN. I THEN CAME BACK WITH SOME WASHES USING MY MOSSY MOOR BROWN MIXTURE FOR ADDED DETAIL.
WITH THE BASE DONE, I MOVE TO THE TIRES AND MOTORCYCLE. I START WITH A BASE COAT OF TESTOR'S GUN METAL ON THE BIKE AND THE SHOCKS OF THE TIRES. THE FLAMES ON THE TIRE WERE BASE COATED WITH BLACK. I JUST HAVE A PIC OF THE BIKE IN THIS STAGE, I FORGOT TO TAKE ONE OF THE TIRES (DOH )
I THEN START DRYBRUSHING OVER THE TIRES USING (PARTHA'S) ORANGE. AT THIS STAGE I USE TESTOR'S MODEL MASTERS TRUE BLUE PEARL AND PAINT IT ON THE MOTORCYCLE(YES, OVER THE GUN METAL) GUESS WHAT, FORGOT TO TAKE A PIC (I JUST TURNED 39 YOU KNOW)
AT THIS STAGE I ASSEMBLED THE BIKE AND ADDED IT TO THE BASE. I DECIDED TO PAINT THE HEADLIGHTS IN AND CHOSE TO USE ASPHYXIA BLUE FOR THE JOB. I THEN DRYBRUSHED SOME YELLOW ONTO THE TIRES USING PARTHA YELLOW. FOR THE CHAIN POSTS, DUG OUT ANOTHER FAVORITE OF MINE HORIZON'S CARMEL BROWN AND DRYBRUSHED THE POLES. THE CHAINS WERE BASE COATED USING POLLY'S ENGINE BLACK, THEN DRYBRUSHED USING TESTOR'S SILVER. FINALLY DONE WITH THE BASE, NOW LET'S GET TO THE GHOST RIDER.
HERE'S A SHOT OF THE ASSEMBLED FIGURE AWAITING HIS PAINT JOB TO BRING HIM TO LIFE.
I DECIDED TO GIVE HIM A BASE COAT USING POLLY'S ENGINE BLACK.
I DECIDED TO RE-PAINT HIS VEST TOP AND GLOVES, I CHOSE NEAR BLACK FOR THE JOB. I THEN MOVED TO HIS COAT AND PANTS, I DRYBRUSHED THEM USING MUMMIFIED BROWN. I NEXT MOVED TO HIS WRIST BANDS AND LEG BANDS, AND ALSO HIS CHAIN WITH A LIGHT DRYBRUSHING USING THE TESTOR'S SILVER. BANISHEES SHADOW GRAY WAS DRYBRUSHED ON HIS VEST AND GLOVES. THE FLAME AROUND HIS HEAD WAS DRYBRUSHED USING PARTHA'S YELLOW & ORANGE. MOVING DOWN TO HIS BOOTS, I ONCE AGAIN CHOSE THE HORIZON CARMEL BROWN FOR USE OF DRYBRUSHING THESE. LASTLY HIS HEAD WAS DRYBRUSHED WITH TESTOR'S WHITE. HERE'S OUR COMPLETED GHOST RIDER FIGURE.
I HAD A REAL FUN TIME WITH THIS ONE. ALLS LEFT NOW WAS TO ATTACH THIS GUY TO HIS BIKE. SO HERE'S THE COMPLETED KIT OF
"THE GHOST RIDER"
