And remember, Kilmer is a graphite metallic color, a kind of grey. I recommend Vallejo OILY STEEL for the proper color. Then spray with Mr Hobby Mr Super Clear Matt sealer! He won't lose his sheen, he will earn it! Spray your Robin also! You'll see!
I still have my non articulated figures. I just got my Robin in the mail.. Holy shit! I felt that kid happyness/joy of getting a new figure when I seent it! I'm glad I found your channel. I look forward to seeing some of your other customs!
It is fun to get these in the mail! Thanks by the way! And glad to have you aboard! Repainting this one is so easy, if you choose to do so. No need to repaint the tunic, but the green has got to go! Get some of the paint I show, it is cheap at Walmart and Hobby Lobby places, and some good hobby spray, Mr Hobby Mr Clearcoat Matt is what I suggest. Really coats and preserves your paints. And if you take him apart, arms, legs, diaper, etc., and repaint the greens, then spray and put him back together, the satisfaction is guaranteed! Give it a try if you feel adventurous!
@@LesWalker2023 oh I was already thinking of hitting it with a metallic green, I wanted to see who else thought to and did it. I made one already from a Movie Masters survival/prototype suit from Batman Begins.. it's awesome to have the real one finally. I don't really upload my figures but I've been doing it since 2013, helped me to stay clean and sober! Just wondering, do you ever see other figures and 1st thought is "oh that'd be a dope such and such" or "dang look all that fodder I can strip off this" lol I'm a sucker for figures with backpacks
@@sethritchie4032 Not so much fodder.I don't invest in a lot of varied figures for parts anymore. I used to. Now I just get the figures I want and most likely rework them.
Fantastic paint work Les. Much better metallic sheen that, honestly, McFarlane should have done from the start. Glad I'm not the only one who loves this Robin suit. I should hopefully get my set of 4 figures soon. Might consider giving this one a coat of paint. Thanks as always for showing/naming the paints you use.
Thanks for sure! And, absolutely, brother! You will enjoy these I know. Look forward to your reviews once you have them in hand. Especially wanna know if Riddler is worth the money...and for that matter, the Nightmare Bat.
@@bigaj1992 Perhaps. The Mr Freeze was a super sculpt! So were the others in that set. That Ivy was incredible! These are ok. Two Face is a little weak, and Riddler is almost a joke. But this Robin is spot on!
I want to paint the black cowl, gauntlets and boots on Batman to match the suit like the 6-pack version. What color paint would you recommend? Maybe Vallejo Blue Gunmetal?
No! Lose the terrible and inaccurate plastic colors! Heat and take him apart, paint all armor and body with Vallejo "Oily Steel" and darken the skin of the face a bit, The BELT IS GOOD! Leave it alone. Get him a nice, pleather wired cape, spray all the repainted parts with Mr Hobby Mr Super Clear Matt spray, let dry, gloss coat the belt, knees, elbows, arm blades and eyes, and put him back together! VOILA! He will not only better match your repainted Robin, he will look like he did in the movie! It was the lighting that made him look bluish! He was a solid, overall graphite color. The clear matt coat will not kill the sheen of the metallic repaint, it will enhance it! Trust me! Spray Robin too! You'll see! De-Toys them immediately!
@@LesWalker2023 actually looking at the movie and photos of the costume prop the Sonar Suit is actually a dark gunmetal gray. Oily Steel is much too shiny silver like Leadbelcher. Needs to be darker like Rubber Black only metallic. Maybe mixing Rubber Black with Metal Medium would work. EDIT: I remember now that Metal Medium is exactly the same as Pearl White and mixing it with colors actually lightens the base color several shades so I am thinking Folkart Metallic Charcoal Black would be a perfect match and still be metallic.
@@decadentdave Depends on the light. That's why I'd spray it with a matt coat. Kills the shiny and makes it more dark toned like the movie. Note mine in the video. It is brightly lit, but in lower light, it looks pretty dark. Just saying. But, if you do mix with a flat black, it will tone it down also. I just stand by the Oily Steel shade. Some repros, especially the Hot Toys figure of Batman are way too dark and glossy. And why HT and McF makes the gloves boots and cowl darker, is beyond me. Ever since I first saw the movie in 1995, it was all one shade of graphite.
JUST went online and had to really search for some unfiltered images, and found four that all are from different sources, and when taken in, the Sonar suit is A. Lighter than it looks in many photos and images, B. has less color, and again, is more a graphite shade, but not a dark one, and C. wavers between shiny (probably polished or oiled for photos) and a more matte with a soft sheen look. So, I know I have not missed this one. See the video of my custom made 1/6 Sonar suit, and my video of the McFarlane figure repainted. Both, painted apart, look the same colorwise. Same shades, same finish painted nearly a year or more apart. Trust me. If I could share the pics I have, you could see it at a glance. However it comes out, best of luck to you on it!
Beautiful work Les! I hope do this repaint on my batkilmer and robin
Give it a shot! It's fun! And thanks!
And remember, Kilmer is a graphite metallic color, a kind of grey. I recommend Vallejo OILY STEEL for the proper color. Then spray with Mr Hobby Mr Super Clear Matt sealer! He won't lose his sheen, he will earn it! Spray your Robin also! You'll see!
Man! They look great together!
Fantastic work on Robin!
They look like they jumped right out of the movie.
Thanks, brother! I hoped it would all work!
I still have my non articulated figures. I just got my Robin in the mail.. Holy shit! I felt that kid happyness/joy of getting a new figure when I seent it! I'm glad I found your channel. I look forward to seeing some of your other customs!
It is fun to get these in the mail! Thanks by the way! And glad to have you aboard! Repainting this one is so easy, if you choose to do so. No need to repaint the tunic, but the green has got to go! Get some of the paint I show, it is cheap at Walmart and Hobby Lobby places, and some good hobby spray, Mr Hobby Mr Clearcoat Matt is what I suggest. Really coats and preserves your paints. And if you take him apart, arms, legs, diaper, etc., and repaint the greens, then spray and put him back together, the satisfaction is guaranteed! Give it a try if you feel adventurous!
@@LesWalker2023 oh I was already thinking of hitting it with a metallic green, I wanted to see who else thought to and did it. I made one already from a Movie Masters survival/prototype suit from Batman Begins.. it's awesome to have the real one finally. I don't really upload my figures but I've been doing it since 2013, helped me to stay clean and sober! Just wondering, do you ever see other figures and 1st thought is "oh that'd be a dope such and such" or "dang look all that fodder I can strip off this" lol I'm a sucker for figures with backpacks
@@sethritchie4032 Not so much fodder.I don't invest in a lot of varied figures for parts anymore. I used to. Now I just get the figures I want and most likely rework them.
Im also getting this line due to 90s nostalga!
@@Rob-z7k Good on you! I think these were rockin' cool movies!
Fantastic paint work Les. Much better metallic sheen that, honestly, McFarlane should have done from the start. Glad I'm not the only one who loves this Robin suit.
I should hopefully get my set of 4 figures soon. Might consider giving this one a coat of paint. Thanks as always for showing/naming the paints you use.
Thanks for sure! And, absolutely, brother! You will enjoy these I know. Look forward to your reviews once you have them in hand. Especially wanna know if Riddler is worth the money...and for that matter, the Nightmare Bat.
@LesWalker2023 Yeah, from the photos both the Nightmare Bat and Riddler looks a little disappointing but I'm hoping wrong.
Looking spectacular, Les!
Thanks!
This is the stuff 🎉 😊
Oh wow..that is wayyy better looking than the factory paint job!
Thanks!
Really good paint job!! I wanna pick these guys up as well
Thanks! I am amazed at how cool these McFarlane figures really are. Some amazing progress has been made with poseable toys!
Folkart Metallic Emerald Green or Christmas Green look like the perfect green for Robin
Give it a shot! I went with a slightly more yellow green, but those may be better!
They look fantastic!! Definitely like they came right off the movie screen. Do you happen to do commissions? I’d love to get mine done the same way!💯🔥
Thanks and I am sorry, but I am no longer able to take commissions.
While the stock colors look good, it's a shame they didn't give him that metallic sheen to start with.
For real! So obvious! They did ok with the tunic. RIght shade and basic finish. Seems like they hold back somewhere every figure!
@@LesWalker2023 What they lack in paint they always seem to make up for in sculpt in most cases!
@@bigaj1992 Perhaps. The Mr Freeze was a super sculpt! So were the others in that set. That Ivy was incredible! These are ok. Two Face is a little weak, and Riddler is almost a joke. But this Robin is spot on!
I want to paint the black cowl, gauntlets and boots on Batman to match the suit like the 6-pack version. What color paint would you recommend? Maybe Vallejo Blue Gunmetal?
No! Lose the terrible and inaccurate plastic colors! Heat and take him apart, paint all armor and body with Vallejo "Oily Steel" and darken the skin of the face a bit, The BELT IS GOOD! Leave it alone. Get him a nice, pleather wired cape, spray all the repainted parts with Mr Hobby Mr Super Clear Matt spray, let dry, gloss coat the belt, knees, elbows, arm blades and eyes, and put him back together! VOILA! He will not only better match your repainted Robin, he will look like he did in the movie! It was the lighting that made him look bluish! He was a solid, overall graphite color. The clear matt coat will not kill the sheen of the metallic repaint, it will enhance it! Trust me! Spray Robin too! You'll see! De-Toys them immediately!
@@LesWalker2023 actually looking at the movie and photos of the costume prop the Sonar Suit is actually a dark gunmetal gray. Oily Steel is much too shiny silver like Leadbelcher. Needs to be darker like Rubber Black only metallic. Maybe mixing Rubber Black with Metal Medium would work. EDIT: I remember now that Metal Medium is exactly the same as Pearl White and mixing it with colors actually lightens the base color several shades so I am thinking Folkart Metallic Charcoal Black would be a perfect match and still be metallic.
@@decadentdave Depends on the light. That's why I'd spray it with a matt coat. Kills the shiny and makes it more dark toned like the movie. Note mine in the video. It is brightly lit, but in lower light, it looks pretty dark. Just saying. But, if you do mix with a flat black, it will tone it down also. I just stand by the Oily Steel shade. Some repros, especially the Hot Toys figure of Batman are way too dark and glossy. And why HT and McF makes the gloves boots and cowl darker, is beyond me. Ever since I first saw the movie in 1995, it was all one shade of graphite.
JUST went online and had to really search for some unfiltered images, and found four that all are from different sources, and when taken in, the Sonar suit is A. Lighter than it looks in many photos and images, B. has less color, and again, is more a graphite shade, but not a dark one, and C. wavers between shiny (probably polished or oiled for photos) and a more matte with a soft sheen look. So, I know I have not missed this one. See the video of my custom made 1/6 Sonar suit, and my video of the McFarlane figure repainted. Both, painted apart, look the same colorwise. Same shades, same finish painted nearly a year or more apart. Trust me. If I could share the pics I have, you could see it at a glance. However it comes out, best of luck to you on it!