Lily Pily Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I discovered this website yesterday for Phoenix miniatures http://www.phoenixmodeldevelopments.com/acatalog/index.html And I have absolutely fallen in love with the detail on their pieces, but before I buy any I wanted to know, has anyone here had them before? How difficult is it to prepare and paint white metal miniatures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Rachael, our own Grazhina carries some of the Pheonix kits in her store (New England Miniatures). I used to paint the white metal miniature figures for a friend of ours who played war games. I give them a spritz of flat gray aerosol primer and paint them with acrylic paints. I used to use super glue gel to assemble the parts, but since then I've discovered E6000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlPiper Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Really great detail, but a little pricey for my wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Rachael, last summer I made my first one, heres a link to the questions and answers I got from the forum at that time. http://www.greenleaf...l=&fromsearch=1 I had great success with E6000 glue and I spray painted the parts before I assembled them and had no trouble getting them to stick to each other. The photo is the 1940s gas cooker I made. I bought my kit from New England Miniatures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patkneazle Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I've used them and love them! You need to know that the metal is very soft though--much softer than the metal miniatures here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Pily Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Oh wow! That cooker is AMAZING! Sounds like main points are the right glue, SPRAY primer, be gentle and actually wear my reading glasses for a change. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Rachael...first, the cat in your avatar is so beautiful! Also...Im sure its prob a good idea but I didn't use a spray primer first and I didnt need any special magnifying doodads...it really wasn't all that challenging. The cooker is so cute and I noticed one already built on ebay for a great price if anyone is interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Pily Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 the cat in your avatar is so beautiful! Thanks Sadly he's getting old (he's 14) and not cleaning himself properly anymore or letting me brush him (without needing blood transfusions after) so I'm going to have to get him clipped, which I'm really dreading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterine Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I've made a couple of Phoenix miniatures for my Haunted Heritage: an umbrella stand and a hob grate. I sprayed them both with copper spray paint and then used acrylic paint washes to age them. You have to give it light coats with spray paint since it can fill in the detail. I used grey primer on the umbrella stand but not the hob grate. Using the primer gave me better results. I would just stay away from glossy paints since they tend to be overpowering in small scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 As far as glossy finishes being out of scale....I couldn't agree more! Now if we could just get that through the heads of the miniature furniture manufacturers;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The Phoenix miniatures are very nicely detailed. As a matter of fact I just opened a box of new half scale accessories that came in the mail today. I just adore the half scale cookware set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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