Comments on: Friday Photo > Batarang in Flight http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom-Tom http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-428 Tom-Tom Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:14:47 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-428 i already have one for this pic: DUCK! i already have one for this pic:

DUCK!

]]> By: Poe http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-425 Poe Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:56:09 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-425 @T-T--Good idea, might try that next time. I think the blur looks OK, though. I think I may start trying out some funnier pics for a caption-the-pic contest. Maybe with prizes, too! I've got a lot of toys laying around... @T-T–Good idea, might try that next time. I think the blur looks OK, though.

I think I may start trying out some funnier pics for a caption-the-pic contest. Maybe with prizes, too! I've got a lot of toys laying around…

]]> By: Tom-Tom http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-424 Tom-Tom Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:23:49 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-424 hey, poe, i think you should un blur his hand. he looks like clayface, and it would be better if it was a gaussian blur hey, poe, i think you should un blur his hand. he looks like clayface, and it would be better if it was a gaussian blur

]]> By: Tom-Tom http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-423 Tom-Tom Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:05:04 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-423 looks sweet, especially the face. looks sweet, especially the face.

]]> By: Esbat http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-421 Esbat Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:41:37 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-421 nice work, and good idea for the batarang... nice work, and good idea for the batarang…

]]> By: googum http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-420 googum Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:51:18 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-420 He looks nice, but...I kinda like the black on there. Usually I wouldn't, but it just sets him off from other Batmen. Plus, I think I was just happy to have a Batman that can look up. Nice photo though! I'm sad 'cause I've never used Photoshop: all the crap on my archaic computer is slowly killing it, and Photoshop would be another nail. He looks nice, but…I kinda like the black on there. Usually I wouldn't, but it just sets him off from other Batmen. Plus, I think I was just happy to have a Batman that can look up.

Nice photo though! I'm sad 'cause I've never used Photoshop: all the crap on my archaic computer is slowly killing it, and Photoshop would be another nail.

]]> By: Poe http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-418 Poe Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:28:31 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-418 I think he got the idea from this guy's post on the Fwoosh: <em>"I use the Acetone from the paint dept of Wal-Mart. I found out long ago that nail polish remover is just too low strength to get the job done. With pure acetone you're not tempted to rub hard, and thats when you'll damage the surface. The trick is to do it in stages, if you try to do it all at once you'll probably damage the rubbery plastic. Do it over the course of a day. It's tricky to remove the black without smearing the white on his eyes. I used a soft rag to take off the bulk on his forehead then used q-tips to get in closer to the eyes. Then I left it alone for a couple hours, too much acetone at once can "craze" the plastic. Literally starts rolling it up. Then the steady hand work begins - I used those small tip applicators that Testors makes to finish touching up around his eyes. I generally have to use quite a few and they're not real cheap, but they work great."</em> I think he got the idea from this guy's post on the Fwoosh:

"I use the Acetone from the paint dept of Wal-Mart. I found out long ago that nail polish remover is just too low strength to get the job done. With pure acetone you're not tempted to rub hard, and thats when you'll damage the surface. The trick is to do it in stages, if you try to do it all at once you'll probably damage the rubbery plastic. Do it over the course of a day.

It's tricky to remove the black without smearing the white on his eyes. I used a soft rag to take off the bulk on his forehead then used q-tips to get in closer to the eyes. Then I left it alone for a couple hours, too much acetone at once can "craze" the plastic. Literally starts rolling it up.

Then the steady hand work begins – I used those small tip applicators that Testors makes to finish touching up around his eyes. I generally have to use quite a few and they're not real cheap, but they work great."

]]> By: Pete http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-416 Pete Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:58:44 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-416 Would your friend be opposed to perhaps providing some instructions for you to post, if he doesn't want people bugging him? I got this guy last night, and the blackface is a look I've always hated on Bats. Would your friend be opposed to perhaps providing some instructions for you to post, if he doesn't want people bugging him? I got this guy last night, and the blackface is a look I've always hated on Bats.

]]> By: Poe http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-415 Poe Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:07:03 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-415 I can't say--I had a friend do it. I believe he said it was easy, though. He used industrial-strength acetone and a thin applicator stick. I'd say who it was, but he asked me not to so he wouldn't have lots of other people buggin' him to do theirs ;) It does look much better without the black, though. The nice thing is he left some of the black around the eyes, which gives him a great Neal Adams-esque look. I can't say–I had a friend do it. I believe he said it was easy, though. He used industrial-strength acetone and a thin applicator stick. I'd say who it was, but he asked me not to so he wouldn't have lots of other people buggin' him to do theirs ;)

It does look much better without the black, though. The nice thing is he left some of the black around the eyes, which gives him a great Neal Adams-esque look.

]]> By: PrfktTear http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-414 PrfktTear Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:45:24 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/2008/02/friday-photo-batarang-in-flight.html#comment-414 Nice! I see you were able to get off the black on the cowl! Was it easy to get off? Nice! I see you were able to get off the black on the cowl! Was it easy to get off?

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