some say the paint job looks great but on the ones I have they look poor. Is there a reason for the difference in paint quality?
1003906
I didnt notice the paint being poor on mine, I know one of the batman I order has battle damage but its supposed to. If youre not satisfied with the quality, contact the seller and let them maybe send you a different one. One thing I know is amazon is very concerned with customer satisfaction, so either the seller or amazon will resolve your issue if they can.
1003907
Which ones do you have? My Batman's paint job I think is actually better than the previous ones from the Asylum and City lines. All the other ones look fantastic! The Croc and Bane figures in particular to me have the look of the Deluxe figures like Solomon Grundy even though they aren't considered part of the Deluxe line. The only one possibly is Black Mask. His head paint job is great, however the suit paint job does seem a little bit cheap. For some reason DC Direct when with molding him in solid black dyed plastic, then tried to paint white over that, which doesn't ever seem to work well on toys. It does make his suit look kind of dirty though like how he looks in the game after the explosion. So maybe that's what they were going for? The variations in the paint jobs could just come from the fact they are to some degree painted by hand and it could just depend on who does it, and that some with lesser quality may slip past quality control inspection. If the paint jobs are truly that horrendous, then I would suggest contacting DC Direct and seeing if they are willing to do a return and swap for figures with better quality paint finishes.
1689502
They probably are different because the 2-pack seems to be a knock-off. It's weird, one of the toys seemed fine and the other had the paint come off as soon as it got a little wet. I would suggest going with the single pack.
1958174
I'm not a painter just a normal everyday person so don't moan... Maybe it's because your paint or whatever your using is to thick and not thinned to the correct viscosity??
742602
I think you may be expecting too much from the film. I won't say its cloudy, but the smooth invisible texture isn't there either. Once you get a handful of cuts in the film from debris, I would just replace it if you think it looks bad. At least your paint job is still intact... something much more costly to correct than putting down new film.
1340570
One I just got today was a crap foam quality compared to a black one I got at the SLC-Comic Con where it was a strong and sturdy material all over. and the blue one I just got here was poorly painted.
1116491
Yes, I think so. Mine have more orange in them than I expected so you may want to keep this in mind. I couldn't see that there is paint color on the panel from the online photos. Otherwise I really like them.
1194981
yes. A friend of mine painted his and it looked good and worked fine. One advice is not to give it too many coats of paint .
996575
I didn't get a chrome finish. It was more of a silver and when I tried to use gloss clear coat it went bad. It could have been the material I was painting. Try a test piece of material to see what reaction you get. Mike
89084
Most people don't paint them. I didn't. But I've seen them painted and in my opinion they look better painted. I put Amorall on them to give them a darker look.
613366
Yes you do have to use a better quality grade paint. And it also does not do well in cold weather.
2279670
My paint touch up looks really good. Not perfect, but close. In bright sunlight you can see a slight difference in texture from the paint not being a perfectly even sprayed on application like factory paint, but for a few dollars from more than a feet away or in dim lighting it looks perfect
1473700
hi - as a buyer not seller - my thoughts are 1) they paint this black and its dirt cheap but you could paint over it and 2) I searched for a dark gray and found no one made colors but some places sold a primed not painted variation which might hold the paint better but it cost more then this one cost. "Junk Yards" which is where I thought I could get a good used one in my color - online at least - seemed to avoid telling colors and still charging more - .............. That is my experience (so I kept the black as black since the gray I needed is truly dark)
2252423
I've had mine for a little less than a year. The paint is not easily scratched. Still looks new.
1774139
I am not sure, i painted mine a bright yellow and grey and tbe yellow really cladhef
703776
It's probably just the lighting in the picture. I've had two of them for different year Tacomas and they looked exactly the same
2096632
I guess it's closer to a Matte finish than gloss, but it has a smother texture than a really flat finish. Maybe it's closer to a low-lustre finish. BTW, mine is holding up very well.
1318303
I would say yes the paint leaves a bright finish but not as bright as a true chrome Don