Removing decals from Playmobil

How to remove decals from Playmobil!

With many thanks to playmofriends forums (which I kindly suggest you all  to join) I've finally found a way to remove easily the decals from playmobil klickies.

It's super easy, all you need is a simple rubber for ink, like this

Choose the part with decals on:

now start using the rubber

and the result will be:

18th Century - French Regulars with new ammo boxes

My new custom:

French Regulars in Nouvelle-France, second half of 18th century.





Lately I've been looking for a way to represent the soldier's ammo boxes.

Until now my first choice was the satchel.

Then my eyes were caught by this:



Tha lovely policewoman wears a purse and I think that is the closest thing to represent an ammo box.

Let's try!

Unfortunately the overall lenght is far too short for male klickies...but I have found a way:





coureur de bois:



There was another problem, due to the material of the purse's bandolier this tend to remain raised.

But by using the weight of the canteen I managed to make it stay down.

All in all I'm quite happy with the final result, It adds to the overall figure that cumbersomeness typical to the soldiers on active duty.

The problem I wasn't able to resolve rest in the specularity of the accoutrement, the ammo box should be wear on right side.

Blue Dragoons

Blue Guards Reveille from Lego Pirates

Custom Lego knights

My Lego Knights equipped with custom items from BrickWarriors.

Even more Redcoats!

Frosting? In August?! WTF

How to remove that frosting effect from miniatures or armors.

Is so easy, you can avoid it by checking the air humidity before you spray the color.

However if you are like me and new to this you can "heal" the miniatures with oil.
Yes oil. I tried olive oil after having read about it on the web.

Since now I paint only armors for Playmobil or Legos you will see the process of removing frosting applied to them.

On my armors I used the most classic of the varnishes:



Let's begin with this:



You can see clearly why it is called frosting.





Now you can use a brush or a bowl full of..oil! That depends on the quantity you need to work on.

 I prefer the bowl.



a closer view







and then...when it dries:



and the final result is this: