Paints for LEGO Pieces

I use citadel paints pretty often, and I can confirm that kantor blue is a pretty close match for metru blue.

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Not a paint, but still interesting none the less.

I found that dry erase markers turn my trans neon green part trans dark green and my trans blue parts a translucent turquoise. Still haven’t found a good trans purple marker/paint, but I found a good lead that can allow for relatively easier cleaning.

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Wow, that looks so similar to the original trans-green! How well does light pipe through the back if you leave it uncolored?

Nice idea there! I tried a green Expo on a trans neon green stalk and it turned into a very similar color to trans bright green.

Here’s a view of the light piping, as well as showing how it would work on a blended part.

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Onua looks cooler with dark green eyes.

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That’s really cool! I’ll have to try that out sometime.

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I’ve almost found a trans purple marker. Ultra Violet from Electro Pop Sharpies.

It only works on Trans Blue; if I use it on a trans clear part, it turns almost Trans Dark Pink.


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Excellent! thats pretty darn cool man.

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When I painted my Noble Huna, I used some copper wire and stuck it into the hole in the stud connector that is on each '01/'02 mask. I also drilled a hole into the center of an axle so I could connect that to the wire as well as making the mask fit better on a Metru head. You could find another alternative to the copper wire and bend it, enabling you to paint the back. I don’t have any images, but once I do, I can show you the method I used. Hope that helped.


Also, does anyone know a paint similar to Metallic Green?


And Chrome Green?

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what paint can I use for making something the pearl gold?

can I get a pic of that?

I think Citadel’s Glistening Green would work (Don’t know if they still make that)

Which gold is this? I can’t remember

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The gold used in every bionicle g2 set which has gold

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Brutaka gold

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I believe then that Auric armour will do the trick. Now, with citadel paints, thinking and drybrushing can be used to aquire a more Lego like look

I dont think we have that paint in spain

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You can order it online, either from GW’s website, or like, Amazon

pfff 7€ for a lil bottle of paint, Ill think about it

Do you have any examples of what this gold looks like on Lego?

Actually you can just attach the stud to a Technic hole - it fits last time I checked but is probably prone to falling off.


Does anybody know of a good gunmetal (pearl dark grey) colour too?

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Right here!