Paint Issues on Newest XD Figs

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:10 pm

I started tearing down a couple of the latest XD figs for customs. I really like the ultra flat paint aps on the uniforms, but I noticed the the paint started peeling off the 3, I had been working on. The rubbery part of the germans tunic, the Legs of the .30 cal gunner, and the torso of the sniper. All three of these figures were designed to be taken apart, so I did not use the "boil & pop" method. Is amyone else having paint issues on these figures?

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:02 pm

If I were to take a guess Fritz, and if the rumor that 21st is bailing out holds true, I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't go through a more rigorous painting process that bonds paint to plastic... They maybe ran these out cheaply, perhaps knowing "this is it".

Still, that .30 Cal guy is my fav XD figure I think. Outstanding work on that one.

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:32 pm

Yes, that last batch was some of the best I've seen come out of XD. Hopefully, some one will buy up all that exspensive tooling, and we'll see some more 1:18 later down the road.