Have you noticed any wear since you changed it???
Any regrets about doing it??
Fair - I might give it a go - the sonic handle is slightly lighter than I'd like it to be, so a grey paint should do the trick....
Ok - so I went to this huge wickes and spent literally an hour finding the perfect grey. When I showed the guy who was helping me the sonic and the colour I wanted, he was like, '(with sarcasm) does it light up??' Then I switched off all the JML TVs that were set up. That guy was spooked to say the least and so another helper came. This one was a really keen whovian and was a great help.
So I bought this light grey (silk stone) and it was the right colour and all. But I'm a perfectionist and I couldn't match the perfect job the wand company did and so I'm sticking with the light grey we get out of the box.
For me, I think of David Tennant as a scientific, clean doctor, not rough or messy like Matt Smith or CE, and so the lighter handle is more in tune with this interpretation of his doctor than the darker shades that people have produced (although I think that aesthetically they still look great).
I was lucky - they were using Sony TVs with a JML feed!!!
Going to this model place I know tomorrow...
I found that black washing mine made the handle darken as a whole , if I where to do it again I would use a light gray paint wash rather than black that I think would have given better results.
Random idea, but has anybody thought of maybe sanding the cracks to where the sonic body is smooth (since the crackle pattern isn't actually that deep) then using actual crackle paint in it? Or is that a bad idea
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If you sanded it wouldn't the cracks go away I think maybe fill the cracks up with paint (same colour as the paint on replica not crackle) so they fill up but somehow bring the cracks back up still showing the same cracks and make it look as if it painted like the props hmmmmm
What the technique and type of paint did you use?
What paint was used on the props, if it hasn't been mentioned alreadyYeah you could do , There are people who do this as there was a post on here with photo's but for whatever reason RPF dont like us talking about it..
Only thing is that unless you where going to use the correct paint I dont think plasticote stuff would make it look all that good , and it would be inaccurate to the prop. In my opinion TWC scan of DT's crackle is good enough , Just needs the color changed slightly.
Thats what we have been posting about in the last few posts , If you look at my pic thats what it looks like. Get some pictures up of your handles , still interested to see what you have done even if your scrapping the idea now.
Watered down hobby acrylic black , went other a section at a time and then let it dry hour an hour or so before rubbing away the excess , any stubborn bits could be removed with the edge of a piece of plastic or even your nail if your steady enough.
What paint was used on the props, if it hasn't been mentioned already
Hehe I'll post them today as they are at a friends house right now.Have a look here , I asked about it a while ago and ASP9mm gave some great info -
http://www.therpf.com/f9/tenth-sonic-handle-color-203138/
Now in return post some pics of your handles lol !