Anyway, I got her about 8 years ago, and over time she's been abused, as with many toys/figures I got when I was a kid. At some point I lost her stand (not pictured), her hair came out, I lost the little tubes, her polearm axe thing snapped in half, and then was lost. I figured its about time I tried to fix her, but first, a few notes.
First off, while I very much enjoy McFarlane figures, I do have to say their quality control isn't the best, and sometimes their accuracy is off the mark (check out their T-1000 for that). Now the accuracy issue doesn't apply so much to this figure since it's their original character, but the QC does indeed. When I was checking her over for base painting I found a lot of fairly bad mold lines, especially on the sides of her torso and legs, which I took care of, of course. The paint job itself isn't too bad, especially considering they're mass produced, but honestly, in some places, it's not so great. *stops self from comparing to Sideshow Collectibles products*
Anyway, so far I've just laid down a base coat of GW's Charadon Granite foundation. I used this because even though I'll be painting her black, the black paint I use (Polly S brand, which is awesome by the way) is fairly thin, and when I tested it over her red, the red showed through quite a bit. This never happens if I use the foundation though, hence why I did. I also had to give her temporary base plates as she has horrid balance without her stand, at least if she is posed as she is meant to be, rather than having the torso twisted to balance her out.
As I said, I plan on painting her black, like Spawn is, of course with the white stripes and red armor. As for the more metal bits, I haven't decided yet, but I'm thinking a rustic look. Anyway, finally, pictures.
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