BSD Custom Painted Village Plastics

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A friend of mine loved the WOZ walls I made , and asked me to paint up the lack luster village from his bram stroker Dracula. The village and castle fortress had a factory paint job that looked a little flat. With the use of a handful of acrylic paints and some imagination, I enhanced the sculpted plastics to look more realistic and give it a more of a textured feel. The plastic pieces are then clear coated to add to the durability of the paint job. If anyone is interested I could paint up and detail anyone else's Dracula plastics. I love the way they came out and love doing this type of artwork on pinball machines for other people and enhancing the beauty that is already there. I hope everyone likes them.
The Modfather

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#2 9 years ago

JDS

judremy

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Farmington Hills, MI

13y 67,800 2,213 5 8

Great job!

#3 9 years ago

CRG

Toasterdog

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Clearwater, FL

12y 95,550 3,646 2 46

Looks great. I would love to see them installed

#4 9 years ago

DJQ

DanQverymuch

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Neenah, WI

12y 98,550 4,546

You are a man of good... taste.

#5 9 years ago

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Shoot_Again

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Vancouver, WA

12y 83,400 8,453 2

Looks good

#6 9 years ago

ABB

Aurich

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Torrance, CA

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Quoted from modfather:
The plastic pieces are then clear coated to add to the durability of the paint job.

My only suggestion, take it or leave it, would be trying a matte clear coat instead of glossy, would mimic the surfaces of the painted buildings and rocks better.

#7 9 years ago

MOD

modfather

Few close up pics...

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#8 9 years ago

TMB

PINBELL

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Swainsboro, GA

14y 59,650 1,467 1 127

How much?

#9 9 years ago

MOD

modfather

I can paint the BSD plastics for 85 dollars including return shipping. You would have to mail me your plastics, and I could paint them and ship them back rather quickly . Probably about a week to get them back with shipping in the states. They look way better than the factory paint job. I can get creative and do custom color layout , if anyone likes. The paints are dry brushed using acrylic paints , then clear coated. I took Aurichs suggestion and recoated the plastics in a clear satin finish , and not gloss. A little less shine looks better. I also did a few more touch ups that I missed when I posted the pics. I hope you like them...thx
The Modfather

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#10 9 years ago

NCB

CubeSnake

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Newtown, CT

13y 78,575 1,050 21

Modfather-looks incredible! THIS is a mod that truly enhances a pin , IMHO. Does anyone remember the guy-fellow pinsider, I think- who blue blue LED's in some of the windows? Combined with this mod, that would be the end.

#11 9 years ago

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MustangPaul

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Saint Paul, MN

11y 136K 23,319 10

That looks wonderful. Great job. That mod is worth doing for sure.

#12 9 years ago

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achtungboyy

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El Paso, TX

11y 75,150 252 98 131

Looks great. I may be sending mine to you here in the future. What a difference.

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#13 9 years ago

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modfather

I thought about adding some small leds in the windows, not sure of what colors would look cool. They could be wired to the GI and give it a creepy look. I was thinking of blue and red in various windows . Maybe 6 leds or so. What do you guys think?

#14 9 years ago

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MustangPaul

LED Leg Light-Ups

Saint Paul, MN

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The buildings of that time period were lit by candle light correct so what color would that be. Do they make a flickering led?

#15 9 years ago

TMB

PINBELL

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Swainsboro, GA

14y 59,650 1,467 1 127

Quoted from MustangPaul:
The buildings of that time period were lit by candle light correct so what color would that be. Do they make a flickering led?

There should be some for the Christmas villages that people lay out for Christmas!

#16 9 years ago

JOE

joe2012

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East Stroudsburg, PA

11y 56,400 1,088

hi mod, cut the windows out and only put leds in the plastic buildings. don't forget there are opto's nearby. g.l.joe

#17 9 years ago

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Atomicboy

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12y 81,150 7,318

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Quoted from modfather:
I thought about adding some small leds in the windows, not sure of what colors would look cool. They could be wired to the GI and give it a creepy look. I was thinking of blue and red in various windows . Maybe 6 leds or so. What do you guys think?

Red is the only choice. I've been meaning to do this for a while.

#18 9 years ago

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CubeSnake

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Newtown, CT

13y 78,575 1,050 21

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Quoted from modfather:
I thought about adding some small leds in the windows, not sure of what colors would look cool. They could be wired to the GI and give it a creepy look. I was thinking of blue and red in various windows . Maybe 6 leds or so. What do you guys think?

Without question-YES!! DO THIS! As I stated before, there was a guy here who had done this-just a few windows (blue) here & there, and most importantly the windows in the mausoleum (red). I wish I could find pix of this...what an improvement.
Modfather, if you're serious about doing this, I'll send my pieces to you the next day!

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#19 9 years ago

MJM

mmuglia

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11y 91,550 1,319 7

I would like to have this done. Have you done anything with the graveyard on BSD"

#20 9 years ago

MOD

modfather

Quoted from mmuglia:
I would like to have this done. Have you done anything with the graveyard on BSD"

I painted these pieces for a friend of mine. He has not given me the graveyard to paint yet. I would paint it in the same fashion, using dry brushing techniques. Essentially shades of grey with some green stippled in the area to give it a creepy look. I could still paint anyones BSD plastics if they are interested.

#21 9 years ago

MOD

modfather

Quoted from joe2012:
hi mod, cut the windows out and only put leds in the plastic buildings. don't forget there are opto's nearby. g.l.joe

can someone post a pic of the area without the plastic on top ? Maybe of the opto area. I want to run some leds in the windows, I think it will look great. If there is interest I can develop this further to reality. I can put toether a package to install , maybe 6 leds in the windows of the village plastic, maybe red leds in the eyes of the castle plastic. Let me know

#22 9 years ago

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CubeSnake

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Newtown, CT

13y 78,575 1,050 21

Modfather-this is a great idea! Is it possible to do the flickering-style amber lights in the village windows? To simulate candlelight? Mine are boxed up & ready to send whenever you green light!

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#23 9 years ago

MOD

modfather

Anyone interested in having their plastics painted up to look more realistic , let me know. By the time I get them, it will take a couple days to paint them. I can get them back to you rather quickly. Thx The Modfather

#24 9 years ago

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TrainH2o

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Calhoun, GA

9y 27,650 673 6

I had sent you a message, about painting my Williams Indiana Jones Ruins plastic. Did you ever decide what, if anything, can be done with improving the look of it?

Here's a photo, but these actually look better than mine.

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#25 9 years ago

MOD

modfather

Quoted from TrainH2o:
I had sent you a message, about painting my Williams Indiana Jones Ruins plastic. Did you ever decide what, if anything, can be done with improving the look of it?
Here's a photo, but these actually look better than mine.

sure , I can paint them using various shades of beiges and tan to create a more natural look of stone and make it look more realistic than the bland monotone colors from stock plastics.

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#26 9 years ago

ZAM

Zampinator

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Cheboygan, MI

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Just awesome! What a difference!

#27 9 years ago

JAM

NPO

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12y 133K 7,687 3 17 2

You still doing this, modfather? I would like to consider sending mine to you before winter gets here, and all I'll be doing is playing/repairing pinball!

#28 9 years ago

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modfather

Quoted from NPO:
You still doing this, modfather? I would like to consider sending mine to you before winter gets here, and all I'll be doing is playing/repairing pinball!

can do , let me know. I really enjoy enhancing the looks of pinball machines , as sometimes paint schemes fall a little short from the manufacturer. The colors and textures look really much better than the stock originals. I am glad to help. Just PM me and let me know as I can paint any plastics for any machine. I recently repainted my bat cave on my Batman Forever and it looks much more realistic as the grey tones were flat. I added some colors and textures to the stone work.

#29 9 years ago

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pinstor12

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12y 45,300 1,860

will have a drac restored this winter, will probably send to you.....

#30 9 years ago

DAN

PsychoPsonic

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Raleigh, NC

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Quoted from modfather:
I thought about adding some small leds in the windows, not sure of what colors would look cool. They could be wired to the GI and give it a creepy look. I was thinking of blue and red in various windows . Maybe 6 leds or so. What do you guys think?

What a terrible idea! Sorry about the grainy low-light pics, but hopefully gives you an idea... There's an RGB strip in my village that has a remote I mess with periodically to change it up.

BSD is a modder's delight, no doubt!

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#31 9 years ago

JAM

NPO

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Haven't forgotten about you, modfather. We'll set something up soon. I want your skills on my BSD's village and castle for sure. Your work looks great. Definitely looking at sending you my BSD's village and castle in a lil' bit.

#32 9 years ago

MOD

modfather

Quoted from NPO:
Haven't forgotten about you, modfather. We'll set something up soon. I want your skills on my BSD's village and castle for sure. Your work looks great. Definitely looking at sending you my BSD's village and castle in a lil' bit.

Whenever you're ready Pm me for the mailing address. I will paint them up nicely for ya...

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#33 7 years ago

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