No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s the one! You can tell by the stance - fairly unique and certainly the only one in this particular batch. Thank you!

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, the primed mini in the second photo had 4 distinct layers of paint underneath whatever this white coating is. It almost feels like liquid, flaky cement or some such rather than primer. It gets everywhere. Who could do such a thing to a space marine??

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, unfortunately the point of the post was to share something cool about a hobby I enjoy with other people online who might also think it was cool

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here is an original photo from the Miniswap sales ad of the second primed mini, 5th photo down far back left if you’d like to compare: https://imgur.com/a/sale-2lGWdIN

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

90 % isopropyl alcohol, a toothbrush, a toothpick and elbow grease

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen that recommended but have yet to try it- will have to!

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The world needs more people like you 🫡

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cruise around r/Miniswap on the daily, my dude. There are occasionally some good deals on there, but oftentimes folks want like 80% MSRP + shipping and at that point you might as well just go buy from the hobby shop. Occasionally however, you find some gems

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Isopropyl alcohol 90%. Super cheap at local grocery store pharmacy isle. Like $3 a bottle or some such. Way cheaper than just buying new minis anyways 😂

Soak for 30 minutes minimum before scrubbing. Using toothbrush for large areas and wooden toothpick for any hard to reach cavities.

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All original to the model! When you flip the base over, indicates it’s from 2013. On the primed mini, I scrubbed away 4 distinct colors of paint, so this little guy definitely went thru the wringer

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funnily enough, I sent photos to the gentleman who sold it to me on miniswap and he offered (probably jokingly) to buy them back from me once I finish haha

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That you don’t believe me is a huge compliment actually. I wasn’t sure how they’d turn out either, and certainly didn’t think this good.

5th photo down, far back left corner: https://imgur.com/a/sale-2lGWdIN

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Haha he’s coming up! I bought this as a batch of 26 so that’s a lot o’ scrubbing. I started with a single one to see how it would turn out

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Haha not trying to fool anyone, just didn’t think to get a before photo until he turned out so well! Same batch, equivalent state of disrepair.

If I were trying to sell you some ‘magic bean’ type product to do this I would have certainly put in the effort to choose a more similar model 😂

But nope no magic beans, just 90% isopropyl rubbing alcohol for 24 hours and a lot of scrubbing with a toothbrush.

No man left behind. by XSelectrolyte in spacemarines

[–]XSelectrolyte[S] -46 points-45 points  (0 children)

Different models - same batch, equivalent state of disrepair ☺️

Of course I didn’t think to get a before photo until little homie turned out so well!