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[[Transformer]]s toys are often partly or wholly painted. [[Die-cast]] metal must always be painted if a tarnished gray finish is not wanted; plastic parts, commonly molded in color, can also be painted to highlight detail or add visual interest. | [[Transformer]]s toys are often partly or wholly painted. [[Die-cast]] metal must always be painted if a tarnished gray finish is not wanted; plastic parts, commonly molded in color, can also be painted to highlight detail or add visual interest. | ||
These painted areas, or '''paint applications''', on mass-produced Transformers toys, are applied by spraying through a [[paint mask]], in cases where total paint coverage is not wanted. | These painted areas, or '''paint operations''' (also commonly called '''paint applications'''), on mass-produced Transformers toys, are applied by spraying through a [[paint mask]], in cases where total paint coverage is not wanted. | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 6 July 2009
Transformers toys are often partly or wholly painted. Die-cast metal must always be painted if a tarnished gray finish is not wanted; plastic parts, commonly molded in color, can also be painted to highlight detail or add visual interest.
These painted areas, or paint operations (also commonly called paint applications), on mass-produced Transformers toys, are applied by spraying through a paint mask, in cases where total paint coverage is not wanted.
Paint limits
There are limitations to what can be painted on a toy. Some plastics used in the Transformers' construction cannot hold paint properly, so they must remain wholly the color they were cast, unless a sticker is used.
Also, the number of paint applications is often given a maximum "do not exceed" number to keep costs within a certain range. This number is usually predetermined on the basis of size class. For instance, every Deluxe sized figure of a given line will have the same number of paint applications as all the other Deluxe figures. And it may take more paint applications to cover a part than at first thought: simply painting the outer surface of a cylinder may take two to four applications, and then another for the ends, if desired.
