Chicharito, Bayer Leverkusen

Football is back! It's the Bundesliga, it's behind closed doors, and if you hadn't been without football for 9 weeks you absolutely wouldn't care, but: Yay for the Bundesliga!

I originally planned to post some Spurs pics today (cos I still have a huge back log of them) but then I remembered the above... so sorry Spurs fans, but I'm sure you can wait til tomorrow.

Here is the only Bundesliga repaint in my repaints album that I haven't already blogged:

Definitely the only Leverkusen figure I've done! Definitely the only Chicharito I've done!

It's a nice one tho- I quite like red and black stripes and hoops.

In case any of you are wondering why it looks a little different, it's a Kodoto figure. They're similar in size to Prostars, but have moving arms and a turnable head! The moving arms are a bit of an issue to be honest! Painting around them tries my patience, anyway!!

Dortmund, x2

A couple of absolutely classic kits here, both from Borussia Dormtund:

I remember watching the 1997 Champions League final as a child. Riedle grabbed 2 goals as Dortmund, who were considered underdogs, as I recall, went on to earn a 3-1 win. 

I remember it feeling really dramatic... but that was more down to Ricken, really! Anyway, what a kit!! This repaint is only the second time I've used fluorescent paint, and it was perfect for this kit.

As requested, I also added the Champions League logo on one arm, and check out the hand-painted stars on the other!

Not got as much to say about this one... except I loved Rosicky when he played for Dortmund! I think the white number on the black strip, which is pretty difficult technically. ended up looking pretty good!

Robben, Bayern

I've only done 4 Soccerserie figures in total, and two of them have been Robben!

Here's the second one:

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This one was a simpler kit than the first, but still looks great in my humble opinion!

The main problem I had with it was that the red paint I had bought was really thin, for some reason! It was solved by an extra coat or two, and careful placement of the figure when it was drying!

I was also pleased that I had the stand available to use for the photo of this one, and the Klose figure; it looked better than with just me holding it by one of the feet!

Ok... so the figure has a little too much hair!

Klose Soccerserie, Bayern

A while back, I painted my first Soccerseries figures. Recently I was offered the chance to paint a couple more! 

Here's the first:

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Another Bayern Munich one!

I was pleased with how it turned out!

Miroslav Klose played 149 games for Bayern in all competitions, scoring 53 goals. A pretty good record at a little over 1 every 3 games.

Here's the picture of the real Klose in the kit:

Another Bayern Soccerserie coming soon!

Robben, Bayern Soccerserie.

I'm always keen to paint different types or brands of figures when I get the chance, so when one of my regulars asked me about repainting a couple of Soccerserie figures, I was keen to give it a go.

Here's the result:

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As you can see, it's Arjen Robben, with a little more hair than we've become accustomed to seeing him with, in Bayern kit!

I enjoyed painting it a lot! In some ways, painting bigger figures is easier, on account of details and lines not having to be as thin.

As with the Wanchope Vivid Imaginations figure I did, one of the more time consuming elements of this one was the fact that it's originally shiny finish made it need more coats of paint than a standard Prostar, and a little more care to ensure an even finish.

Overall tho, I was delighted with it! Gladly, my customer was too!

Here's the shirt, to compare it to:

Keep your eye on my blog for more Soccerserie repaints in future! One definite, 2 maybes!!