Since it was originally unveiled, the common knock against the
Retaliation Lady Jaye figure was that her face sculpt looked 'mannish'. This got me wondering as to whether she might not have simply fallen victim to the same fate as the reviled
Rise of Cobra Baroness figure. Some time ago, I stripped all of the factory paint from a RoC Baroness head and found a really nice sculpt underneath. When I compared Lady Jaye's head sculpt against photos of the actress, two things really stood out. The first was that the figure had very red lips, whereas the actress usually wore a lighter color of lipstick. I fixed that with a tiny bit of paint (Country Colors #2300 - Painted Desert). The other issue was that the actress always seemed to use a lot of eyeliner, yet the figure had a very thin line above each eye and none below. Again, a simple fix with a bit of paint (Country Colors #2477 - Real Black). As soon as I finished adding the eyeliner, not only did she look much more feminine, but I could see a very strong resemblance to the actress. I hope you dig it.
Since it was originally unveiled, the common knock against the Retaliation Lady Jaye figure was that her face sculpt looked 'mannish'. This got me wondering as to whether she might not have simply fallen victim to the same fate as the reviled Rise of Cobra Baroness figure. Some time ago, I stripped all of the factory paint from a RoC Baroness head and found a really nice sculpt underneath. When I compared Lady Jaye's head sculpt against photos of the actress, two things really stood out. The first was that the figure had very red lips, whereas the actress usually wore a lighter color of lipstick. I fixed that with a tiny bit of paint (Country Colors #2300 - Painted Desert). The other issue was that the actress always seemed to use a lot of eyeliner, yet the figure had a very thin line above each eye and none below. Again, a simple fix with a bit of paint (Country Colors #2477 - Real Black). As soon as I finished adding the eyeliner, not only did she look much more feminine, but I could see a very strong resemblance to the actress. I hope you dig it.
nice results! really a worth having figure
ReplyDeleteThank you! The sculpt was THERE, she just needed better paint apps.
ReplyDeleteI agree, just like the Renegades Scarlett. A little dash of paint and wham: perfect.
ReplyDeleteThe lighter lipstick especially.
Thanks, Doc!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that makes a HUGE difference with very minimal work. I'll have to keep this in mind whenever I get around to getting this figure.
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