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Don't do it. I have done this with one of mine and it ends up looking bad. the black doesn't look black when applied to brown. It appears very dark red. Plus the tight spaces where the brim meets the crown of the hat is impossible to get to with a standard sharpie. If you want to recolor it I would suggest model paint or wait until the new Indy sets come out and get one of the black fedoras from the Chinese gangsters.

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I think white-out would work as it is basically a paint and is applied with a brush rather than with a felt tip. With white-out it is at least fairly easy to remove if it doesn't look good... should just flake right off.

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I really wanted to know- would a black sharpie marker work on an Indy hat?
Okay. Will white out work for a white hat?

I think we've established that the sharpie won't work. PLEASE don't do these things to your lego. :hmpf: I can only imagine what a white-out hat would look like and it doesn't look good. When I was 10, I painted my nails with white-out while sitting in class (yeah I know, I probably inhaled the fumes too.. it explains some things). The point is, it looked awful because it was all uneven and flaky (besides the fact that white fingernails aren't pretty). If you must modify your lego, invest in some actual paint that is made for plastic so that it will look decent and evenly painted.

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I think we've established that the sharpie won't work. PLEASE don't do these things to your lego. :hmpf: I can only imagine what a white-out hat would look like and it doesn't look good. When I was 10, I painted my nails with white-out while sitting in class (yeah I know, I probably inhaled the fumes too.. it explains some things). The point is, it looked awful because it was all uneven and flaky (besides the fact that white fingernails aren't pretty). If you must modify your lego, invest in some actual paint that is made for plastic so that it will look decent and evenly painted.

Yeah, take it from me, if you want a real black color on a darker color piece (like brown) DO NOT use sharpie. I've made that mistake. Only use sharpie for white element and such. And don't do it to the entire thing. With sharpie, it's only good for detailing. Look at my clones, they all have sharpie detailing. But that's it, detail.

I also wouldn't use white-out, just beause it flakes way too easy. You'd be repainting it all the time.

DSR

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If I wanted to paint one of my many fedoras(and who doesen't have tons since he's in every set? :tongue: ) I'd use real paint; my dad paints 1/6 scale WW2, WW1, and Modern stuff, in addition to collecting them, and he could easily paint one black or white.

But sharpie is best on a torso, in my opinion, and only really for clones. :wink:

If you want, just go out to the paint section of your average Wal-Mart and find the section with the small paint can/bottle/things. Now just find the color and see if there are any instructions; usually you need a primer, but if you can find a nice paint that doesen't need a primer and doesen't bubble or jumble up then get it.

Once home just use a smallish brush and apply smoothly. ALWAYS smooth out creases and bumps in this way. :wink:

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If you want to color abs plastic, paint is the way to go. Glossy or soft plastic is hard to paint to. However, there are several paints that are made to adhere to plastic. Krylon fusion is one of them. I've used krylon to paint soft plastic (the kind that army men are made of) which is one of the most dificult plastics to paint, and it sticks very well. It also makes a good base for painting other colors over, though with small LEGO parts too many paint layers could obscure detail.

Alternatively, if you use regular model paint, I would recomend a non-acrylic enamel. Also, lightly roughing (deglossing) the surface with steel wool will make the paint adhere better.

Sharpies don't color properly, and white out is not at all suitable.

Vinyl dye is supposed to be a great option also, but I don't know much about it. A search of some of the minifig customizing forums (EB, minifig customization network, Brickforge, etc) will reveal more info on that.

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Krylon Fusion spraypaint all the way. I've used it countless times, mostly to make things black, and have been happy with the results nearly 100% of the time.

m19

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Krylon Fusion spraypaint all the way. I've used it countless times, mostly to make things black, and have been happy with the results nearly 100% of the time.

m19

This ^

A can of spray will be perfect for what you need, make sure you spray it in small bursts and shake the can well before use.

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It's in the big farm set with the white and black cows. :wink:

Hmmm, oh! How interesting! That's cool, I never noticed it before. It doesn't look like a fedora, though, but I don't know, could just be the angle.

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Man... I seriously regret sharpie-ing all my classic-space and C-3PO torsos when I was little. NEVER SHARPIE! It will only destroy your parts.

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This ^

A can of spray will be perfect for what you need, make sure you spray it in small bursts and shake the can well before use.

Definately, but make sure that you spray across the model. When you first press down the spray, you should not be pointed at the model. This will reduce the possiblility of getting splashes or runs.

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