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McFarlane Toys Fortnite Ragnarok Figure Review

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I came across two more Fortnite toys I liked so I figured I'd do some more photography. I don't know anything about the character so here is what the wiki says: "Ragnarok is a Legendary Outfit in Fortnite: Battle Royale that can be unlocked by reaching Tier 100 in the Season 5 Battle Pass. He is also a character in Chapter 2: Season 5 that was added into update v15.00. Ragnarok first appeared in Season 5, having been pulled from his own viking reality, along with his Viking Village. He appeared once again in Chapter 2: Season 5, appearing at the Superstore next to Holly Hedges. (Formerly Hey Boo! Megastore), now turned into Viking Vessel." Here he is in his shiny new packaging. McFlarlane continues with the nice box art. Here is the contents of the package. I like the way the pick looks, but the shotgun is kinda lacking. The cape attaches by a slot in his back. For some reason his knobby elbows keep catching my eyes. And now for the action shots. Ov...

How to strip plastic models with LA's Totally Awesome

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I was painting up the Poltergeist model for our seasonal battle report and I just wasn't feeling the colors so I decided to strip the paint and have another go at it. I'm still learning the ins and outs of stripping models so I decided this would be a great thing to show to others that are in the same spot as I am. Here we have the bottle of LA's Totally Awesome that will be used for this demonstration. As far as chemicals go it's not too expensive. I've seen the smaller spray style bottles being sold for a dollar in some stores. And here we have the happy little poltergeist in question. I filled a leak-proof container (most tupperware with the snappy lids should work fine) with enough liquid to fully submerge the model and then plopped it in. Make sure you snap the lid tightly though or you will have some splashing in a little while. I let him sit for about three hours and then gave the container a good shaking for about twenty seconds. You probably don...