A repaint is a toy, typically a figure or doll, that was created entirely from a mold was previously available; however, the colors of the plastic and/or the paint operations have been changed. Repaints differ from redecos in that repaints do not alter the actual placement of paint applications while redecos do. Since molds can be expensive to create, this is often seen as a comparatively inexpensive way for a toy company to make many different toys available in a cost-effective manner. It is also an effective way for toy manufacturers to produce exclusive figures, chase figures or other variants. One of the many franchises that repaint their figures is

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...

. Bumblebee toys are sometimes repainted the color red to resemble another Transformers character:

Cliffjumper Cliffjumper is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers franchise. His name is usually associated with an Autobot whose toys are often red repaints or remold of Bumblebee toys. Transformers: Generation 1 Cliffjumper's b ...

. In the collecting of 1:6th

action figure An action figure is a poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game or television program; fictional or historical. These figures are usually marketed ...

s, repainting has several methods. They can generally be narrowed down to 3 categories: paint, pastel and wash. The term repaint also refers to

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s whose original manufacturer face paint is removed and then repainted by an artist. Repaint styles include highly realistic treatments, fantasy makeovers, and celebrity likenesses.{{Cite web, title=This YouTuber Turns Barbie And Bratz Dolls Into Stunning, Realistic Disney Characters, url=https://www.revelist.com/beauty-news-/disney-barbie-dolls/15780, access-date=2020-07-22, website=Revelist.com, language=en These dolls are often OOAK (one of a kind), although some artists create repaints in small limited editions.

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