Thread: painting
View Single Post
Old 10-10-2006   #13 (permalink)
Tailspin14
Scale Model Member
 
Tailspin14's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Freemansburg, PA, USA
Real Name: Bob
My Models: Planes
Visit Tailspin14's Gallery
Posts: 156
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunkerbarge
Bob this is one of those classic areas that you really can't make rules up for. You have to think through how you want to do things beforehand and then follow your plan.

Some things are better painted on the sprue, some things are better assembled first, it all depends on the particular model and how it is assembled.

Don't be afraid though of doing what you think best rather than what you think you should do.

If you have a specific scenario to deal with then ask and I'm sure there will be as many differrent ideas as there are answers and none of them will be wrong!!

Well first off, I bought an airbrush and compressor... I am scared of it and not used it beyond spraying water out of it. Very expensive and highly immobile water pistol if you ask me. So, for now, I am hand painting. I do have a P40 that I am working on that I would like to air brush but waiting for the build to be finished. My biggest dilema is not really knowing how to use putty properly to keep from really messing up my build. I have parts on my P40 that I am trying to work through so I don't get fed up enough to scrap it. If you get putty in the wrong place how do you get it off completely? Stuff like that. I am scanning the tutorials, but I haven't found the answer to that one yet. And as for painting, I know with a semi gloss coat you can dull down gloss paints. If you use a glossy coat, can you make flat finish seem glossy? Haven't tried it for myself yet, just curious.

Bob

P.S sorry if these are noob questions. Like I said, I am still going through the tutorial stuff.
Tailspin14 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Credit Card | Company Reports | Full Metal Alchemist Music | J j benitez | Co op Advertising