Painting sequence

backonthecase · 07-08-2007

I've read heaps of different reveiws/builds, and everyone seems to have a different way to paint. From what I know about painting plastic models, while reading everyone else's stuff, does this sound right?: -

Primer
Pre-shading
Master colours
Future(Johnson's Klear)
decals
Varnish
Weathering
Varnish

Cheers folks

maxidad66 · 09-08-2007

I am no expert as I am also (re-)learning the whole process myself, but it looks right. Would you include highlighting panel lines under weathering?

I do pre-shading, although some, I've read, prefer to postshade instead.

**Bunkerbarge** · 09-08-2007

I wouldn't go for hard and fast rules but the process you describe seems to be about spot on. I might do a bit of weathering after the last varnish as well as I don't like the whole model to be of exactly the same finish but a lot of it is down to personal taste.

backonthecase · 10-08-2007

Thanks guys!

Maxidad - Yeah I included panel accentuation/paint chips/fading etc under weathering. Also, I know what postshading is but is it intended to be lighter than the master colours or darker?

Bunker - Thanks for the tip, makes sense making the final "layer" the weathering to break up the uniform coverage.

Thanks folks, good info again. When I finally get back into it properly I'll remember these things!!!

maxidad66 · 10-08-2007

You can post-shade darker by spraying a very thin mix along the panel lines, but I have also read about modellers spraying base colour+white into the centre of the panel to give the plane a sun-faded look.