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forgot to say- if joining fuselages together, always use plastic clamps which lock on itself. Do not use lots of glue when doing this- you can smear the paneling lines over and make them blurred.
I find that Tamiya acrylics paint really well if a couple of drops of thinner are added ......... Get yourself a pippette from a chemist then just two or three drops mixed well will make all the difference.\ said:The 2 hobby stores closest to only stock Tamiya paint due to also selling remote controls. There is a much bigger store a little bit further away that has about 10 times more models, so I might go there on Saturday see what other paints/brushes/models they have. I might stick with tamiya for the time being just because of the ease to buy. Ill just need to practice my painting a lot more. Try some new brushes too. I can say though, apart from really struggling with small pieces due to my Neanderthal hands, I'm really enjoying modelling!
do i add the thinner to the whole bottle of paint or do i pour some out to use, then add the thinner to that?\ said:I find that Tamiya acrylics paint really well if a couple of drops of thinner are added ......... Get yourself a pippette from a chemist then just two or three drops mixed well will make all the difference.Peter
thanks for the tip Malcolm!!\ said:This is more of a general comment concerning acrylic paint,one thing you can do to make the application of acrylic paint easier is to use an acrylic flow improver, as th ename implys it helps to improve the flow and levelling of the paint which in turn reduces brush marks it also slightly increases the paints drying time.Tamiya thinners actually contain a flow improver,even so when I use acrylic paint I will add a drop too the paint/thinner mix and I mean only a drop!I use Windsor and Newton acrylic flow improver other makes are available.If you want to give it a try,most art shops sell it.Malcolm
my plan is to just brush paint for the time being, if i stick with the hobby enough & improve my skills after a while i will invest in an airbrush/compressor.\ said:if you decide to do something like a bike or car there is a third paint option to air brush or hairy stickbuying an airbrush is a big cash outlay so just use an automotive paint in a rattlecan.....easy to use, easy to get good results,....ive done many cars/bikes where ive only used a brush for minor detail painting
in fact i cant remember the last time i airbrushed black or silver cos i always keep a few rattlecans of matt black or various silvers around, not worth getting the ab out
If making/joining the tracks is a problem, may I offer a solution! Why not look for an armored car, many of the manufacturers make 'em (Tamiya, Revell, Italeri etc), the biggest difference between the tanks and the armored car is the car has wheels. If you can get a hold of FineScale Modeler Magazine, they did an article about back to basics, where they built an armored car, out of the box and went through various steps, such as the basic modeling then painting and finally weathering.\ said:been busy the last few weeks but got stuck back into the King Tiger tank the last few days. Having lots of trouble with the tanks "wheels"/tracks. my glueing as pretty bad, was so hard to get them even, also they break off very easily when trying to put the caterpillar tracks on it.Are dearer/other brand tanks just as hard with this part? or is it more cause its a 1/76 $10 kit combined with my lack of technique?
If most tanks are this difficult, ill skip them in the future, way too frustrating for me
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