Ron's 'No Frills' Brush Painting.

[Topcat]

Thank you for this, I do brush painting and airbrushing. Will try some of your tips. Great.

 

[Tarps]

Hi Ron your thread on brush painting is really informative and very useful. With me being new to kit building I think brush painting is the thing for me.

 

[Bortig the Viking]

Thanks for that tutorial, I'm a bit late with my appreciation, but better late than ever.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Excellent post Ron, easy to understand and will attack the ship with a hairy stick with more confidence. Theres always the mighty roller

 

[BattleshipBob]

Sorry Ron, a ??

Whats the best practice regarding brush painting with masking tape ie a ships boot topping?

Thanks bob

 

[spanner570]

Hi Bob, sorry I can't help with your question. I don't use masking tape. I paint them free hand. I'm too scared the paint might lift off when
it would come time to removing the tape!
I draw the lines for the boot topping or any hull demarcation line with a pencil, then paint the line freehand with a small flat headed brush, or if really narrow, a very small fine pointed one.

If you fancy a go, here's a picture of how I mark around the hull.
Make sure the hull is level and true, then set the pencil at the right height. In the picture it's resting on a small plastic 'Box', then mark around the hull. Re- set your boot topping depth and around the hull you go again. Then paint between the parallel pencil lines.

Obviously this example isn't a boot topping, but the principal is the same.


Once again, sorry I can't be of more help, but I'm sure the lads will be along toot sweet with the answer you require.

Cheers,
Ron

 

[BattleshipBob]

No need to say sorry Ron, appreciate your help!!

 

[salty]

Hi Ron, this guide is an eye opener especially for for a beginner! Thanks!

How long do you usually wait between applying layers?

 

[spanner570]

Hi Ron, this guide is an eye opener especially for for a beginner! Thanks!

How long do you usually wait between applying layers?

Thanks Gyorgy, I'm glad it is of some use.

In order to answer your question, I can only write of my own experiences, as I'm sure other people will have a different opinion.

As I apply the layers of paint thinly, I can usually get away with half an hour, at most an hour, between acrylic coats. On the rare occasion I use enamels, the overcoating has to wait overnight! Also, the waiting time obviously varies with air temperature etc.

Can I politely request if folks wish to air their own views and their ways of approaching this subject, can they start a new thread? This will leave this one nice and uncluttered. Thank you.

Cheers.
Ron

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks Ron, very concise. PaulE

 

[pedb1969]

I have just returned to modelling, wartime aircraft, for the first time since my youth and I am now 55. This thread has been massively helpful. Thank you.

 

[Scratchbuilder]

Great set of rules from your Dad.
Always have a brew not far from my elbo, even two hours old and cold as a corpse it is still drinkable.

 

[Scratchbuilder]

Sorry Ron, a ??

Whats the best practice regarding brush painting with masking tape ie a ships boot topping?

Thanks bob

Not ships topping, but if I have to use masking tape I first run a length our onto a piece of thick glass and then cut a width that will mask and use the cut edge of the tape next to where I want to paint and not the edge of the tape. You do not need to use the full width of the tape, just enough to allow you an edge.

 

[spanner570]

Glad this thread is of some use chaps and i really do appreciate the feedback.

But as I wrote in the opening few words, can folks post their own method of doing things on a separate thread please.

Otherwise this will get clogged up.
Sorry to be a miserable old fart, but it would keep things simpler for the reader.

Cheers.
Ron