Lord Dom
Chieftain
looking for an expirence modeler that can help me wiv painting
need tips for building plastic models
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Lord Dom
Chieftain
i don't now what paints to select enamel or acrylic, and if i should ut a base color on the plastic model
Try Pamela Anderson.
skadistic
Caomhanach
No base coat is is needed if you use enamel paints. Testors brand is really good as is Tamiya.
cthom
3,011,451,295
i always use acrylic. base white or black depends on main colours. what kind of model? plastic or metal?
Lord Dom
Chieftain
plastic, but how do you the color to be none glossy?
cthom
3,011,451,295
use matt paints and matt varnish. enamels are probably better on plastic.
Martacus
World's Greatest Warrior
Easy, look for bottles of "flat" enamel or acrylic as opposed to glossy. Being a somewhat experienced modeler, I can give you some more tips:
Always thin your paint before painting. It goes on smoother and lasts longer that way. Enamel paints thin with mineral spirits, acrylics thin with plain old water.
Paint in a well-ventilated area and wear a respirator, even if you're using acrylics, which at first may not seem to give off any fumes. They do, just not as bad as enamels. Build yourself a painting booth if in doubt.
Are you using regular brushes or an airbrush? Airbrushes, while more expensive and requiring more care, generally deliver a superior finish. Of course, regualr brushes are much less expensive, but they wear out and require more effort to get good results. Also, you can't get nice subtle layering effects like you can with an airbrush.
Always thin your paint before painting. It goes on smoother and lasts longer that way. Enamel paints thin with mineral spirits, acrylics thin with plain old water.
Paint in a well-ventilated area and wear a respirator, even if you're using acrylics, which at first may not seem to give off any fumes. They do, just not as bad as enamels. Build yourself a painting booth if in doubt.
Are you using regular brushes or an airbrush? Airbrushes, while more expensive and requiring more care, generally deliver a superior finish. Of course, regualr brushes are much less expensive, but they wear out and require more effort to get good results. Also, you can't get nice subtle layering effects like you can with an airbrush.
Lord Dom
Chieftain
so i should use an airbrush for big solid areas like a plane, tank, or ship, and brushes for details like soldiers?
Perfection
The Great Head.
The black balls usually represent carbon, the white balls hydrogen, yellow is nitrogen and red is oxygen
skadistic
Caomhanach
What about the blue balls? What do they represent?
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