Can anyone suggest a good paint match for the tan-ish plastic used in DPM/Woodlawn Scenics structure kits? I did some masking & spraying only to get a little creep here and there under the masking tape so I'd like to do a little touch-up.
Since the buildings are typically brick, it's kind of difficult to remove the overspray that finds its way into the mortar lines and other fine details. :(
Thanks!
dlm
What type of paint did you use for airbrushing?
Rich
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A better tip instead of trying paint matching since the plastic color can shoft with batching and plastic thickness. Take a flat clear finish like dull coat. Mask off the area. Apply the clear flat coating. Then paint. once done coat the entire structure with the flat clear coat. That will stop the paint bleed under the mask. And blend everything together.
shane
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NVSRR A better tip instead of trying paint matching since the plastic color can shoft with batching and plastic thickness. Take a flat clear finish like dull coat. Mask off the area. Apply the clear flat coating. Then paint. once done coat the entire structure with the flat clear coat. That will stop the paint bleed under the mask. And blend everything together. shane
richhotrainWhat type of paint did you use for airbrushing?
Rattle can enamel.
richhotrain Shane, that is an interesting tip. If I understand it correctly, mask off the area to be sprayed, apply flat clear coat, let it dry, then airbrush the desired paint. And it won't bleed? Rich
Shane, that is an interesting tip. If I understand it correctly, mask off the area to be sprayed, apply flat clear coat, let it dry, then airbrush the desired paint. And it won't bleed?
Rich, that is correct. if there if is paint bleed, it will be the flat finish coat that will bleed. being clear, you wont see it. espcially after overspraying the whole model with the same flat finish once all the painting is done. You can do the same technique if you have painted a base color, then mask, repaint the base color over the mask, let that dry then paint with the color you masked off for. the base color oversprayed will find the spots to bleed under. since it is the same color, it will blend in and block the next color from being able to bleed under that mask.
it i a painting technique that is not written up often to almost never. not sure why. it saves som uch touch up time.
Shane
danmerkel richhotrain What type of paint did you use for airbrushing? Rattle can enamel. dlm
richhotrain What type of paint did you use for airbrushing?
That's my choice for the brick surfaces on plastic structures. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I never have serious overspray or mask leakage. There are a lot of shades of brick primers, so I have a lot of cans to choose from in the basement.
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