Raguvian

Thank you all for the replies! Erik that Rabbit looks amazing! The main thing that makes me nervous about spraying the body color first is the black seems to run under the masking very easily and I get lines that don't look crisp at all. Then again, this is an RC car that is going to get used on rocks and dirt so any paint job is going to get abused a little bit. The clear mist over the masking tape is a great tip, thank you. I also got some Tamiya masking tape as I've heard good things about it.

I'm working on an RC crawler with a hard body, and need to paint it. I would like to paint the bumpers, grille, window trims, side steps and a few other details black (undecided on the main body color but will likely be silver or green). Would I be better off painting the details with a brush or with spray paint? Either way the masking doesn't look like it will be fun, but there would be less to mask with a brush. I'm thinking of at least brushing the light buckets as they will be hidden under lenses, but I'm not sure how the paint finish will turn out if I brush the other details as well. The body I will be painting: My inspiration: Thanks for any help!

Just got these: Really happy that I got them for $56 on ebay.

Got my 2nd and 3rd kits - Revell Porsche Slantnose and Mustang SVO, as well as a Tamiya D parts tree for my Eunos Roadster kit. I already messed up the windshield from the D parts tree, but at least it's not as bad as the first one. Oh well.

I'm almost out of that paint unfortunately (and Tamiya paint is expensive), and I still have the hardtop to spray. Would 2000 or 5000 grit sandpaper help at all or would that hurt it more? I might as well leave it as a reminder to not sand down the lacquer again. It's not like I don't have more kits to build! I have 7 on the way to me right now.

I think that's what happened to me. There were some bits where the white underneath was showing through so I taped the body off and sprayed it and I think it lifted and wrinkled like that. I guess I'll just leave it be and chalk it up as a learning mistake. It is my first kit, after all.

I have another paint related question, and rather than constantly spamming the forum with new threads, I thought I'd post it in this thread. While painting, I noticed a bad looking spot: After the paint cures (I was going to give it a week), can I sand it with 2000 grit then 5000 grit sandpaper, before applying the Future? I wouldn't mind a few errors in the paint (which I'm sure there is) but this one is pretty noticeable so I wanted to fix it somehow. Thanks again!

I got an Aoshima Suzuki Cappuccino today. I'm still waiting on some Revell kits that I got for cheap ($20 and under) to practice on before I attempt the Aoshima kit. I also bought some Watanabe wheels and an Aoshima Autozam AZ-1 but those won't show up for a while, probably.

Got it, thanks! After some research into the floor wax, I think I'm going to go that route since it seems to be more forgiving. I'll just paint the lights and details now and then seal it with the Future later on. At $7/can, the Tamiya clear is kind of expensive since it'll only last 2-3 cars. The floor wax seems to looks as good or better than the actual paint clear and I wouldn't have to sand and polish it either.

Thanks guys, I just wanted to see if the paint would even stick to the clear. I guess I'll just clear it first and then paint the details to finish all the painting in one step. BTW what exactly is Future?

Sorry for more threads, but I was just wondering what the order of painting is. I need to paint the taillights and side markers on my Tamiya Eunos Roadster (Miata) and have already painted the car blue. I haven't cleared it yet. Should I paint the markers first and then clear, or do it the other way around? Does it really matter? Thanks!

Thank you so much! It's much easier to control a Sharpie or other kind of felt tip pen than the paint brush. I will pick up a few today and try them out! Is there any way to make a mask to get results that clean in that picture?

Hey everyone, I'm almost done with my first build - a Tamiya Eunos Roadster, and the part that keeps tripping me up is the black window trim around the windshield and rear window. I actually messed up on the windshield so I ordered another parts tree from Tamiya and don't want to make the same mistake again with the trim. I tried masking off the windshield and then brushing the paint on but the paint seeped under the tape. Also my masking job wasn't very good so the trim was kind of shaky. I also scratched the plastic pretty badly trying to make the masks. Can I use a Sharpie next time to make the trim? Or any other way to make decent looking edge trim? Thanks!