Superbird McMonte Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Here is a little video on how I make red line tires. Edited January 20, 2019 by Superbird McMonte 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 That is a great, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Cool. What kind of tip do you have on your compass, what brand/color name of acrylic paint is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Dave Darby said: Cool. What kind of tip do you have on your compass, what brand/color name of acrylic paint is that? The tip is called a "ruling pen" or a "bow pen". http://www.comic-tools.com/2009/03/this-week-what-is-this-thing-and-what.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, Dave Darby said: Cool. What kind of tip do you have on your compass, what brand/color name of acrylic paint is that? Here is the paint. I got it at a local craft store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 That's a great tool. Now, I have to get one! Question - how permanent is the acrylic paint? Do you need to seal it to keep it from flaking off in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 BOOM!! Excellent tip and tutorial! I just went and ordered one of these! This'll come in mighty handy as I need to do a 'ring' of black inside the wheels of my 1/8 scale Shelby project. Hand painting it won't cut it..........that line needs to be nice and even and this should do the trick. Another nice thing is you can adjust the radii to whatever size you need for certain particular tires or stripes. 1 hour ago, Oldcarfan27 said: That's a great tool. Now, I have to get one! Question - how permanent is the acrylic paint? Do you need to seal it to keep it from flaking off in the future? I've used acrylic type paints on vinyl tires (Tamiya for example) years ago and I've never had a problem with the paint rubbing or flaking off. What's nice about this is if you mess up, cleanup is as simple as Windex (or any ammonia type product) and try it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 BTW, I want to add that I saved your video Dominick among my arsenal of ideas and techniques. Was that the wheel back from the kit tires? That's a good idea to use that as a 'guide' as it'll keep your red line circles nice and concentric with the tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezy Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Very cool. Great video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickcaps55 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Awesome thank you I'm going to give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 4 hours ago, MrObsessive said: BTW, I want to add that I saved your video Dominick among my arsenal of ideas and techniques. Was that the wheel back from the kit tires? That's a good idea to use that as a 'guide' as it'll keep your red line circles nice and concentric with the tires. Hi Bill, that particular wheel back was from the 68 Chevelle. I have a bunch of different ones on hand and even a few custom wheels that I sacrificed by drilling a hole through the center. Somethings you want to keep in mind, try to keep the compass straight up and down as much as possible. The pivot pin will help you do this by moving it in and out. Also, the hole with the pivot pin is sitting in while applying the paint needs to be small enough that the pivot pin doesn’t slip all the way through. That was a problem with some of the wheel backs that I’ve come across. The whole was too big so I would sacrifice a wheel or find a different wheel back that fit in the tire. Also want to make sure that whatever you insert into the tire is level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Works on larger tires too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRWDRVR Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 That is an awesome how to, I too will save that video. Great tip thanks for sharing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragmodels44 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Awesome tip. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) It's not hard, I saw a tip very similar to this one in a car modeling book several years ago and I have done it on several models after that. Here is a model built in 2001-2002 for our now closed local hobby shop where I used that technique, I delivered the finished model to the shop exactly one week after I got the kit...so it was built in seven days. Edited January 20, 2019 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bojaciuk Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Hakan is correct. Scale Auto, Vol. 8, Number 4. December 1986. Redline LeFever. Some guy with a funny last name wrote this piece. He saw it at a club meeting performed by Dan LeFever of Lancaster, PA. Got his permission, back then, to share the technique. A good bow compass is essential and the Instrument needs to be very clean. I’ve done this with white lines, gold lines....for 33 years now! oh yeah... it’s also in his book! Edited January 20, 2019 by George Bojaciuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Very cool.... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 2 hours ago, George Bojaciuk said: Hakan is correct. Scale Auto, Vol. 8, Number 4. December 1986. Redline LeFever. Some guy with a funny last name wrote this piece. He saw it at a club meeting performed by Dan LeFever of Lancaster, PA. Got his permission, back then, to share the technique. A good bow compass is essential and the Instrument needs to be very clean. I’ve done this with white lines, gold lines....for 33 years now! oh yeah... it’s also in his book! That’s pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat32 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Wonder if the ruling pen can work with Molotow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod3l Lover Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I bet it does Ray! I use Molotow white for lettering tires. And it flows very nice, and dries really well too! David S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Looks awesome! That's a great tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRWDRVR Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Just made my first attempt at doing this, I definitely need a little more practice but I think it went well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bojaciuk Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Looking good! Tighten the screw a bit to make the stripe tighter. Clean the compass point after each tire. I prefer using flats. Looks more realistic and doesn’t tend to run! Keep practicing! You are just about there. However, looking great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 One of those dying skills that old-fart draftsmen had to master in the time of the dinosaurs (it's hard to keep the compass steady when you're worried about being lunch). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bojaciuk Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Guess I’m an old fart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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