JM485 Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 Paint! I swear lately I can't even put a mist coat on a body without some sort of new reaction I haven't seen before.
hooknladderno1 Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 On 9/16/2013 at 3:18 AM, Tom Geiger said: I need a visit from the model finishing fairy. I have to agree Tom! I have so many projects in various stages of production... I have tried making punch lists, not starting anything new, ... The biggest challenge at the moment is no place to paint in a small apartment with 4 people and a dog. Too humid outside to paint, no spray booth... Eventually, I will work it out... David
tktom24 Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 A smooth, glossy, black paint job. Really just one!
Mike Kucaba Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 BMF, Carbon Fiber, complete builds etc. etc oh yeah! interiors too.
ZTony8 Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 I'd like to improve my consistency.I can do one nice paint job or a clean assembly and then the next bunch of models ends up with horrid paint or glue spots in visible places or parts break during assembly.
LokisTyro Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 BMF would have to be it. I haven't tried it yet so there's plenty of room for improvements However, I am curious about using MotoStorm motochrome instead.
martinfan5 Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 On 9/16/2013 at 4:48 AM, Mike Kucaba said: BMF, Carbon Fiber, complete builds etc. etc oh yeah! interiors too. Same here for both BMF, and Carbon, I have got better at Carbon, still suck at BMF
o-man Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 On 9/16/2013 at 5:43 PM, ZTony8 said: I'd like to improve my consistency.I can do one nice paint job or a clean assembly and then the next bunch of models ends up with horrid paint or glue spots in visible places or parts break during assembly. THIS!
Shardik Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 It's hard to narrow it down to just one thing, so I'll cheat: one for me and one for my alter ego For me: Brush painting. For Shardik: Focus. I/He/We have enormous trouble sticking to one proj.... oh wait, I just got an idea...
grayghost Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Thinning paint to airbrush. And mixing paint in general. I get it to thin or to thick.
LoneWolf15 Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 To coin the old adage and adding a twist .... I need to learn to lead the horse to water and get him to drink .... If I do , this thread wouldn't exist .
randx0 Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Donn , I didn't know you had a bare metal foil dvd .
slusher Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 I am not good at detailing l need improvment in this area bigtime...
LoneWolf15 Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 On 9/17/2013 at 11:43 PM, randx0 said: Donn , I didn't know you had a bare metal foil dvd . It's covered on the Tips & Tricks , the two disc set !
mikemodeler Posted September 18, 2013 Author Posted September 18, 2013 On 9/17/2013 at 10:25 PM, LoneWolf15 said: To coin the old adage and adding a twist .... I need to learn to lead the horse to water and get him to drink .... If I do , this thread wouldn't exist . Donn, I think you have some leads on DVD sales with this thread! LOL In all seriousness though, your DVD is helpful, I just need to slow down and get some patience and my problems will be greatly reduced. BTW- nice poetry!
LoneWolf15 Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 On 9/18/2013 at 5:48 PM, mikemodeler said: Donn, I think you have some leads on DVD sales with this thread! LOL In all seriousness though, your DVD is helpful, I just need to slow down and get some patience and my problems will be greatly reduced. BTW- nice poetry! You'd think that would be the case ..... Highly unlikely though ! Go back and watch the DVDs and count how many times that I stress the word " Patience ! " Lmao ! Patience , son , patience !
Dr. Cranky Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 There are days (and weeks too) when I feel like the joy is in learning. Still learning, and I hope to continue, otherwise I fear boredom. There are so many great builders on this forum, so the bar is set pretty high, but the fun is in moving slowing towards building better models. One model at a time. If you are starting out, my advice is to hold on to those first couple of models and then compare them to the ones that get built a year later, five, ten--then the journey could truly be appreciated.
Aaronw Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 Another for airbrushing. I really have no excuses, I have a good set up for it, just can't be bothered to practice.
brad4321 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I'm so poor at getting a great gloss finish that I basically never build cars anymore. Its become all tanks, planes, and jets for me. I just find the airbrushing process for military stuff much more fun, and easy.
Neil Bass Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Spray painting bodies for sure. I think I was better at it when I was a kid. I notice a lot of folks listing BMF. I'm old enough to remember the bad old days before BMF existed so even when it kicks my butt I'm grateful I can just peel it off and try again. I can't imagine hand painting the chrome strips on the side of a '40 Ford Tudor again.
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