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Post by Blaze on Dec 28, 2009 19:02:33 GMT -5
XD Yeap. I asked mum and she's gonna find 'em for me :B Awesome! Too bad you didn't find out sooner so you'd be able to put that money towards a Dremel instead :< |
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Post by La Volpe on Dec 28, 2009 20:41:30 GMT -5
XD Yeap. I asked mum and she's gonna find 'em for me :B Awesome! Too bad you didn't find out sooner so you'd be able to put that money towards a Dremel instead :< Indeed.... I had just the right amount of money for one.... Oh well, next time since I get moar money next year ;D |
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Post by Blaze on Dec 28, 2009 20:48:00 GMT -5
Awesome! Too bad you didn't find out sooner so you'd be able to put that money towards a Dremel instead :< Indeed.... I had just the right amount of money for one.... Oh well, next time since I get moar money next year ;D Yes! Dremels make customization sooooo much easier. |
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Post by Comrade Tilly on Dec 29, 2009 2:18:34 GMT -5
I've used craft paints too. They just need a good clearcoat on top to keep from chipping, but that's true of a lot of acrylic.
Heck, some craft ones I've been testing stick to test pieces of Zoid better than model paints XD.
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Post by La Volpe on Dec 29, 2009 3:15:45 GMT -5
I've used craft paints too. They just need a good clearcoat on top to keep from chipping, but that's true of a lot of acrylic. Heck, some craft ones I've been testing stick to test pieces of Zoid better than model paints XD. The paints I got are majorly model paint enamels ^^; if they do chip off as well, I might as well try and grab some topcoat stuff to sort that out. I wish I really knew this before I went on a paint spree.... *headdesks* Oh well, it's too late... f@ck. Does Folk Art have metalllic purple and such? |
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Post by Comrade Tilly on Dec 29, 2009 4:03:40 GMT -5
Enamels don't tend to do that, but they make up for it by having killer fumes (use them somewhere with good ventillation, don't just open a window!). What ones I've managed to use have been very sturdy. Createx does a very nice pearl (metal flake) purple in their acrylic airbrush paints line, you can also hand paint it if you're patient: www.kitkraft.biz/product.php?productid=3533In my experience, it really needs a topcoat. That might just be Hayate's plastic being a pain in the bum, mind. |
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Post by La Volpe on Dec 29, 2009 6:20:06 GMT -5
Enamels don't tend to do that, but they make up for it by having killer fumes (use them somewhere with good ventillation, don't just open a window!). What ones I've managed to use have been very sturdy. Createx does a very nice pearl (metal flake) purple in their acrylic airbrush paints line, you can also hand paint it if you're patient: www.kitkraft.biz/product.php?productid=3533In my experience, it really needs a topcoat. That might just be Hayate's plastic being a pain in the bum, mind. Aah I see. 2 out of 3 different brands I got (for color variances) seems to have less fumes. Tamiya enamels are the worst though. Humbrol and... erm... Hobby color or something (I've put the paints away ^^; ) seems to be harmless, since I was testing out all 3 brands. Pretty satisfied so far. (I had my fan running and everything, I immediately recap after getting some more colours out just to help along with keeping the smell down). Aah, thanks ;D I can always test it some time before I use it, otherwise if it starts screwing up, I'll be annoyed XD I was considering airspraying but it'd be a waste of paint since it goes everywhere. I'll try handpainting XD |
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Post by Comrade Vargen666 on Dec 29, 2009 9:01:42 GMT -5
What do you mean by "airspraying"? If you mean with a spraycan you are right: A lot of paint is wasted. Also, paint easily gets on too thick, which is bad especially when painting detailed parts. If you mean spraying with an airbrush: Remember that, although some of the paint misses the target, the paint in general sprays in thin layers. So in the end you don't end up wasting all that much. Depending on technique, airpressure and such of course.  That said: I read you got "Hobby color or something" amongst your paints. Is this "Mr. Hobby Color", by Gunze Sangyo company of Japan? If so, that's an acrylic paint. Although the formulation seems to be a bit different from your regular acrylics. Don't confuse Mr. Hobby Color with Mr. Color (sans the word Hobby) as the latter is a lacquer based paint. In general it's best to use acrylics anyway as a.) they're not so bad for your health when airbrushing, and are pretty harmless when handbrushing and b.) They don't react so much to eachother like enamels or lacquers do. Different brands using different thinners sometimes don't like eachother you see. |
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Post by Blaze on Dec 29, 2009 11:42:22 GMT -5
Yeah Folk Art has a ton of metallic colors. I actually never had a problem spray painting and I've even got airbrush like looks down. Just gotta know what distance away you have to hold the can. Oh and there is this one brand of spray that uses a different nozzle so you don't get the waste.
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Post by GhostLiger on Dec 29, 2009 13:24:51 GMT -5
What do you mean by "airspraying"? If you mean with a spraycan you are right: A lot of paint is wasted. Also, paint easily gets on too thick, which is bad especially when painting detailed parts. Yeah, that does make me wonder why my white primer was sold in a can. It sucked for spraying! The texture was so bad, and it covered far too thick in some places and barely any in others... Me thinks I'm gonna take this empty paint pot, spray a load into that, and brush on instead... |
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Post by Comrade Vargen666 on Dec 29, 2009 15:03:27 GMT -5
Well, concerning primer I make an exception, as throwing primer though the airbrush is too much of a fuzz for me. Did that once, and never again. Cleaning the airbrush from primer just takes too much time afterwards.
So I just use spraycans for primer and lay on enough for a basecoat to stick to, but not so much that details are obscured. I also thing it depends on what primer you use... I know people like to buy the cheap stuff, and that's fine just as long as it's tested first. I myself have tried different kinds, but in the end I sticked (no pun indended) with Tamiya's Surface Primer. It's more expensive but it's also the best I've used so far. Takes masking tape (again Tamiya, the yellow stuff) well and doesn't flake off like some others do.
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Post by La Volpe on Dec 29, 2009 15:14:18 GMT -5
@vargen: Ah yes, I do believe so. I've done a test patch with it yesterday, it seems to be good so far.
I mean with the airspray kind that uses compressors. I found another kind that uses an pressurized can so it's pretty much a portable Airspray. I nearly got it but I thought it'd be a waste if it'd spray too much.
So I just need to find the right nozzle? That is if I can do it ^^;
I got Tamiya's Surface Primer for the white/light stuff.
And, I shall have a good look for the art shops that does supply a lot of the Folk Art stuff.
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Post by Comrade Vargen666 on Dec 29, 2009 15:31:03 GMT -5
I mean with the airspray kind that uses compressors. I found another kind that uses an pressurized can so it's pretty much a portable Airspray. I nearly got it but I thought it'd be a waste if it'd spray too much. Let's get this straight as I'm not sure we're talking completely about the same thing here.  Airspray using compressor = Airbrush. Although an airbrush can also use a seperate pressurized can of air instead of a compressor. Airspray using pressurized can = Spraycan/rattlecan/etc. Can already contains paint and pressure. Has to be shaken before use and makes a rattle sound. It's like what the Tamiya primer comes in for example. Was that about what you was talking about? |
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Post by La Volpe on Dec 29, 2009 16:41:53 GMT -5
I meant the kind with a compressor airbrushing nozzle kinda thing with a spray canister and a compressed air can instead of a compressor.... liiiike *googles* f@ck, can't find any but it's like a airbrushing thingers with a pressure can instead of a compressor. Not those rattly things (I hate 'em XD). EDITEDITEDIT  I nao has applied one layer to one side of the tail! Have to wait 6hrs before I can do a 2nd layer then I can start on the other side, I'm trying to time it so that I can get it done within' 3-4 days XD The cam's shitty, it looks awesome-r IRL XD |
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Post by La Volpe on Dec 30, 2009 21:13:41 GMT -5
2nd coat applied! Starting on the other side of the tail in about 30-35 mins or so! ;D
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