This is a good site to learn more tips, how-to's and a lot more...
This is a good site to learn more tips, how-to's and a lot more...
Some of these tips are mine and most
tips I have aquired through friends or modeling magazines. They
maybe shared and contributed to any one. The tips marked with a
are My tips.
My first tip has to deal with beginners painting.
I have found that until you have the money or the desire to air brush professional
looking models, paint markers are the way to go. Paint markers are available
at just about any Wal-Mart, Kmart, or your local hobby shop. These paint
markers are relatively inexpensive and do a terrific job of detailing for
the way they are set up. They are available in a many different colors (check
your local carrier for the choices). As far as I know there are about 13
or so colors available. There are a few that I recommend buying A.S.A.P.,
Flat Black, Gloss Black, Silver, and another color of your choice, to play
with and learn how they all work. I have not had very Good luck with the
white marker, for that matter the only time I use white is when I can spray-paint
it on.
My second tip is about the location of your model
area. You should pick a place that is out of the way. It should also be
closable. A closet makes a good place to keep your stuff. If you are not
able to keep your models in a out-of-the-way place then you will need a
place that can be left alone for a few hours, while your parts dry enough
to put them in some type of a covered carrier. Speaking of carriers, I use
one quite frequently. You can find or get them almost every where you look.
My mother found a neat cardboard box at her work, she brought it home to
me and I took it directly to my "Hobby Center" and put it into
use. It looks something like this:
The next thing you ought to think about is storage.
Not just the storage of completed models but also uncompleted. I recommend
finding some old furniture at a yard sale or something like that. Try not
to buy the best looking piece there, but something that can get paint all
over it (it will happen!!). You will also need to find some storage place
of unbuilt models. I suggest a hutch, one that has a glass top. This way
you can use the top of it as a display case. The bottom will then become
your model storage place. There are many option, you find what works best
for you!!
Another good thing to do is to start a
scrap parts box. You can use the parts you save on other models. I suggest
the you find either a plastic box or cardboard. It should probably be a
box that can be covered. By saving trees (the plastic that holds your parts)
you can then you that to detail engines with.....
The trees can be cut into rods about
3 or 4 inches long. These are the steps that you should take to
put paint an engine with part of a tree-
1) Cut the tree into pieces.
2) Paint the block, or block halfes.
3) Then don't put the oil pan on!! Glue the rod that you made
from the tree where the oil pan would go.
4) continue painting the rest of engine parts. You can paint all
the pices then glue them on the block, or glue them on the block
then paint them. Choose a way that suites your needs best and
complete the engine.
5) CAREFULLY cut off the tree piece and glue on the oil pan.
6) **If there is no oil pan (The oil pan is part of an engine half)
then simply lightly glue the rod to the oil pan and continue with
the same proccess as above. Be carefull not to damage the oil pan
in this proccess. After you are done cut off the rod and paint oil pan.
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