If you can spray them they look great. If you brush them it's hard to get it even enough that you don't see light/dark streaks and individual metal flakes.
But I've also sprayed Ceramcoat gold and it looked fantastic, so an airbrush makes a big difference with even cheap paints.
-Rog
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- Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:11 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Anyone try liquid gold leaf paints?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9176
- Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:33 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Dupli-color GM326
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7280
- Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:47 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Liquid cement melted styrene questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18307
I've also never really liked it. It can take foreeeeeever to dry. There are very few situations where I can't use putty, stretched sprue (or different sheet thicknesses), or CA (with baking soda if needed) to fill gaps. In fact I can't think of any. Once in awhile I'll use sprue goo for surfacing, b...
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:21 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Stripping vinyl...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9367
- Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:54 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Stripping vinyl...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9367
Thanks, that worked great. I just put it in an inflated Ziploc bag with the lacquer thinner and shook it. Of course the thinner eventually ate a hole in the bag (always do this stuff outside!), but by then it was done. A glass jar would have been better, but I didn't have an empty one. I'll give it ...
- Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:30 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Stripping vinyl...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9367
Stripping vinyl...
I've been working on a Batman figure for awhile now, and the first thing I completed was his belt. I had it perfect, and set it aside. About a year later it started to get tacky. I thought the lacquer I used was safe, but it turns out that some vinyls don't like any paint but straight water-based, I...
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:46 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How to cure paint that won't dry?
- Replies: 10
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Enamel over nylon sometimes does the same as enamel over vinyl I've found, i.e. it doesn't dry and will remain sticky forever. I had that happen recently on something I thought was ABS, but turned out to be nylon. The only safe option is to strip it and come back with an acrylic I think. I've tried ...
- Wed May 28, 2014 11:56 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: The best glue?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13953
- Fri May 23, 2014 1:00 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Frog/Painters tape
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12195
Frog Tape works great for water based paint. I bought it without reading the package though, and I guess it has some kind of water-absorbing stuff in it that makes a seal along the edge. However, use it with spray paint, oils, or enamels and it will make a giant mess. There's a vague warning about t...
- Sun May 11, 2014 1:23 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Using Gundam markers for preshading panel lines?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28242
Somehow it migrates up through the layers of paint. It's a strange phenomenon. I discovered it by accident once when I marked something with a Sharpie and then put probably six coats of paint on it trying to cover it up. I'd think I finally got it and then I'd come back ten minutes later and there i...
- Tue May 06, 2014 11:44 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Using Gundam markers for preshading panel lines?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28242
I've used a Sharpie in a few cases. But you have to be aware that it will float to the top no matter how many coats of paint you cover it with. So, under white it will not work as a subtle pre-shading. But for darker colors it's a good way to do it if you want sharp panel lines. The way a Sharpie wi...
- Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:12 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Will glitter ruin my air brush??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28294
- Wed Feb 12, 2014 8:05 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Will glitter ruin my air brush??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28294
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:26 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Models based on book covers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20308
It's interested how he goes through testing the shapes versus the 2D picture taken at the same angle. I've definitely had that problem where I'm trying to make something in 3D that I only have an off-axis 2D picture of. I wouldn't have thought of doing it in paper and then taking a picture of it fro...
- Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:14 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Best primer color for gold metallics?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6763
I would still probably go with gloss black if you're looking for the mirror look. If not then you can get great effects by using a red undercoat (for a warm gold) or white (for a brassy/titanium look). A flat base coat will definitely flatten the look of the metallic coat though, which can be good o...
- Sat Nov 23, 2013 12:55 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Gauging interest in an idea for airbrush tool...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14412
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:04 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Any alternatives to Strip-a-kit "old" / "dry
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16120
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:44 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Any alternatives to Strip-a-kit "old" / "dry
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16120
Well, it's not the exact product, but SAK is sodium hydroxide, which is in oven cleaner, Drano, and Super Clean. Any of those should give similar results. I particularly like the Drano gel. Second choice would be oven cleaner as it sticks pretty well. With liquids you'll need to submerge the model. ...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:52 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Ever had gap filling cyo glue take TEN hours to cure....?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10490
One thing you might try, if you hate fumes like me, is some water mixed with baking soda in a spray bottle. It doesn't immediately cure it like a kicker, but I've had good success with it cutting down cure times considerably while not building up the seam like straight baking soda. I just can't do k...
- Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:45 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Where to get large diameter styrene tubing?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 21025
Okay, so I know there are multi-plastic cements, but wasn't clear if that meant it would permanently bond one to another... If I can go ABS to styrene with the same seamless bond as styrene to styrene then that definitely opens up those other options. A little bummed that the wall thickness goes up ...
- Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:58 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Where to get large diameter styrene tubing?
- Replies: 11
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Where to get large diameter styrene tubing?
I'm needing styrene tubing with inside diameters of at least 13mm up to around 20mm, or just over 1/2" to about 3/4". I say inside diameter because that's more important, but it would be nice if it also had a standard thin (1mm or so) wall like other styrene tubing. I'm not going to be pic...
- Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:08 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Rod or tubing?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12876
Tube are always stronger than a solid rod of the same diameter. I suspect a long debate is about to happen, but if a rod and tube are the same weight , a tube is stronger. But consider the extreme of a soda can (tube) versus a solid cylinder (rod) of aluminum that's the same diameter... Solid is al...
- Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:11 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Hot to Make a " night light"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6550
- Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:32 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Hot to Make a " night light"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6550
It would be pretty easy to rob a light sensor from a cheap night light, like you can get at any Target or Walmart. I planned to do the same thing at some point. Depending on how it's wired, you might even be able to just use the whole thing as your power source, since most of them are LED these days...
- Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:44 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Gooey-glue gurus needed within ...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26485
- Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:47 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Halloween mask plastic, what kind is it?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9473
- Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:23 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Gorilla Glue Experiences?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 101810
On the urethane stuff, I've never used it on styrene, but it should work just fine if you don't mind the mess it makes. It will certainly glue things solidly though. The stuff Kylwell and others are talking about is the blue-capped super glue. Same company, completely different products. BTW, the or...
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:56 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Gorilla Glue Experiences?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 101810
It sounds like you're using regular Gorilla Glue, which is actually urethane that expands much like the insulation foam that comes in a can (Great Stuff I think it's called). It has its place (resin kits do well with in in my experience), but the buzz in modeling circles is about the CA that Gorilla...
- Wed May 22, 2013 12:34 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: How to create LARGE fibreglass molds/parts??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12172
I'm afraid I don't have any good links for how-tos, but it sounds like what a lot of guys do to make new bumpers and hoods for cars. For instance (small example): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB-2_pM7HFo That's the direction I would be looking anyway. I've seen some pretty complex shapes done with...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:28 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Steampunkery from beach trash
- Replies: 5
- Views: 23913