Paints, Customization Materials and Advice?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 4:56 am
What do you guys use for custom work, from tools to paints to materials for things like lightboxes or puddy? I'm sure that we all have found different things, and I'm about as certain that new people entering the field would want to know of these things, as well as general tips. I mean, I'm still a noob by comparison to some of you guys.
For paints, I tend to lean towards acrylics, especially of the Tamiya variety. I'm fortunate enough to have a hobby store a couple towns over that carries the paints. At over double the size of other paints like Testors and generally a higher quality IMO, along with a quick drying time, they're really nice, if a bit expensive. They also have clear paints for tinting parts or 'candycoating' - painting a part with a base silver or aluminum, then painting the clear color over it to achieve a sort of glow.
Primers, I've had good experience with one of Model Master's enamel primer spray-on products. It gave a very nice coat, took to acrylic paint very well despite being recommended for enamel, and dried fairly quickly. I will advise against Testor's spray-on primers, as you can read in my ongoing saga of Natsume's recolor, that was a disaster.
As for other things, I use the fine point Gundam Markers for panel-lining, various paintbrushes for painting, and other miscellanious things from sprue clippers to files. Can someone tell me though how to:
1) Make a good lightbox for photography
2) How to use a hobby knife (I've NEVER been able to determine its purpose).
For paints, I tend to lean towards acrylics, especially of the Tamiya variety. I'm fortunate enough to have a hobby store a couple towns over that carries the paints. At over double the size of other paints like Testors and generally a higher quality IMO, along with a quick drying time, they're really nice, if a bit expensive. They also have clear paints for tinting parts or 'candycoating' - painting a part with a base silver or aluminum, then painting the clear color over it to achieve a sort of glow.
Primers, I've had good experience with one of Model Master's enamel primer spray-on products. It gave a very nice coat, took to acrylic paint very well despite being recommended for enamel, and dried fairly quickly. I will advise against Testor's spray-on primers, as you can read in my ongoing saga of Natsume's recolor, that was a disaster.
As for other things, I use the fine point Gundam Markers for panel-lining, various paintbrushes for painting, and other miscellanious things from sprue clippers to files. Can someone tell me though how to:
1) Make a good lightbox for photography
2) How to use a hobby knife (I've NEVER been able to determine its purpose).