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Post by cpr4200 on Apr 24, 2024 16:26:28 GMT -8
Any words of wisdom on how to get good coverage when spraying reds, yellows, and oranges? Those colors seem to be sort of translucent. ~ Walt
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Post by grahamline on Apr 24, 2024 21:59:22 GMT -8
Silver or white prime coat beneath.
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Post by jonklein611 on Apr 25, 2024 5:24:39 GMT -8
Old video, but the logic still holds true.
Light grey is your friend in this case.
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Post by wagnersteve on Apr 25, 2024 7:17:13 GMT -8
4/24/2024, about 11:14 a.m., EDT
Having no good place to use an airbrush even if I had one, I could use some advice on brush painting with nontoxic paint. I miss the old Polly-S casein based ones. I have never found a hobby shop that allows customers for a rental fee to use an airbrush in a properly ventilated paint booth; it's hard enough to find a hobby shop within reasonable driving time and distance that has a reasonable stock of HO products. Joining a model railroad club where I might be able to use an airbrush is also not possible because of my family situation.
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Post by grahamline on Apr 25, 2024 8:31:47 GMT -8
Old video, but the logic still holds true. Light grey is your friend in this case. Take a good look at the light gray before you try this. Some gray paints contain enough blue to give you a shift toward green, rather than a clean yellow. |
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Post by Baikal on Apr 25, 2024 8:58:41 GMT -8
Old video, but the logic still holds true. Light grey is your friend in this case. Take a good look at the light gray before you try this. Some gray paints contain enough blue to give you a shift toward green, rather than a clean yellow.
I've always thought SP Dark Lark Gray, the prototype color used on diesels post-1958, was a true gray with no hint of blue, red, or yellow. As it weathers it gets lighter and redder.
L&N gray looks to have a blue tint.
Model paints will vary.
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Post by cpr4200 on Apr 25, 2024 9:31:39 GMT -8
Thanks, guys. It occurs to me that I've seen some Proto red diesels with a silver undercoat. But not Rapido or Atlas. Hmm. Tamiya has a pink primer that might be intended for a red topcoat.
Wagnersteve, there was a shop down here that had an airbrushing room set up, but at the time I hadn't gotten back into the hobby. It's gone, now. The local club has no such facility.
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Post by grahamline on Apr 25, 2024 10:06:00 GMT -8
Paint is such a fast-moving topic for models these days, about the only way to evaluate effects is to do your own tests.
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Post by Christian on Apr 25, 2024 10:26:19 GMT -8
Silver or white prime coat beneath. Ditto. Stynylrez now has a silver primer. |
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Post by Gino Damen on May 1, 2024 12:57:19 GMT -8
4/24/2024, about 11:14 a.m., EDT Having no good place to use an airbrush even if I had one Just get a suitcase style ventilator, a basic airbrush compressor with small tank and a decent airbrush. This can be used on any kitchen table if you only use acrylic paint. Some suitcases also have a tube you can hang out a window. I have this type of setup and it all fits in a foldable shopping crate (46*35*30 cm) including some consumables. I have similar items for the booth and compressor and the same airbrush. No affiliation with these links. Just for reference. Timbertech Upgraded Airbrush compressor: a.co/d/j7n0u4aHUBEST Airbrush Spray Booth Kit: a.co/d/8x505orGaahleri Airbrush Kit GHAD-39: a.co/d/csBbwnR |
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