This body is the goth version of Matt Francios. That heavy shadowing around the windows is not pretty. At least I elongated the windshield down and angled in the side windows like they are supposed to be.
Rod, I've used the 50/50 paint to Future floor finish on the Matt F. body and it worked great. I will keep mixing the pain at that ratio. I might lower the psi for better control on the brush. It seems like it's coming out faster than I want.
I have a lot of playing around with different psi and fine tuning the light paint to air ratio without splattering the paint before I can paint the Masami B3 body. The detail in the highlighting of the flames with the red and white wont be easy for me without much more practice, especially with the difficulty I had with shading already. I know what has to be done, I just got to figure out how to control the paint. I have some lexan from some Home Depot blinds packaging I can practice on first. I hope the B3 turns out as good as the others.
if i had some glass sitting around I would do that for sure
Clause I've got me an edjamcation!
I just wish I had some glass and some windex. I do have a couple of lexan, or clear plastic or some sort, packaging that I got with some blinds for our new house. I'll use those for now, these bodies are just for runners. Not like Rod needs perfect bodies for runners.
It's not perfect, but I'm happy with it and it's great for a runner. There are some things I wished I did different, but I'm not going to point out all my mistakes
On to the next body on the assembly line, the box art worlds car. Got her all drawn up, it may look messy but I think it will turn out better than it initially looks.
Thanks Rod! Yup, I used the new needle. I actually didn't notice a difference though. The old needle only has a really small bend on the tip, but I wasn't sure how much the spray was being effected.
I'm having issues with how the black outline is painted on the Worlds car.
Rod mentioned that it's possible that the outline is just that, laying down black around the white. If this is the case than only the sections between the blue and white would have to be done. Once those sections are dry then the blue areas would have to be masked off to lay down the rest of the black....then paint blue and then white.
Rod's probably right, but it wont be easy for me, are there any other suggestions out there?
Hey guys so here's the deal - if you were going to buy an entire airbrush setup (brush, compressor etc), what would you get and why?
I'm ready to drop the cash on a FULL setup but I want a good one that will be very versatile (so dual action?) and...
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I only use my shop compressor for airbrushing, regulate the air down to what you need and also use it for what ever else you want to run the rest of the time.
I purchased an air brush some ten years ago for the Testors acrylic model paints. I think I may have used it once since I bought it until the last few months. So far I have painted at least two RC10 bodies and one Stampede body with Parm FastColor...
I need some help from you guys. I have a Sparmax AC-100 home in EU and I would like to find the same or a similar one in quality. Where is a good place to shop?
Many thanks,
Mannekenpis.
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Thanks for all your answers, I never thought about a full size compressor... looking for one now. :?
Just recently got a airbrush and compressor so I've been playin .
This was my first go at a body , it's externally painted over an old runner body .
Meant to be a dragon and i might try some flames as well soon .
This is my second attempt,...
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I think you did a good job! I've used airbrushes for various hobbies over the years and while there is a learning curve, they produce excellent results with a little practice and understanding. Painting backwards is also another level of complexity....
I have a ton of lexan to paint and need to get a good airbrush. I'm lookng for what you guys are using. I want internal mixing so I believe that is a 2 stage or dual stage...something like that. I've heard good things about badger and the LHS...
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All of the top artists I know use Iwata, myself included. I still have a Badger 150 single action that I have had at least 25 years and still works fine. I have not personally heard anyone complain about or dislike their Iwata. I really like my...
Well I've picked an airbrush, next thing is paint, what is everybody using?
Createx seems to be widely available, was looking at the regular airbrush paint, does it stick to lexan?
i see they have other types, Wicked and Auto Air, just not sure...
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if we arnt learning we might as well lay down :lol:
if your going to do camo there are alot of curved lines go for a x acto swivel knife ... anouther learning curve but works well for curved lines
Hello all,
I haven't been on here much lately. I think it was Scr8p who said real cars would take over, and he was right. :oops:
I'm looking to buy an airbrush. In the near future I expect to paint a few r/c bodies, a model car, and a car (not full...
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I have a Badger 155 dual action brush. Seems to work well - but I'm still figuring out the whole airbrushing thing myself! I was like you - wanted one solution for everything. Or at least one compressor for everything.