My Return To Modeling, The Bf 109F-4 of Viktor Bauer... - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

Thorlifter · 10-14-2007, 07:45 AM

Keep it up Les. I got back into modeling about 2 years ago. I bought about 10 kits, paints, and airbrush, etc. I started on a 1/48 P-47D and I still haven't finished it. Maybe as the weather begins to cool off in the garage I'll get back out there.

ccheese · 10-14-2007, 09:58 AM

Looking good, Les..... keep at it..

Charles

lesofprimus · 10-14-2007, 10:54 AM

Thx.... Just painted the first of 3camo colors, the Olive color.... How long do I wait for the paint to dry before removing the masking tape to start another color????

And will regular masking tape peel off my other color when I reapply the tape for the tan camo???

lesofprimus · 10-14-2007, 11:20 AM

Alos, should I do more than one coat??? It has dried and looks good as far as the coverage goes... I would think that a second coat would further degrade the details of rivets/panel lines etc......

Comments??? Im getting antsy waiting on a reply......

Wurger · 10-14-2007, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lesofprimus

Thx.... Just painted the first of 3camo colors, the Olive color.... How long do I wait for the paint to dry before removing the masking tape to start another color????

And will regular masking tape peel off my other color when I reapply the tape for the tan camo???

It depends on the kind of paints ( oil or acrylic ) you used.For oil enamels ,I use mainly, I wait 20mim or sometimes up to next day,for acrylic ones it is possible to remove the tape after 5-10 min. For sure you shouldn't apply the tape before the surface of a colour isn't dry.The main acrylic paints faeture is to peel off with the tape if you didn't use a primer.It is the best if you use it or another kind of paints as a primer ( Humbrol's enamels have better ability to link itself with a base, for example).Certainly it also depends on how many layers of a paint you put or how the layer of a colour is thick.But if you are careful everything is mostly O.K.

lesofprimus · 10-14-2007, 11:26 AM

Thx Wurger, answer my other question now...

And BTW, I used enamel paint with no primer...

Wurger · 10-14-2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lesofprimus

Alos, should I do more than one coat??? It has dried and looks good as far as the coverage goes... I would think that a second coat would further degrade the details of rivets/panel lines etc......

Comments??? Im getting antsy waiting on a reply......

If you use an airbrush and acrylic paints there shouldn't be any problem.With the oil enamels you should be careful.If you use a brush and acrylic ones put the next coat when the previous is dry ( it is said the acrylic paints are dry 4-5 hours later but in my opinion it is not true.Like all paints in all the world they need 24 hours to be dry.Try to put a very thin layer of a paint so the next thin one shouldn't degrade the details too much.

BTW It is better to wash all surfaces with a worm water and soap or some drops of liquid for washing dishes.

lesofprimus · 10-14-2007, 11:35 AM

Using a brush and enamel paints...

Wurger · 10-14-2007, 11:39 AM

O.K. put thin layers of paint so it shouldn't be any problems with the two.But if the one layer of paint is enough to cover a surface, don't put the second one.If you use a tape of Tamiya or other ones for modellers everything will be O.K.

lesofprimus · 10-14-2007, 11:40 AM

Thx Wurger, Im usin regular masking take, whitish/yellow... I will apply a light second coat...

Wurger · 10-14-2007, 11:44 AM

Matt308 · 10-14-2007, 01:07 PM

If you have any painters tape, that works good too. Use Elmers Glue for your clear parts. Avoid a paint scheme that makes judicious use of feathering.
This will help hide the fact that you don't have an airbrush.

lesofprimus · 10-23-2007, 02:37 PM

Well heres the shot.... As u can tell, the colors are wrong... I still havent painted the bottom yet.... That will happen soon enough...

Catch22 · 10-23-2007, 02:42 PM

You managed to get those lines really nice and clean! Excellent work!

Wurger · 10-23-2007, 02:46 PM

Hi Les,
I think everything is OK..Have you mixed these colour,you have?For me the painting looks graet.Although a quality if the paint layers is not visible ( it is needed to be close up) and not finished yet I tell you ,well done.

10-14-2007, 09:58 AM	#32
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,987	Looking good, Les..... keep at it.. Charles __________________ Good people sleep peacefully in their beds at night, only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell

10-14-2007, 10:54 AM	#33
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 18,458	Thx.... Just painted the first of 3camo colors, the Olive color.... How long do I wait for the paint to dry before removing the masking tape to start another color???? And will regular masking tape peel off my other color when I reapply the tape for the tan camo??? __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk My 1/32nd Rendition of His Corsair: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/2-p...3-a-20416.html

10-14-2007, 11:20 AM	#34
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 18,458	Alos, should I do more than one coat??? It has dried and looks good as far as the coverage goes... I would think that a second coat would further degrade the details of rivets/panel lines etc...... Comments??? Im getting antsy waiting on a reply...... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk My 1/32nd Rendition of His Corsair: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/2-p...3-a-20416.html

10-14-2007, 11:26 AM	#36
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 18,458	Thx Wurger, answer my other question now... And BTW, I used enamel paint with no primer... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk My 1/32nd Rendition of His Corsair: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/2-p...3-a-20416.html

10-14-2007, 11:35 AM	#38
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 18,458	Using a brush and enamel paints... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk My 1/32nd Rendition of His Corsair: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/2-p...3-a-20416.html

10-14-2007, 07:45 AM	#31
Thorlifter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 4,729	Keep it up Les. I got back into modeling about 2 years ago. I bought about 10 kits, paints, and airbrush, etc. I started on a 1/48 P-47D and I still haven't finished it. Maybe as the weather begins to cool off in the garage I'll get back out there.

10-14-2007, 11:39 AM	#39
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 15,985	O.K. put thin layers of paint so it shouldn't be any problems with the two.But if the one layer of paint is enough to cover a surface, don't put the second one.If you use a tape of Tamiya or other ones for modellers everything will be O.K. __________________ Last edited by Wurger; 10-14-2007 at 11:43 AM.

10-14-2007, 11:40 AM	#40
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 18,458	Thx Wurger, Im usin regular masking take, whitish/yellow... I will apply a light second coat... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk My 1/32nd Rendition of His Corsair: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/2-p...3-a-20416.html

10-14-2007, 11:44 AM	#41
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 15,985	__________________

10-14-2007, 01:07 PM	#42
Matt308 aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 14,006	If you have any painters tape, that works good too. Use Elmers Glue for your clear parts. Avoid a paint scheme that makes judicious use of feathering. This will help hide the fact that you don't have an airbrush. __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts

10-23-2007, 02:42 PM	#44
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,631	You managed to get those lines really nice and clean! Excellent work! __________________

10-23-2007, 02:46 PM	#45
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 15,985	Hi Les, I think everything is OK..Have you mixed these colour,you have?For me the painting looks graet.Although a quality if the paint layers is not visible ( it is needed to be close up) and not finished yet I tell you ,well done. __________________

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