Lostpanther Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hi again I wanted ask about applying filters. I have base painted and Klear varnish coated my model pledge multi surface 'water based'. Is it safe if i mask up panels and airbrush watered down acrylic over the top. I want to make my NMF look aged and burnt on random panels. What would your method be for filters or adjusting panel colours. Regards Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 How safe masking the panel is depends mostly on how well the paint has gripped onto the plastic. If you've used a good primer and the paint you applied is robust enough, then you should have no problem with masking panels. I've noticed this recently on a couple of builds, both painted using the same Vallejo metallic colours. The first build was likely not primed well enough and when I removed the tape used for masking I had quite wide areas of paint lifting. On the following model I changed primer and checked this aspect very well. Using the same paints and the same tape, I had no problem with paint lifting even if I had to mask quite a lot of panels. regarding how to adjust panell colours, generally I prefer to mix different metallic paints to have slightly different finishes on the various panels. Your idea should work pretty well to reproduce a flat, aged NM finish. I've not tried this myself but I've seen the technique used in a couple of magazine articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Personally i'd use oils for that - a lot safer. However if you only want to use Acrylics look at the true-earth range, http://www.true-earth.com/en-uk/index.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 45 minutes ago, Peter Marshall said: Personally i'd use oils for that - a lot safer. I just went through the same challenge, representing the patchwork Dural-panel NMF on a 1930s Boeing 247 airliner, and the oils worked really well over a Tamiya acrylic base coat. Not just 'safer'---though they're dead-easy to wipe off, if something doesn't suit---but they're also easy to 'control.' Applied 'dry' you can get a nice uniformity of color, from opaque to translucent; thinned, they can be brushed out to near-transparency. I had actually considered spraying first (since I had to mask anyway), but the oils seemed to offer an easier solution for both panels and weathering in one step. Just my 2 p. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Another alternative is Parafilm-M, which is a stretchy, sort-of-sticky film that's very gentle on easily-damaged finishes, such as most NMFs. Here's an article on masking canopies with it, but the same applies to an NMF: http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/usingparafilmda_1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostpanther Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Oh wow, some great ideas here. it seems the hobby is only really limited to the versatility of your imagination. fir now i shall go with oils as they are plentifull here. again thanks for your time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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