Power Flash Plastics Painting
Forgive the alliteration. Anyway I thought I'd post a pic and some things I learned while painting a T-bird model Power Flash.
First off I used Testors enamel paint and thinner as wel las one of their very small brushes. I don't remember the size but it was the smallest brush I'd ever seen and coulda used one even smaller. As far as technique goes I basically removed the plastics (the nails came out easily) so I could lay them flat and also place them on a proper work surface in regards to height as opposed to placing the whole machine on it's back and hunching over it. For painting I thinned the enamel and basically placed it in the recesses a drop a a time and "guided" the paint in the nooks and crannies. It is inevitable that you will get some paint on the raised borders. My solution to that is to use q-tips, place the cotton tip only in the thinner and lt will wick up to where the cotton ends. You can see this happening and takes less than half a second as thinner is much less viscous than water. The cotton will in fact feel dry but it has all you need. Don't dunk it in and let it soak!!! Then gently rub the borders to remove the paint. I used the side of the q-tip as opposed to the tip to prevent any part of the cotton from touching the paint in the recessed areas. Also, the thinner will remove the gloss from the black paint on the borders but not the black paint itself unless you get crazy. You could go back and repaint those areas in gloss black but that would require hands much steadier than mine and besides it's not noticeable. Also in this pic the difference is not as apparent between the painted and unpainted queen but in real life the colors are much richer and vibrant.
Reply With Quote
nice att to detail
