trilobitepictures wrote:I have a Classics Starscrtream I am giving a repaint treatment to... I've managed to Frankenstein a nice one with good, tight joints... save one. One of the wings is a bit on the wobbly side. Any way to tighten that?
My first thought was to dribble a small bit of rubber cement in to the hole with the pin to form a jury-rigged gasket... making the hole slightly smaller.
Anyone else have this problem? If so, how did you fix it?
Briggs wrote:2. Are all acrylics basically the same? (Quality wise).
Ramrider wrote:I couldn't say anything about Michaels' paints, I'm afraid, as I'm in the wrong country.
But what I will say is that as long as the paints are any good, you may well be able to save money on buying new colours simply by purchasing a limited pallette and mixing.
Your best bet to start with is black, white, and a warm and cool shade each of red, yellow and blue. From those you'll be able to mix almost any colour you need. On top of those, any other colours you buy are just useful timesavers.
Wes Crayon wrote:Ramrider wrote:I couldn't say anything about Michaels' paints, I'm afraid, as I'm in the wrong country.
But what I will say is that as long as the paints are any good, you may well be able to save money on buying new colours simply by purchasing a limited pallette and mixing.
Your best bet to start with is black, white, and a warm and cool shade each of red, yellow and blue. From those you'll be able to mix almost any colour you need. On top of those, any other colours you buy are just useful timesavers.
Thanks much, Ramrider -- going to head out tomorrow and pick some of those up. And you mention mixing *almost* any color -- you wouldn't happen to know of a way to mix clear colors and metallic variants, would you? Or is that where the almost part comes in?
Also -- minor question -- what kind of tape do you guys use to mask certain areas when you paint? is it just regular old scotch tape, or something a bit more expensive?
Sonray wrote:Id imagine people use Masking tape. Its not as harsh as scotch tape and isnt as plastic-y. Scotch tape isnt really suited for masking.
Unless of course this scotch tape is something else in the US, but over heres its clear tape that you use to pack stuff with and stuff. Masking tape is for...well masking.
Wes Crayon wrote:Sonray wrote:Id imagine people use Masking tape. Its not as harsh as scotch tape and isnt as plastic-y. Scotch tape isnt really suited for masking.
Unless of course this scotch tape is something else in the US, but over heres its clear tape that you use to pack stuff with and stuff. Masking tape is for...well masking.
HA! That would make sense, wouldn't it? I've always liked it because it's easy to tear. Will have to give it a try!
Kyle Robinson wrote:Well, Im a noob to the site, BUT a veteran customizers that some of you might now from other corners of the web.
Im just getting into the TF kitbash/repaint scene... My body of work lies in superhero customs. Here is a link to various Tutorials of mine... maybe some can transcend to the TF customizers, just thought I would throw it out there
http://www.kylerobinsoncustoms.com/links/tut.htm
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