Stearman PT17 by Jack12477 - FINISHED - Revell - 1:48 - PLASTIC

[Jack12477]

23 hours ago, cog said:

My spies informed me you were "done" with it

Thanks Carl ! Yes, my Security Chief, Dr. Gundam, did tell me he encountered a group of your spies trying to penetrate the StealthWorks, but he chased them off.  But, Carl, you really must teach your spies to be more discrete; they left a very large and obvious trail of Hollandaise.  <pun intended>  But they did not succeed in discovering our next Stealthy project.

Edited May 23, 2019 by Jack12477

[Jack12477]

Thanks Steve and Craig.

[jct]

Well done Jack, your use of artists oils has me integrated...may I ask how you prepared them to paint on plastic?  Did you have to prep the styrene in any way to get them to lay properly...how did you apply them?

[Jack12477]

JCT,  They aren't "oil" but rather water base artist acrylics.   I prepped the plastic with Tamiya Fine Surface Primer in a rattle can. I then applied the paint with a brush.  I dip the brush in water then take a dab of paint on the brush, then a little more water, then mix it around till it thins out then apply it to the model.  Same mixing/blending technique an artist uses to put acrylic on canvas.  I use a plastic egg carton style palette I get in Michaels. There is probably 4 maybe 5 thin coats of paint on the model when I am done I overspray with Testors Dullcoat to seal the paint and decals..

 

Winsor Newton produces both oil and water base artist paints.

Edited June 8, 2019 by Jack12477

[flying_dutchman2]

Jack,

Looks great and I like the color combination of blue and yellow. 

Marcus 

[Jack12477]

Thanks, Marcus

[lmagna]

Great work Jack it was an interesting build to follow. Congratulations

[Jack12477]

Thanks Lou