I started out thinking that priming wasn't necessarily a big deal- just building up thin layers of acryllics with a brush would be 'about the same'. Wew lad was I wrong- fought with chipping/flaking for my first kit. My second kit was a submarine (that I primed)- I ended up botching the paint job about half way through so decided to take it back to zero. That is when I learned the value of priming. The amount of time and effort it took to get that thing back to bare plastic, compared to my poor Yak-3's accidental flaking, was insane.
18:24 Hi @aaahobbiesandcrafts1101 Does the putty wipe off clean from the silicone brush? If not, what do you use to clean any residue off? Lacquer thinner? Thank you.
Jack,
What a great idea using the silicone brushes for applying putty! I had only used them for sculpting in the past.
Very useful my friend 👍
Thanks for the helpful info and great advice. It really puts a few major questions to rest on best practices for aircraft models.
I found a guitar picker to be pretty useful for applying putty.
Great!
Another great video!
I started out thinking that priming wasn't necessarily a big deal- just building up thin layers of acryllics with a brush would be 'about the same'. Wew lad was I wrong- fought with chipping/flaking for my first kit. My second kit was a submarine (that I primed)- I ended up botching the paint job about half way through so decided to take it back to zero. That is when I learned the value of priming. The amount of time and effort it took to get that thing back to bare plastic, compared to my poor Yak-3's accidental flaking, was insane.
18:24 Hi @aaahobbiesandcrafts1101 Does the putty wipe off clean from the silicone brush? If not, what do you use to clean any residue off? Lacquer thinner? Thank you.