I believe they lay down the lighter first, so that the darker covers the light (better than light would cover the dark).I see a starship and I want it painted black…
After addressing a few minor imperfections, I gave the model a coat of flat black as a base for metallics. It’ll need a second coat, since the airbrush missed a few nooks and crannies, and the black is patchy in spots.
Once the black coats have cured, I’ll do the detail painting (nacelle domes, secondary hull deflector rings), mask those areas off, and apply the base metallic color.
Still deciding what colors to use, and in what order. And I’m trying to recall how people paint two-tone Aztec patterns—is it the darker color or the lighter color which gets laid down first?
Anyway, I’m thinking maybe a steel basecoat, then masking off details like the rear nacelle endcaps, then aluminum, then applying the hull-panel paint masks, then silver.
I believe they lay down the lighter first, so that the darker covers the light (better than light would cover the dark).
Are you going to scribe panel lines into this to represent the way the ship looked while being built in the comic, or are the painted panels going to represent that?Masked off the painted detail areas, then applied a basecoat of aluminum over the black. After it takes a few days to cure, I’ll buff it with a soft cloth, highlight detail areas with a wash and/or a Gundam marker, then begin applying paint masks for the steel paint coat.
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Are you going to scribe panel lines into this to represent the way the ship looked while being built in the comic, or are the painted panels going to represent that?