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9 April 2007, 03:20 PM
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Painting tyres and wheels, any tips
Hi All
I´m going back to the roots here. Does anyone have any good tips for painting a sharp edge between the tyre and wheel rim on plastic kits ?? Cheers in advance Andrew |
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9 April 2007, 06:24 PM
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I have a simple way to do it, first I use a sharp drafting compass point to scribe around the edge between the wheel and tire. Then, paint the wheel (usually with an airbrush) then brush paint the tire - usually Gunship Gray or a lighter gray. Then when finished I give a thin wash of flat black to fill in the scribed line and it looks great!
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9 April 2007, 10:15 PM
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Even in 1/72 I spray it. I make protection with mask tape. My favorite is 3M which is used in automotive workshop.
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Dave,
I like your idea here. All I do, is paint with a quality brush as close as humanly possible and then throw a wash in the crack between tyre and hub. Simple!  The wash hides any botched painting technique. Happy days... Bob Von Buckle
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10 April 2007, 02:37 AM
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The scribing idea is pretty interesting I'll try that too. Thanks! |
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 I do a little around the axle, also.
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10 April 2007, 10:58 AM
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Yep, a wash will help every time.
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10 April 2007, 03:17 PM
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Micron .005 Black Pen
There's a Japanese firm (Micron sp?) that makes a .005 black ink pen. I use this to show the defination between the tire and wheel covers. You can find these pens in an art store. Carefully paint the tire and the wheel cover first then draw around the center of the tire with the pen - quick and looks great.
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