The spoons I used were made of biodegradable plastic, which may or may not have had some effect on the handbrushing afterward but I can't be too sure.
The ABC batch was for testing Tamiya Pearl Clear (TS 65).
A was primed white before sprayed with Pearl Clear.
B was sprayed with Flat Clear (TS 80) before the Pearl Clear.
C was directly sprayed with Pearl Clear.
A closer look of spoon C.
Comparison between Without vs With Pearl Clear.
Then I coated A and B with Pearl Clear to see the effect.
A spoon
B spoon
It can be hard to see the shiny effect Pearl Clear gives on camera but it's quite impressive in real life. It doesn't matter whether there is priming or matte spraying beforehand, or simply direct application on raw plastic--they all achieve the same shine.
For my future exploits though, I'll be going with matte spraying before the Pearl Clear to get rid of swirls and scratches on the raw plastic.
The DEF batch was for color testing handbrushed Tamiya Red & Blue Clears (XF 27 and XF 23 respectively) over Tamiya Flat Aluminum (XF 16).
After one coat.
Using a small brush
Using a less small brush
The color wasn't as solid or smooth as I had hoped painting with a brush so I added one more plastic spoon that wasn't biodegradable. Primed it before applying Flat Aluminum.
The non-bio plastic spoon after three coats.
The bio plastic spoon after three coats.
Then I decided to try the topcoats on them.
Left - Flat Clear | Middle - none | Right - Pearl Clear
Closer look on spoon with Pearl Clear.
Closer look on spoon without any topcoat.
Closer look on spoon with Flat Clear.
I figured I just might need to improve my handbrushing skills. As far as flats are concerned, I'm good with handbrushing.
Next I applied Clear Red and Blue. Things did not go so well.
What happens when you don't wait for the first layer to dry before adding your second.
After three to four layers of adding Clear Red and Blue to the spoons, it was clear (heh) I wasn't getting anywhere, so I gave up and added topcoats instead.
Clear Red with Flat Clear
Clear Red with Pearl Clear
Clear Blue with Flat Clear.
(Paint after 3-4 coats didn't stick/spread as well because this was the spoon I had Pearl Cleared before adding the blue. I guess Pearl Clear kinda works like Gloss?)
Clear Blue with Pearl Clear
Both the Pearl Cleared Red & Blue spoons
Thus concludes the spoon testing done today!
I suspect these would look really good if they had been airbrushed :( I'm not too sure if I had thinned the paint too much too. Parts I'd be painting won't have as large a surface area as the spoons, but I'm not risking uneven colors on the actual model.
Since I have little complaints about the color palettes of the LBXs I have, I'm settling for topcoating the parts and adding weathering/shadowing instead of repainting.
Until then! ヽ(´ー`)ﾉ
Yeah better use an airbrush. Handbrushing on curved surfaces is a bitch.
ReplyDeleteOho man, you could say that again! One of these days I'll def save up for one ^^;
DeleteMy dual-action airbrush cost about 7k, hindi pa included ang air compressor. I think meron sa Lil's na single-action. 3 or 4k maybe? Comes with an air-compressor. Can't vouch for the quality though. Better read up on the reviews.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I'm thinking dual-action's a bit complicated for beginners? Pero sige, imma def read up on good airbrushes... How dyou judge a good airbrush ba? :O In terms of ease of use, kung gaano kadaling linisin at imaintain :) if you dont mind me asking :'>
DeleteSingle-action: press down on the trigger to make the air and paint come out.
DeleteDual-action: press down on the trigger to make the air come out. Pull the trigger back a little to make the paint come out. Pull the trigger back a little more to make even more paint come out.
In terms of maintenance, i suppose pareho lang nakakatamad linisin. And you do have to clean it after every session or else magbabara yung paint (i learned that the hard way).
I really wouldnt know what makes a good airbrush kasi ive never tried any other airbrush except for the one i have, which is a badger.
I see I see :) Thanks for the info! Magbabasa-basa din ako sa mga forums...
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