Those products are absolutely impossible to get in New Zealand and Australia. I don't know why - I think it's punishment for living in a nice part of the world ;-)
Len, how many coats of the floor polish do you apply, and how long do you let it dry? I use it too, but thin the oil paints with mineral spirits....and it destroys my paint job. Thanks.
I have to be honest, I started watching when you first started this project and I was not really impressed but I have to say looking at this now your build has really taken on a lot of character and is looking super interesting. Guess i just needed to see a more refined model before i could say this was not a waste of time. Awesome job and you just gave me some ideas for my next steampunk build...;)
Kevin Morrison that makes me happy that I’ve confounded your initial expectations! To be honest, I had moments early on where I doubted the build too ;) thanks for your comment sir, Dave
Dave's Model Workshop I had a culture shock moment involving domestic cats and Australia. I had no idea they were a nuisance animal and considered invasive to Australia. Until I found a hunting magazine full of photos of hunted cats. It was truely a bizarre moment for me. We have no concept like that here in the states. But as a Hunter, I understood it. I didn't freak out or have a bad reaction. It was just interesting coming from the States to see that another country is so overrun that they had to resort to culling. Is that still a thing over there? I'd worry to have my own Mr. Man running outside. I gave my own an early retirement when I moved to the city. My first week here as I was moving in.. two big pit bulls got loose from someone's home and tore a swath of destruction down my street.. And one of those dogs got hold of my neighbors cat and killed it. When I saw that happen. I rethought his being an outdoorsy guy here. I keep him fat and happy. He eats really good and has a lot of attention and toys. I can tell he still misses his days outside. But the folks here think the speed limit is 50 mph.. when it's only 25. People are generally horrible to animals in the wild. I thought I'd ask since you're an Aussie and obviously have a puss! P.s. I just got a new Tamiya spitfire Mk IX .. And you know how you're always the self admitted Tamiya fan boy. Well.. I'm now firmly in that boat. I get it. This thing is absolutely gorgeous. There are a few after market upgrades I'm springing for. Specifically, some interior cockpit controls. A seat. Some side wall controls. And the machine gun bubbles. I'm also looking at replacing the hatch (all from baracuda studios) and finding some additional decals for a different unit. But mostly.. this thing has it all where it counts. Have you ever looked at the rubber camo patterns out there? There's a company I found that has them for 20 USD. It gives you the mats similar to what everyone thinks was used to paint the real thing in the 30's and 40's. That's enough now. I'm sure you're a very busy fellow and don't need the 2 cents from a bored yank who likes to write novels.. Bernie
A lot of folk just don't realise how long enamels take to dry. Just because it looks and even feels dry, it is still "gassing off" or curing for at least a couple of days. If you seal enamel in whilst it is still gassing off you are asking for trouble. After a bad experience with the paint cracking, I give it a week before sealing with AK ultra matt varnish (AK 183).
Thanks for the upload, great progress! Looking really good! So is the idea that you could have used oil wash with turps thinners over an acrylic colour coat? I'm using acrylics only on mine for all coats, so would you say I wouldn't need to clear coat after my colour coats before I oil streak? Also, any thoughts on linseed oil as thinners instead of turps?
Matthew Lowry correct, you can apply dots of oil paint directly to an unprotected acrylic surface, and when you drag the thinners over it there will be no adverse effect to the acrylics. And yes, linseed oil works a treat, it’s just a lot more expensive than the cheap mineral turpentine I use.
That’s starting to look SO good. Love the little seahorse decal. Any advise on weathering decals? Any paint chip/rust techniques that work through decals?
You can add weathering over decals once you've protected them with a clear coat of some kind. You can also VERY CAREFULLY sand them with fine sandpaper to create wear and chipping.
Thanks Lance. I'm trying to keep it fairly subtle, as you say, "less is more". I tend to get a bit heavy handed with my weathering sometimes, so good advice :)
So Dave, I see you have the same issue as me. My cat likes to check out my workbench to see what I am doing and the plastic acts like a hair magnet. Anyone have a good way of getting the static charge out of the plastic?
I say it,because it happened to me.I must've done something wrong.I used enamel paint,put acrylic clearcoat over it.When the clearcoat dried,it all cracked on me.Looked like alligator skin.
Negative on all.I've been using enamels,forever.I let the paint dry for days.I won't touch the paint until it's completely dry.And the clearcoat goes on in several light coats.I had to purple pond it and start from scratch.
I realise that Keith. That's why I wanted to experiment and see if I could make it work. I wasn't sure, because normally the thinners to dilute/remove the oil paint would also attack the enamels as well, but with a water-based barrier between them it was safe.
I had heard of "dot filtering" but hadn't a clue what it was. Great technique .
The Sea Horse is looking really awesome now Dave.
Thanks Bilko! It's a fun technique, it gives a lot of subtle colour modulation.
Kleer or Future will work for that. I seal my models with it and weather/wash/dot filter over that, works great.
Those products are absolutely impossible to get in New Zealand and Australia. I don't know why - I think it's punishment for living in a nice part of the world ;-)
Len Pytlewski as nitramyar says. Tough to find here, but I do have some Future I’ve had for about 8 years - so cost effective!
Len, how many coats of the floor polish do you apply, and how long do you let it dry? I use it too, but thin the oil paints with mineral spirits....and it destroys my paint job. Thanks.
Way to go Dave, looking good.
Chris Smith thanks mate!
I have to be honest, I started watching when you first started this project and I was not really impressed but I have to say looking at this now your build has really taken on a lot of character and is looking super interesting. Guess i just needed to see a more refined model before i could say this was not a waste of time. Awesome job and you just gave me some ideas for my next steampunk build...;)
Kevin Morrison that makes me happy that I’ve confounded your initial expectations! To be honest, I had moments early on where I doubted the build too ;) thanks for your comment sir, Dave
Very cool! Glad it worked!
thewuf not as glad as I was! ;)
Nice vid man!
Rofl! Dave! I want to see more of your cat! I thought you had a co host! Awesome video.. once again!
Bernie McHeathen there are enough of his cat hairs in my various paint jobs for me to feel like he is a co-host too...
Dave's Model Workshop I had a culture shock moment involving domestic cats and Australia. I had no idea they were a nuisance animal and considered invasive to Australia. Until I found a hunting magazine full of photos of hunted cats. It was truely a bizarre moment for me. We have no concept like that here in the states. But as a Hunter, I understood it. I didn't freak out or have a bad reaction. It was just interesting coming from the States to see that another country is so overrun that they had to resort to culling. Is that still a thing over there? I'd worry to have my own Mr. Man running outside. I gave my own an early retirement when I moved to the city. My first week here as I was moving in.. two big pit bulls got loose from someone's home and tore a swath of destruction down my street.. And one of those dogs got hold of my neighbors cat and killed it. When I saw that happen. I rethought his being an outdoorsy guy here. I keep him fat and happy. He eats really good and has a lot of attention and toys. I can tell he still misses his days outside. But the folks here think the speed limit is 50 mph.. when it's only 25. People are generally horrible to animals in the wild. I thought I'd ask since you're an Aussie and obviously have a puss! P.s. I just got a new Tamiya spitfire Mk IX .. And you know how you're always the self admitted Tamiya fan boy. Well.. I'm now firmly in that boat. I get it. This thing is absolutely gorgeous. There are a few after market upgrades I'm springing for. Specifically, some interior cockpit controls. A seat. Some side wall controls. And the machine gun bubbles. I'm also looking at replacing the hatch (all from baracuda studios) and finding some additional decals for a different unit. But mostly.. this thing has it all where it counts. Have you ever looked at the rubber camo patterns out there? There's a company I found that has them for 20 USD. It gives you the mats similar to what everyone thinks was used to paint the real thing in the 30's and 40's. That's enough now. I'm sure you're a very busy fellow and don't need the 2 cents from a bored yank who likes to write novels..
Bernie
A lot of folk just don't realise how long enamels take to dry. Just because it looks and even feels dry, it is still "gassing off" or curing for at least a couple of days. If you seal enamel in whilst it is still gassing off you are asking for trouble. After a bad experience with the paint cracking, I give it a week before sealing with AK ultra matt varnish (AK 183).
This is a great comment, and I think this explains a problem with "alligatoring" mentioned earlier by Charlie Mac. Thanks David.
Your crappy brown was acrylic paint. That''s why it didn't bleed oil on the cardboard, and resisted mineral spirits. Nice tutorial.
Thanks for the upload, great progress! Looking really good! So is the idea that you could have used oil wash with turps thinners over an acrylic colour coat? I'm using acrylics only on mine for all coats, so would you say I wouldn't need to clear coat after my colour coats before I oil streak? Also, any thoughts on linseed oil as thinners instead of turps?
Matthew Lowry correct, you can apply dots of oil paint directly to an unprotected acrylic surface, and when you drag the thinners over it there will be no adverse effect to the acrylics. And yes, linseed oil works a treat, it’s just a lot more expensive than the cheap mineral turpentine I use.
Dave's Model Workshop okay great. Thanks for the info. Will send results.... whenever I finally get there. Why do these things take so long!?
That’s starting to look SO good. Love the little seahorse decal. Any advise on weathering decals? Any paint chip/rust techniques that work through decals?
You can add weathering over decals once you've protected them with a clear coat of some kind. You can also VERY CAREFULLY sand them with fine sandpaper to create wear and chipping.
SoupFork I can’t add anything better than nitramyar. Btw, the seahorse is painted on rather than a decal.
nitramyar thanks, I’ll give it a (careful) try on some spare parts
Dave's Model Workshop my gob is smacked... if I tried that it would end up looking like a hippo...
Always the best policy for something new :-)
Very nice demo Dave. The only thing I could add is "less is more." I can't believe it was a pop bottle!?!@$#! Great job!
Thanks Lance. I'm trying to keep it fairly subtle, as you say, "less is more". I tend to get a bit heavy handed with my weathering sometimes, so good advice :)
So Dave, I see you have the same issue as me. My cat likes to check out my workbench to see what I am doing and the plastic acts like a hair magnet. Anyone have a good way of getting the static charge out of the plastic?
I think an easier solution is to shoo away the cat when he comes wandering over ;)
Looks like the brown tube says Acrylic paint, so maybe it's because of that? :O
José Pedro Mota bloody hell, I think you’re right! That will teach me to not read my labels!!!
I hate hair in enamal paint😭😭
You can't put acrylic clearcoat over enamel....your clearcoat will alligator.
I think this video is clear proof that you're wrong. Why would you say that?
I say it,because it happened to me.I must've done something wrong.I used enamel paint,put acrylic clearcoat over it.When the clearcoat dried,it all cracked on me.Looked like alligator skin.
Bummer! Maybe the enamel wasn't cured for long enough, or the clear coat went on too thick in one go. Did you manage to fix it?
Hmmm, maybe the clear coat was too thick like nitramyar says. I certainly had no issues with an acrylic clear coat over well dried enamels.
Negative on all.I've been using enamels,forever.I let the paint dry for days.I won't touch the paint until it's completely dry.And the clearcoat goes on in several light coats.I had to purple pond it and start from scratch.
Enamel is oil based , sorry .
I realise that Keith. That's why I wanted to experiment and see if I could make it work. I wasn't sure, because normally the thinners to dilute/remove the oil paint would also attack the enamels as well, but with a water-based barrier between them it was safe.