Ron's 'No Frills' Brush Painting.

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Great post thanks for that some good pointers.

Scottie

[JR]

Doctor Ron .
Really impressive work, looks a very crisp finish.:thumb2:
Is there any thing you can do to help the infirm amonst us :surprised: ?
John.

[spanner570]

Doctor Ron .
Is there any thing you can do to help the infirm amonst us :surprised: ?
John.

Dear Mr. Race.
Thank you for your enquiry. Unfortunately there is medically nothing that can be done for your unique condition.

Can I respectfully suggest a lovely early morning walk in the woods?........With a loaded 12 Bore shotgun!

Your Obedient Servant.
Dr. Ron Crippen

[JR]

Dear Doctor Crippen.
Thank you for your reply. At least my condition is unique !
Unfortunately due to an earlier epsode relating to the carrying of a shot gun which I refuse to discuss unless I have legal representation. I am banned from using one.
I have come across an African Witch Doctor who upon a bank transfer to Nigeria has said he can cure me .

Thank you once again .
Yours .
J Race .

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Very useful - thanks. Brush painting can save on masking which for me is a good thing.
Jim

[Guest]

Thank you for this, I do brush painting and airbrushing. Will try some of your tips. Great.

[Tarps]

Hi Ron your thread on brush painting is really informative and very useful. With me being new to kit building I think brush painting is the thing for me.

[Bortig the Viking]

Thanks for that tutorial, I'm a bit late with my appreciation, but better late than ever.

[BattleshipBob]

Excellent post Ron, easy to understand and will attack the ship with a hairy stick with more confidence. Theres always the mighty roller

[BattleshipBob]

Sorry Ron, a ??

Whats the best practice regarding brush painting with masking tape ie a ships boot topping?

Thanks bob

[spanner570]

Hi Bob, sorry I can't help with your question. I don't use masking tape. I paint them free hand. I'm too scared the paint might lift off when
it would come time to removing the tape!
I draw the lines for the boot topping or any hull demarcation line with a pencil, then paint the line freehand with a small flat headed brush, or if really narrow, a very small fine pointed one.

If you fancy a go, here's a picture of how I mark around the hull.
Make sure the hull is level and true, then set the pencil at the right height. In the picture it's resting on a small plastic 'Box', then mark around the hull. Re- set your boot topping depth and around the hull you go again. Then paint between the parallel pencil lines.

Obviously this example isn't a boot topping, but the principal is the same.


Once again, sorry I can't be of more help, but I'm sure the lads will be along toot sweet with the answer you require.

Cheers,
Ron

[BattleshipBob]

No need to say sorry Ron, appreciate your help!!

[salty]

Hi Ron, this guide is an eye opener especially for for a beginner! Thanks!

How long do you usually wait between applying layers?

[spanner570]

Hi Ron, this guide is an eye opener especially for for a beginner! Thanks!

How long do you usually wait between applying layers?

Thanks Gyorgy, I'm glad it is of some use.

In order to answer your question, I can only write of my own experiences, as I'm sure other people will have a different opinion.

As I apply the layers of paint thinly, I can usually get away with half an hour, at most an hour, between acrylic coats. On the rare occasion I use enamels, the overcoating has to wait overnight! Also, the waiting time obviously varies with air temperature etc.

Can I politely request if folks wish to air their own views and their ways of approaching this subject, can they start a new thread? This will leave this one nice and uncluttered. Thank you.

Cheers.
Ron

[minitnkr]

Thanks Ron, very concise. PaulE