Primer questions

[Guest]

Yeah I've found it. Still to work it out.

[BarryW]

Ok, Im geeting a better understanding now.The air range isnt exhaustive? so we/you need to improvise a bit.

The range is expanding but the IJN colours in Air are not there yet.

[Guest]

I would still love to find out what colour humbrol 90 is.

[BarryW]

Doggy -

The Official Humbrol Website

Beige Green.

[Guest]

Just been watching Flory doing his build of the 1:32 Mustang. Not a hint of primer in sight. Interior green straight onto the plastic. Makes me wonder!

Aidan

[BarryW]

Interesting - Phil Flory usually does prime, I think with Tammy XF22. Was that just the interior you were watching of the overall paint job?

[Guest]

Aidan did you watch the whole thing ?

Flory primes the complete outside in black to receive an aluminuim metalizer paint.

If it is the interior only then I understand that. I do not use primer internally unless there is a good reason to.

My main reasons for priming.

First it shows up imperfections which you cannot see on the grey plastic (he mentions that in the video).

Two primer sticks to the plastic better than the top coats.

Three it has more thickness than the top coat which gives a good base start for the top coats

Four it obliterates all the things that have happened in construction you do not want & will shine through the top coat. Mainly the filler usually not grey as the model is.

Five with the right colour it gives a good base for showing off to its best advantage the colour you are using as a top coat.

Six if you use a tape to mask off during airbrushing it is less likely that the tape will strip paint when being removed ie the primer will give a better key to the base plastic.

Seven there is less likely to be wearing of the surface if the model is handled. I did not prime figures recently & found the paint was wearing off where I had handled them to apply paint to other parts.

I think most of those above in their own right are jolly good reasons for applying primer. But then there are some who do not. I am "sticking" to my primer (which just shows you how good it is).

Laurie

[Guest]

Hi Barry and Laurie - Yes - to be fair, I have only so far, watched the interior although it's a big surface on 1:32. I guess if i's interior, as you imply, it's less important for a qua;ity finish, being only an interior. Always learning! (And always using primer!)

Another thing I noticed was that he uses Tamiya Extra Thin cement to glue peices which have been painted. When I do that the paint melts and makes a mess - so I use CA instead! Hmmm

Aidan

[Guest]

The range is expanding but the IJN colours in Air are not there yet.

Hi. can i ask for clarifycation. does ijn stand for Imperial Japanese navy?

[BarryW]

Yes it does Doggy.

[Guest]

Thanks Barry. I just cant understand why on the box the plane is white yet the paint is biege green.