Little tips you have learnt the hard way!

[Chris]

Originally posted by jay@af
:o

Once you have a custom-mixed color, it's FAWKIN HARD to match that color again...!!!!

Haha, I did that to make engine orange. I mixed orange, yellow and brown, and it worked great. But now, I have multi-coloured engines.

TIP: when you are making a model, it is often a good idea to add grease\oil stains. This also helps to fix the mixed up paint. Just mix black and thinner, works great

[wrexsti]

- no matter how well a project is turning out, don't forget to tell your significant other that you still care about them...
"are you even listening to me!?!"
'i don't really like these rims...'
*door slam*

- no matter how good an idea may be or how awake you still are, it's not an idea to 'throw together a few parts' before going to bed after a night out at the clubs/pubs. lest you wake up to a few new *ahem* unique custom mods

- when reading AF in the morning as you're about to throw on another coat of paint before work, make sure you've confirmed that you're actually unscrewing the tamiya acrylic bottle the right side up otherwise you're in for a wet and colourful suprise... even more fun hacking parts off the tree in a desperate scramble to try and make use of all the paint on your hands pants lol!

[tazdev]

make sure the carpet or floor area around your modelling space is clear and clean. This way if the inevitable happens and you drop a small part the easier it is to find that piece when you find it missing

[freakray]

As a tip to all you guys that lose things to the carpet monster....I have a way to keep him tamed....
I picked up one of those carpet protectors like you see under chairs in offices with the non-slip 'cleats' underneath to grip the carpet....you know, those clear things you see under the chairs....
Well anyway, I have one of these that is just nice to cover the whole area around my work table and under my chair...now if I slop some paint...the carpet is protected, and if I drop a part, it is laying on the protector not between the fibre.....
Hope you all understand what I mean by this....

Ray

[Tricksterpan]

dont think that paint stripper for metal and wood will work on a model, thought i could get if off in time, didnt anticipate it would get on my arm came back my model was a chunk of plastic ahh well dumb mistake

[Jay!]

When you have a knife in your right hand, don't try and see what's stuck to your right elbow. :o Try it with a pen to see what I mean...

[tazdev]

Originally posted by jay@af
When you have a knife in your right hand, don't try and see what's stuck to your right elbow. :o Try it with a pen to see what I mean...

= stabbed in shoulder

[ales]

I've got another two (though closely connected) for you:

when trying to make the windshield wipers conform to the curvature of the windshield using heat from a burning candle, it's really (I can't emphasise the word REALLY enough!!!!) easy to ruin the wipers.

and if you read the previous tip and are wondering what to do if no heat is allowed, well, no heat is necessary, you can easily (but carefully!) bend the wipers with your hands and they should stay bent. To there, and hope this helps someone

Alex

[Mikke]

Originally posted by ales
and if you read the previous tip and are wondering what to do if no heat is allowed, well, no heat is necessary, you can easily (but carefully!) bend the wipers with your hands and they should stay bent. To there, and hope this helps someone

Alex

You still can't write, my southern friend. The word is BREAK.

[ales]

Originally posted by Mikke


You still can't write, my southern friend. The word is BREAK.

No, that's what would have been written here if you tried to do that! :finger:

[RyanGiorgio]

Thanks for the tips. Oh wait, i have one! DONT CUT TOWARD YOURSELF WITH YOUR RAZOR! well, thats common sense, but dumb people like me don't understand.

[Toksin]

INT. ROOM. DAY

We see a boy, TOKSIN, working on a model AH64 Apache.

"ooh, look, damn, I spilt some paint on my windshield. I'll just get some turpentine and wash it off..."
*Toksin applies turps. Window fogs up.*
"Ah fucky!"

FADE TO BLACK

i believe I've said enough

[fullbloodchop01]

:bonghitte while using Easy Off wear a mask of some sort, didnt put my mask on and, well now i can understand why people use these kind of things to get high off of:bonghitte

[Prelude2War]

Originally posted by Toksin
INT. ROOM. DAY

We see a boy, TOKSIN, working on a model AH64 Apache.

"ooh, look, damn, I spilt some paint on my windshield. I'll just get some turpentine and wash it off..."
*Toksin applies turps. Window fogs up.*
"Ah fucky!"

FADE TO BLACK

i believe I've said enough

i did that on my CLK DTM car

[hermanchauw]

Testor's Chrome Silver is very useful for different types of finishes:

1) For turned/machined metal simulation, use the paint drier than usual. U have to experiment a bit to get the right thickness. Use a flat brush in the direction of the fine lines on the actual parts. Those brush stroke will simulate the lines on turned or machined metal parts.
U are going to love brush strokes.

2) Chrome finish (need no explanation), just use as usual.