moving the shell from ps to box

[David_]

i've seen many interesting designs for the paint stand, i was just wondering, how do u move it to the tupperware box while its still wet (when it can get most dust)...

and also, when painting, ive thought about something like... putting something, eg: very thin string, into the grooves of the car, so u can hamemr paint at the car, and still not lose too much detail...

tell me what u guys think, or if it won't work, then tell me it wont, so i don't end up getting ownd

[freakray]

I don't remove the body from the stand, I leave it on the stand and cover the whole thing with something big enough to cover everything.

If you're putting on so much paint that you're losing the detail on the body, you're laying down too much paint.
Putting string in the panel lines is begging to get fibre in the paint.
Rather read P'Man's tutorial which is in the FAQ and learn to apply paint properly.

[David_]

ok thanks.... so u don't move the model from the stand...

[freakray]

No, not until the paint is completely dry, otherwise you can leave marks in the paint.

[DuncanEK3]

I stand the body and whatever it's mounted on onto the lid of the tupperware box when painting, then, when I've finished what I'm painting I just put the main bit of tupperware (I hate that word lol) over the lid... so basically it's upside down.

[flyonthewall]

It doesn't have to be a tupperware container. I use a good size cardboard box place on its side, i then close up the flaps of the box once the model along with the paint stand are placed inside. You could also use an old bread bin or small bedside cupboard of some description, some people even use the microwave.

[SonyMobile]

Well, I use wooden barbeque skewers, (the things you make shish-kabobs with) and slide 2 of them trough the rear window opening and out the fron window opening then, rest the ends of the skewers on the edeges of my plastic container and because it has a riased lid, the roof of my doesnt touch it, and it leaves a small gap between the lid and the container for air to get in so the paint dries, i then place the container in a shelf in my stereo cabinet so that no dust gets in.

[David_]

can i just spray paint inside a cardboard box? a big box,so i can get into the sides as well...

(also i bought hardware type spray paint, seems to work fine, doesn't lose detail.... if i two tones using this, would it lost too much detail?)

[fredo]

Originally Posted by David_

can i just spray paint inside a cardboard box? a big box,so i can get into the sides as well...

Test this carefully. I fear that a few cardboard particles could detach from the box (detached by the airflow) and go direct to your wet paint !
A good solution would be to cover the inside of your box with a plastic self-adhesive film.

[Double_S]

I use an emtpy shoe box standing up. You can almost completly close it once the body is placed in there.