hey guys need help (n00b)

[white97ex]

just a tip. Anything that is the same color and is attached to each other...glue then paint. If you want a more realistic looking model. put the parts together then sand away the line where they meet. a lot of times there will be a little overhang. after you have sanded, then you can paint. I know a lot of things such as engine halves, seat halves, heads and the like are all typically the same color, so assemble them. give the glue time to set up. an then paint them. It saves some time and headache with trying to remove the paint from where the parts meet. and also helps give a more realistic look. also remember, chrome plating is much like glue, anywhere there is chrome that needs to be glue, the chrome needs to be removed from the contact area......

the best thing you can do is dive in head first with an open mind and a willingness to learn from your mistakes. If you mess something up on this model, or aren't happy with the outcome of a certain part of it. when you are done, take a step back assess what went wrong and figure out a way to fix it. then go pick up another model. pick out a different color for the body, and dive in again. trying to make somthing that looks better than the first one.

[PhattieM]

Originally Posted by white97ex

just a tip. Anything that is the same color and is attached to each other...glue then paint. If you want a more realistic looking model. put the parts together then sand away the line where they meet. a lot of times there will be a little overhang. after you have sanded, then you can paint. I know a lot of things such as engine halves, seat halves, heads and the like are all typically the same color, so assemble them. give the glue time to set up. an then paint them. It saves some time and headache with trying to remove the paint from where the parts meet. and also helps give a more realistic look. also remember, chrome plating is much like glue, anywhere there is chrome that needs to be glue, the chrome needs to be removed from the contact area......

the best thing you can do is dive in head first with an open mind and a willingness to learn from your mistakes. If you mess something up on this model, or aren't happy with the outcome of a certain part of it. when you are done, take a step back assess what went wrong and figure out a way to fix it. then go pick up another model. pick out a different color for the body, and dive in again. trying to make somthing that looks better than the first one.

I've already begun doing that. But I didnt know to scratch away the chrome plating.. tahts a good idea.. even the two halves that are the same color, I'd like to detail paint some of the parts. Like the flywheels, I want the wheel to be black but the rest aluminum, maybe some sprockety thingies to be black as well.

[white97ex]

if you are state side, go to the local wal mart and pick up a can of color place aluminum silver. it is a really good replicator of real aluminum blocks. hit it with some clear and it kills the shine and gives it that dull look. then go back with the detail brush and some black and paint it.