LOL! I keep thinking that I’m listening to Thomas McDermott the actor building the model. You sound amazingly like him. Hope that doesn’t offend you, just an observation on my part. I haven’t finished watching your videos yet but you’re doing a great job, from what I’ve seen so far.
Back in my teenage years when I was building model cars on an allowance, basic tools were all I had. Noe, I did use Mama’s sewing thread to make wires with, but other than that,it’s about all I had. That being said, sometimes now the harder I try the worse I screw it up.
Yeah, I only really got a model on my birthday or Christmas and only had the basics. I just figured it was a good place to start and to show new builders that it can be done. Remember, to ultimately just have fun.
It depends on what you are wanting to do with the model. If you have a model that is molded in a color that you don't want, then you'll want to put a base coat (primer) over the color so that you can apply the color you want the model to look. Generally, primers are used to help give the color coats a good layer for the paint to adhere to first. The primer is also good for covering/filling in small imperfections in the model body. Most of the terms that are used are from the real world auto industry and get carried over. If your model body has some scratches or surface imperfections, you can lightly sand it or add a good primer base over it to build your final color coat up from. The other reason I didn't use primer was due to the fact that the paint I was using was going on at a normal thicker coat, and not thinning it out. In essence, I knew the paint would go on thicker and level out some and thus would hide any minor imperfections on the body. The body was already really smooth and didn't have anything that I needed to correct for when using a brushed on, enamel color coat. This reminds me that it would be a good idea to make a video covering painting a model car body. There is also a lot of vids on YT from other modelers that highlight how they paint a model car body, but I will throw my 2 cents in the ring soon. Thank you for the comment and the question. I hope this answered your question.
LOL! I keep thinking that I’m listening to Thomas McDermott the actor building the model. You sound amazingly like him. Hope that doesn’t offend you, just an observation on my part. I haven’t finished watching your videos yet but you’re doing a great job, from what I’ve seen so far.
Nope, no offense taken. No worries at all. Thank you.
Back in my teenage years when I was building model cars on an allowance, basic tools were all I had. Noe, I did use Mama’s sewing thread to make wires with, but other than that,it’s about all I had. That being said, sometimes now the harder I try the worse I screw it up.
Yeah, I only really got a model on my birthday or Christmas and only had the basics. I just figured it was a good place to start and to show new builders that it can be done. Remember, to ultimately just have fun.
Thank you for sharing. Do we need a PRIMER with enamel paints? cheers.
It depends on what you are wanting to do with the model. If you have a model that is molded in a color that you don't want, then you'll want to put a base coat (primer) over the color so that you can apply the color you want the model to look. Generally, primers are used to help give the color coats a good layer for the paint to adhere to first. The primer is also good for covering/filling in small imperfections in the model body. Most of the terms that are used are from the real world auto industry and get carried over. If your model body has some scratches or surface imperfections, you can lightly sand it or add a good primer base over it to build your final color coat up from. The other reason I didn't use primer was due to the fact that the paint I was using was going on at a normal thicker coat, and not thinning it out. In essence, I knew the paint would go on thicker and level out some and thus would hide any minor imperfections on the body. The body was already really smooth and didn't have anything that I needed to correct for when using a brushed on, enamel color coat. This reminds me that it would be a good idea to make a video covering painting a model car body. There is also a lot of vids on YT from other modelers that highlight how they paint a model car body, but I will throw my 2 cents in the ring soon. Thank you for the comment and the question. I hope this answered your question.
@@KevinsHobbyTime thank you