Duke Danse Macabre Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ok after deciding to take a large sisters of battle force in a bid to finally get them painted it has sunk in I need to paint a minimum of 8 tanks... That said I want them done to a high standard but I am working on a deadline, I don't own or use an airgun and the white and reds I do i water down to next to nothing so it goes on smooth. My sisters of battle are the more traditional Black and Red but I wonder would I be better spraying areas of the tank with the new Blood angels Spray? If so does anyone knows of a decorators tape which i can get hold of in the UK which will not pull the paint off a tank if I put it on? I want to try and finish 4 Immolators (excluding the turrets) this friday so I thought it best to ask now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Any masking tape should be fine, don't forget you can stick it to something a few times before applying it to the model first to reduce the strength (clothing works well). However unless you're adding more than the usual amount of red on the tanks I'm not sure if you'll save all that much time in the long run, it might be more of saving painting effort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 There is some decent sized chunks of red on the tanks and I love the colours being flat and even, if this is the best way to do it I'm 100% behind it. Not sure how I feel about masking tape however, normally a little strong for my taste and I don't want to get any tape residue on the model. I am going to be waiting the blank, getting the tione and the hightlights done before washing it and doing the red so I will already bee quite far into the process at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 If you've already done much of the detail work then I'd say that suggests not breaking out a spray can. It'd take time to get the tape on properly to prevent bleeding too so it feels like it will be more effort than gain? Whatever you do don't spend too much time thinking about it that both methods become too slow :P When in doubt stick with what you know I reckon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thats the problem though, I am only doing the balck and shading before I do the red, however if I do the red by brush it takes a long time and its watered down so much it pools, bleeds and can take 2 days per tank with 8+ coats and waiting for it to dry plus touch ups. This is why I need a reliable way to be able to spray certain areas of the tank. Swear I'm going to buy an air brush. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Then perhaps this is the perfect time to buy one ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacinda Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Swear I'm going to buy an air brush. I highly recommend you do, but it will not help with for this project. They take time to get used to. Even then, with the extra mixing and clean up that come with air brushes, you may not always be saving any time on a paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 What better motivation to learn than impending doom deadlines? Whatever you do it's probably going to be six of one and half a dozen of the other so as I said if you're in doubt stick to what you know and get cracking. Worst comes to it you'll have to put in extra hours or pull a sickie from work, and who hasn't skipped on work to do some hobby? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Don't have the funds atm to buy one, got allot to pay for... including an Marauder Destroyer for my sisters. :P I may when it gets closer to the tournament date and I am still painting, ill because of reasons... Back monday, I feel 4 days is enough for recovery. ;) I just hope after i do all this paint and pin sisters to new bases they don't change our base size as well. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendal1989 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Don't have the funds atm to buy one, got allot to pay for... including an Marauder Destroyer for my sisters. I may when it gets closer to the tournament date and I am still painting, ill because of reasons... Back monday, I feel 4 days is enough for recovery. I just hope after i do all this paint and pin sisters to new bases they don't change our base size as well. Good luck, I had the same issue coming up to a tournament in November so I feel your pain. Also, I doubt they'd change our bases bc: 1 we're humans that are human sized and 2 they'd have to do work with our boxed sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 I thought as much on the bases but it would still drive me mad if they did, though that would mean new siisters. ;) November?... Wish I had that long. Mines April. Starting my big paint off tomorrow and the day after, not sure how much will get done tomorrow though as it largely pepends on how drunk i am. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendal1989 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I thought as much on the bases but it would still drive me mad if they did, though that would mean new siisters. November?... Wish I had that long. Mines April. Starting my big paint off tomorrow and the day after, not sure how much will get done tomorrow though as it largely pepends on how drunk i am. lol. The tournament was the beginning of this past November. I got all my vehicles and half my girls the end of September (B-Day thanks to wife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Lol, thought you meant in this new year, I was jealous of the time you had. lol Wish my other half could paint. :P Either way started getting cracking today. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heron Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I use blue painters tape for my masking and it works fine- doesn't peel off the undercoat at all. I also use of for masking the circles on the clear plastic bits for the immolators. Good luck with your project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 i was concerned about them, they are going to be a pain to paint those clear glass screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 ... see, I just don't glue the canopy on until everything else is painted. Just scrape a little paint off the setting with a craft knife to give the poly something to stick to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Don't worry, I'll not make that mistake, just considering blue tacking the glass atm to the port holes before spraying it black so ass to keep the circles clear, I think it will work easier than tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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