The Die is Cast...CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk

[Jarhead0331]

Humidity is killer on spraypainting

Interesting. I did do it outside, but it wasn't too bad temperature/humidity wise today. Still, could definitely be a factor.

[undercovergeek]

Humidity is killer on spraypainting

What con said

Humidity and distance

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Heat is also bad.  I only had one bad experience with primer.  High heat & very low humidity led to the primer drying up whole still airborne and turning into sticky balls all over the surface.  Naturally, it was on rare, out of print reading minis that I'd glued together.  I tried stripping the primer in a jeweller's ultrasound bath but it just dissolved the glue.

Tragic...

[JudgeDredd]

Any further progress JH?

Getting into using paint and an airbrush can stunt your progress. It stopped me for nearly a year until I jumped in.

[Jarhead0331]

Any further progress JH?

Getting into using paint and an airbrush can stunt your progress. It stopped me for nearly a year until I jumped in.

That's kind of what happened. I primed it. Bought some paint. Got the airbrush. And...stopped. I really want to paint it, but I'm afraid of ruining it. Also, changing colors with the airbrush seems like a real pain in the neck. It's a really busy time because I'm changing jobs, so maybe when the dust settles, I'll pick it up!

[Con]

I encourage you to do something each day even if it doesn't directly impact the model
Practice with the airbrush
Or do some masking
Personally the start stop due to work and kids etc really made it hard for me to finish projects
I concentrated on just trying to do something even if it was for 15mins almost every night
One week it was just cleaning out the citadel paint pots of the dried paint in the lids so they closed properly
It's putting in the time that gets you to improve and not fear f-ing things up but to trust the process

[JudgeDredd]

Happens. Like I said - I left a model built for ages before I plucked up the courage to paint it. It's to do with time invested, right? You've put the time into building it and then you don't want to screw it up with painting it.

Next thing will be you get your model painted and then you don't want to screw it up washing it to make it look used. But of course you don't have to wash them - they can look "factory new" if you want.

All natural.

I think the best thing you can do is get yourself a wee 1/72 scale kit and get the airbrush out. Time invested is much less on a 1/72 and so you won't mind trying out the airbrush on it.

As for cleaning - I'm terrible in that I always used to strip my brush down between paints. Absolutely no need. Once you're finished with a colour, simply empty, put some cleaner in, rub with a small brush, empty, some more cleaner in, blow back, empty, some more cleaner until it sprays clean and ready for the next colour. That seems like a lot - but in reality it took longer to write than it does to do - normally 2 or 3 minutes to clean the brush for another colour.

I just strip the brush down (like take out the needle etc) when I'm done painting.

[JudgeDredd]

I was watching the rugby the other day and this caught my eye...and it reminded me how rewarding the hobby is.

I hated this model. It was a pile of dog crap to put together. The decals were awful and I put less than 1/3rd of them on. And yet it sits there on the window sill looking bloody cool.

[undercovergeek]

None of this emotional attachment nonsense - paint to sell - that'll clear up any fear to finish you might have 

[Redwolf]

I think the best thing you can do is get yourself a wee 1/72 scale kit and get the airbrush out. Time invested is much less on a 1/72 and so you won't mind trying out the airbrush on it.

A Kitty Hawk CV-68 in 1:72 is quite big tho :)

Seriously, I second this recommendation. Use an ebay sniper to get some simpler kit for $3 plus shipping and get going ruining it. The less you like the kit subject the better.

[JudgeDredd]

lol - yeah it is.

[JudgeDredd]

Also, changing colors with the airbrush seems like a real pain in the neck.

This might help

[JudgeDredd]

Well - my table is still waiting to get those masks on the canopy.

So I can't use the excuse I was waiting on the masks. What's the next excuse then - to put off painting...oh yeah...I dry fitted the canopy and it did not look like it was going to fit well.

There you go. That terrible fear will hold me back for another month