Customizing Q&A Thread

[CyberMnky]

There's a few tutorials for paint removal. As for the racing stripes there's a few options. You can either use decals or vinyls (Chans has a vinyl tutorial up), or if you wish to paint, mask off the areas and use very think coats to avoid bleeding through the masking tape

[Star 56]

Originally Posted by CyberMnky

There's a few tutorials for paint removal. As for the racing stripes there's a few options. You can either use decals or vinyls (Chans has a vinyl tutorial up), or if you wish to paint, mask off the areas and use very think coats to avoid bleeding through the masking tape

ok thanks i will try that

[brr-icy]

i am going to be repainting Human Alliance Bumble Bee

-how do i post pictuers of it

upload to photoucket/imageshack etc, and copy the IMG code to paste

-I have read nalipolish remover works to strip paint is this a good method of striping the paint

only on thicker parts, thinner parts will get weak, also isopropyl alchohol works

- is it easyer to leave the figuer togehter or take it apart for repainting

yes, together you will miss a lot of it, and you can test the fits/rub areas that you will need to sand so the paint stays good

-i want to repaint the racing strips on the car a diffrent coulour thant the rest how do make it that i don't paint over onto these

masking with the blue masking tape after you've sprayed everything and let it cure, make sure the tape is sealed around the edges and you should have no leak through, or vinyl as cybermnky mentioned

[Star 56]

thank you so much brr-icy that helps once i start it and am done i will post pictuers of it

[Stapler]

Hi guys, I'm planning to paint some flames on my HFTD Hubcap. I've studied the flames tutorial in the other thread but I was thinking of making this little project my first with my airbrush.

My question is whether an airbrush may not be as suited to painting flames as just painting them by hand? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

[chans formers]

unless you have really steady hands,the masking/airbrushing way is the way to go.
i think ttt actually has a tutorial in the tutorials section on doing flames with masking/spraying.

[Stapler]

Thanks for the info, Chans. I'll be sure to check that out.

[Cliffjumper69]

Originally Posted by Stapler

Hi guys, I'm planning to paint some flames on my HFTD Hubcap. I've studied the flames tutorial in the other thread but I was thinking of making this little project my first with my airbrush.

My question is whether an airbrush may not be as suited to painting flames as just painting them by hand? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

One of the first things I did with my airbrush was flames. IMO free hand flames look a thousand times better You can do it without mask, but you need to practice a lot! This guy on youtube is awesome for tips and tricks with airbrushes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lryNZRFdmhE

Hope that helps, and most airbrushing questions can be answered by this guy on youtube

[Nemesis Predaking]

Starfire MK2 also has a really good tutorial on TFW
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutori...ic-flames.html
I based, what I learned from that thread to (shameless plug)
make a 2 part video on YT about stencil techniques

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O23hqIEyfqE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ufabTGS09k

[Sideswipe]

What kind of tools are recomended for cutting through plastic?

Say A / E / U Unicron thickness?

I'm looking at hacking off part of the legs, arms, carving up the chest, etc...