Tamiya 1/12 Yamaha YZF-R1

[lachontrack]

Got some more of the painting done, first time with the airbrush. primed and painted, had to spray over my initial attempt on the nose cone with a humbrol spray can. in retrospect i should have assembled it all, primed and then painted to ensure a nice finish. learning curves!

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Lachlan
Looking good so far. Hope you’re enjoying it. If you need to, you can improve the spray finish by allowing the paint to gass off for a few days (basically dry right out) and then polishing the part with T cut or Tamiya polishing compound.

[lachontrack]

Hi Lachlan
Looking good so far. Hope you’re enjoying it. If you need to, you can improve the spray finish by allowing the paint to gass off for a few days (basically dry right out) and then polishing the part with T cut or Tamiya polishing compound.

Thanks, Tim! I may try that if another light coat doesn’t improve it.

[Guest]

Coming along nicely Lachlan :smiling3:.

[lachontrack]

Coming along nicely Lachlan :smiling3:.

Thanks mate!

[lachontrack]

update on the engine block! i airbrushed the three new parts added, what a difference it makes! it’s just a shame that the rest of the hand brushed work is so shoddy:tears-of-joy:

[Guest]

Looks ok to me Lachlan :smiling3:.
Who cares about shoddy?. Just have fun.

[lachontrack]

Cheers! I am having fun, I just wish I’d started with an airbrush! I have a couple of kits in storage whilst I work on my technique, as I want them to be quality :tears-of-joy:

[Bortig the Viking]

Hi, if you want to start the engine again, although what you've done looks good, you can always use VMS Clean slate, works a treat used it myself. I found that knowing you can rewind the painting it makes it easier to do, not so daunting.
Have fun, that's the main thing.

[lachontrack]

Hi, if you want to start the engine again, although what you've done looks good, you can always use VMS Clean slate, works a treat used it myself. I found that knowing you can rewind the painting it makes it easier to do, not so daunting.
Have fun, that's the main thing.

Thanks, Bortig! I’ll look into it maybe, I don’t think it looks too terrible anyway.

[lachontrack]

job for tonight : continue on with the engine. this part involves lots of fiddly painting. i’ll probably prime all the parts first, then handpaint them. the journey continues!

[lachontrack]

slowly but surely getting there. need a coat or two extra on the primer but looking good otherwise! knocked over the bottle of vallejo black primer last night and it went EVERYWHERE. luckily enough it gave the first coat time to dry as i cleared it up!

[Guest]

Coming along nicely Lachlan :smiling3:.
When it says surface primer it didn't mean the surface of your desk:tears-of-joy:.

[Dave Ward]

Lachlan,
been there, done that! I've some abstract green patches under my workbench.............
Now, if I'm brush painting, I use a pallet, and if I'm on the airbrush, I use plastic shot glasses to mix up the correct consistency - At no point is an open paint pot ON my bench, it's only open in my hand. If I have an accident, it's only a small amount that needs cleaning up...............
Dave

[lachontrack]

Coming along nicely Lachlan :smiling3:.
When it says surface primer it didn't mean the surface of your desk:tears-of-joy:.

cheers! aye, i realise that now, had to get some on the floor as well just for good measure :tears-of-joy: