Painting cast resin model's windows
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Lineside Models. These are trucks whose bodies will be painted White,
Blue, Yellow or Red, depending upon the model's end decorating job.
Most of them will be painted white.
My question is what is an appropriate color to paint the window
areas? Should these be painted light grey, silver, black, or some
other color? I plan on painting the under carriage, wheelwell areas,
and tires black. The bumpers will be painted aluminmum and the
headlight/grill area will be silver or aluminmum. Of course stop
lights will be red and turn signals yellow colors.
Also what type of putty do you use to fill in the small air bubble
dimples left over from the casting process?
cat
>I am in the process of painting some N scale cast resin models from
>Lineside Models. These are trucks whose bodies will be painted White,
>Blue, Yellow or Red, depending upon the model's end decorating job.
>Most of them will be painted white.
>
>My question is what is an appropriate color to paint the window
>areas? Should these be painted light grey, silver, black, or some
>other color? I plan on painting the under carriage, wheelwell areas,
>and tires black. The bumpers will be painted aluminmum and the
>headlight/grill area will be silver or aluminmum. Of course stop
>lights will be red and turn signals yellow colors.
A common trick is to go look at a parking lot and note the
colours the glass appears. It basically reflects the sky or what is
around it. Nearly vertical surfaces seem darker as they are reflecting
the surrounding lot and buildings and the more sharply canted the
glass toe more blue it reflects. In general a middle bluish green or
gray will do fine though many favour a dark slate colour for all of
them.
>
>Also what type of putty do you use to fill in the small air bubble
>dimples left over from the casting process?
The best thing I have found is "Spot Glasing Putty" which you
can get at any real auto parts store or a body and paint supply store.
It comes in a HUGE, cheap tube and is perfect for all sorts of jobs
where you need a putty.
cat
Jason Davies
wrote:
> I am in the process of painting some N scale cast resin models from
> Lineside Models. These are trucks whose bodies will be painted White,
> Blue, Yellow or Red, depending upon the model's end decorating job.
> Most of them will be painted white.
>
> My question is what is an appropriate color to paint the window
> areas? Should these be painted light grey, silver, black, or some
> other color?
Testors metallic sapphire blue over white.
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Jason Davies
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