Day 60: unorthodox technique practice
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Erm... maybe I'm using this as an excuse to mess about with some of the toys I never had as a child? Whatever, I bought a cheap Nerf gun, with the intention of using it for weathering practice, along with a few painting techniques and trying out some new things with the Dremel, stuff that I'm too scared to try on a wagon that I care about. So what techniques have we learned so far?
- When cutting with the Dremel, it's worth clamping a ruler or something to the object to act as a guide. And using plenty of rotational speed for a clean cut
- If Dremel sanding a large area or feature, it can be useful to do a first pass at higher speed to remove the bulk of the material. However, this leaves a slightly melty surface, so it's worth turning the dial down and going over it again, constantly moving, never holding the disc in one place.
- Paint prep is something I've skimped on in the past, so I rubbed the shiny plastic down with scotchbrite before priming, and lo and behold it worked brilliantly. Will be re-using this in future, especially on plastic kits
- White primer is a bit rubbish. Grey primer was great.
- Light coats actually work. Everyone has been telling me this for years, but there was a part of me that would never let me put the spray can down until there were no more patches showing through. Well, this time I managed to restrain myself, and what do you know, sometimes even the majority are right.
You probably knew all these things already, you old clever clogs.
Still to try: mainly weathering. I've got a couple of washes, which is all I normally use on railway stuff. The new bits will be inks, some dry brushing, wiping things down mid-application and whatever else takes my fancy. This is all good casual fun that I don't really have to care about the result of - it's going to look ridiculous anyway, so may as well go to town on it. I could have done the same thing with an old wagon or a failed 3D print, but that's just not as fun, is it?
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Progress so far:
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