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[caddyman]

With the TARDIS pretty much complete - actually it is complete, I am just considering adding a brown wash to it to enhance the weathering a little more - I have turned my attention to painting the figure of the Doctor. As you would imagine, this is somewhat more time consuming as it is all rather fiddly.

I can't really start assembling the figure until certain parts are properly painted - particularly the head.The bit that I am dreading, though, is painting the pinstripe on the suit. The figure will be about 7" tall when complete (that's what, about 171/2cm in modern) Even with my trusty 000 brush, that is going to be a challenge.

Comments

[ash1977law.livejournal.com]

If you paint every single stripe then even if the stripes are of a uniform thickness and direction the suit will look totally wrong.

Take an existing ratty brush and cut into it so that you get small parallel clumps of bristles, then add a dip of paint to each clump and gently draw it down the figure. This, if done correctly, will give you a pinstripe effect. The key is to keep the bristles stiff and short, and to 'suggest' a pinstripe material rather than try to paint every single stripe.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

I may try that out on a spare piece of plastic first, ta.

[ash1977law.livejournal.com]

It's tricky to get a hang of, but great for pinstripe of woodgrain effects once perfected.

[littleonionz.livejournal.com]

Eee lad tha' could use a two inch brush on a model that big.

Easy-Peasy-Lemon-Sqeezy (when you know how....)

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

Here's how to resolve your pin stripe woes sir.

Are you sitting comfortably ?

Then I'll begin.

You will need:
1) Selotape
2) A SHARP Scalpel
3) A metal ruler
4) A cutting mat, piece of plastic which selotape may be peeled off from.
Non essential;

5) An airbrush.


Method:

A)Lay a strip of selotape on the cutting mat.
B) Using the metal ruler and the sharpest scalpel you own score strips of selotape to the desired width.
C) Paint the whole pinstripe suit area of the model the desired blue.
D) Allow to dry over night
E) Apply the thin selotape strips to the suit mapping/following the folds in the fabric of the suit.
F) Once the masking selotape is applied brush over the whole suit area in the desired shade of braaaaawwwwn
G) Allow to dry over night
H) Peel off the masking selotape and

Hey presto ...perfect flawles pinstripe suti effect. If you can use an airbrush to paint the figures , you can blend flesh and fabric shodows more effectivelty than brushing alone.

You may now worship FENCINGSCULPTOR at the alter of Model making !!! .....

Re: Easy-Peasy-Lemon-Sqeezy (when you know how....)

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Fantastic!

That will give me a blue suit with brown pinstripe instead of brown suit with blue pinstripes.

I doubt I'll bother getting an airbrush, though.

Re: Easy-Peasy-Lemon-Sqeezy (when you know how....)

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

Art thou mocking me sir with thou irony ?

If you cut very very thin strips of tape and cover the blue undercoat - placing the stripes at wider intervals than their own width...and then paint the whole suit area BROWN... when you remove the tape it will reveal thinner BLUE stripes - giving the desired blue pinstripe effect.

Or you can do it in reverse to give you the blue suit with brown pinstripes...

Of you can paint the whole suit area brown and apply slightly wider strips of tape to mask the brown undercoat and leave only very thin ares of exposed brown undercoat. Then Once masked ...paint the whol bloomin lot blue....but on removing the tape you'll be left with the blue pinstrip effect.

The METHOD is sound...trust me.

As always with these things best practice on a flat surface first...

Darn it I want one now !

I wonder if Toys R Us will stock this....

Re: Easy-Peasy-Lemon-Sqeezy (when you know how....)

[ash1977law.livejournal.com]

Tamiya does pre-cut rolls of masking tape for models if you want to try this method. Selotape can tend to 'bleed' at the edges, though with an airbrush that shouldn't be a problem.