CANicoll Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Not sure how unusual this is (or not) but I keep an old model around that I practice spray painting on before doing whatever it is I want to do on my current build. Practice may just be checking out paint thinning, or I may prep the piece to see how an overcoat may look, or how various shades of Metalizer appear on a given background. I find it VERY helpful if I am free-handing a camo pattern to work it out first on the 'practice model'. I usually have to make adjustments to something to get it right. Once in a while I'll hit it with a fresh coat of primer, or sand paper to get it back to plastic. Also good for testing out decals you are not sure of. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Not a model, but parts of old models, like a wing or fuse, or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I did use this idea before painting my 38 with my custom mix of "black"........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 i have a 1/72 Arado 234 that I glued together in about 8 minutes a long time ago which has been a trusty mule for paint testing ever since.. it has so many coats it is probably near 1/48 scale now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Good grief yes. Far better to make the inevitable botch on a 1/72 Airfix Spitfire - for that is what I use - than a 1/32 WNW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Nope, every new model is a practice model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Mmm, I want my wife to bend over so can airbrush her butt, but she refuses, no idea why Bill_S, EvilCarrot and Hardcore 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) I have a VERY old Revell A6M5, that is/has been WWII tricolored, Russian primer yellow, German mottling, British Azure blue, foiled, polished and had Rub-N-buff put on it. Edited February 12, 2016 by Out2gtcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Hold the phone....I thought they all were. Never occurred to me that you could practice first. Is this ever cathartic. • CATHARTIC (adjective) The adjective CATHARTIC has 3 senses: 1. emotionally purging 2. emotionally purging (of e.g. art) 3. strongly laxative Edited February 12, 2016 by williamj Telepatu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 If it's a process that I've never tried before, yes, I usually experiment on a scrap wing or fuselage to see if it'll work the way I want it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logical Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I don't normally. But for my F/A-18c that i've just started I will. I wanted to try pre-shading with blacks, browns, greys and whites before I paint the overall grey to see if that helps with the different panel colours. Rather than post shading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) I try stuff out on the back of cheap plastic spoons. I usually shoot a test squirt onto a spoon back before I commit to the model proper. This practice has saved me on more than one occasion from botching a paint job. clever idea. Otherwise I am with Martin on this. Still, should I be give something I don't want to build... Edited February 12, 2016 by Hardcore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Yup, I have a practice Sea Fury Wing that will never offer enough lift with all the paint test I've done. One of my most used and effective painting tools. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Mine is a 21st Century BF109F-2 kit that was missing a couple of parts: Telepatu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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