Our painting habits.

[Hardcore]

So, I noticed there is a pattern to how I paint my tanks. I start with right front corner, then go right side, front left side, rear Hull and lastly lower front plate. 

Turret otoh is anti-clockwise from left side. Barrel is Painted last. 

I wonder why I do it this way? 

 

I am sure there are interesting variations to this among the members! 

 

Edited January 29, 2019 by Hardcore

[LSP_Ron]

Use your left hand to hold the airbrush next time?  LOL

[cbk57]

I always hold my airbrush in my left hand.

[LSP_K2]

With almost all aircraft models that I paint, I usually start on the starboard side first, for various reasons.

[D.B. Andrus]

I start with the port side - kinda like getting on a horse for me.

[Rick Griewski]

I start my painting with an area that is not right out in view (e.g., bottom, an area that will weathered or inside and not visible) so as to become one with the airbrush.  I get the distance right, see that the pressure and paint dilution are appropriate. I then shoot the good places.

 

Rick

[MikeMaben]

I start anywhere. I'm just happy to be painting 'something'. 

 

 

[mozart]

3 hours ago, MikeMaben said:

I start anywhere. I'm just happy to be painting 'something'. 

With you there Mike, but it's often a wing.

[PhilB]

I find starting with painting the cockpit first makes life a bit easier.

[dennismcc]

I'll have to check next time I paint a model, I can't for the life of me recall how I do it or if I have a preferred sequence.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Rick Griewski]

2 hours ago, PhilB said:

I find starting with painting the cockpit first makes life a bit easier.

 

You have a good point!  I failed to mention the mostly painting from the inside to outside and per assembly sequence.  And.... Then I will remember to install all the cockpit parts.  Remembering that make everything easy.

 Rick