Hawkwrench Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I've got mind-block right now. I'm getting ready to paint the tailwheel on my MH-60L and can't remember which to paint first. The wheel black and then the rim or the rim helodrab then the wheel? Like I said, dumb question Tim Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I'm sure there are multiple ways of doing it. For myself, if the rims and tires are not separate I normally paint the hub color first then masking is only a matter of cutting a circle. Otherwise masking the tire can be tricky, as occasionally the part of the tire by the rim can be sunken and harder to get a basic circular shape to stick flatly without wrinkles. Jack and Jan_G 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thanks! Hub color first it is. Tim Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Your guys actually mask tailwheels???? Wow. No wonder I've never won a contest. chrish, MikeMaben, Woody V and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Yep.....Silhouette cutter makes it abundantly handy nmayhew and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Honestly, I do it the other way around! Tyres first, then hubs using either a circle template or a pre-sized circle mask (like Uschi makes). Kev Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 minute ago, LSP_Kevin said: Honestly, I do it the other way around! Tyres first, then hubs using either a circle template or a pre-sized circle mask (like Uschi makes). Yep! I knew there were those who preferred the opposite. Honestly, I think it boils down to what the individual modeler is comfortable with MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Yep.....Silhouette cutter makes it abundantly handy Silhouette cutter huh? I'll have to check it out. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Yep, six o' one, six o' the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 I just saw the price for the silhouette. Yeah, I'll pass!!! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hawkwrench said: I just saw the price for the silhouette. Yeah, I'll pass!!! Tim Out of interest what were you expecting? as someone who now uses masks for every project, I am blowing £25+ a go. so, probably after 4-8 projects and I am flat on the ‘trade’ my time to learn vs click and pay and it arrives are the only things stopping me but after my current project, I’m done paying for custom masks Edited September 22, 2020 by nmayhew Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, nmayhew said: Out of interest what were you expecting? Not THAT much of a price!!! that's for doggone sure!!! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I paid around $100 (actually a 1/32 Tamiya P-51D in trade), roughly about the same as a new 1/32 kit.......... I've been using it now for a couple years, and its paid for itself about 3 times over now. I dont buy custom decals or masks any more, and never ever worry about a kit that doesnt have the decals I want in it; I now just make up my own schemes on the Silouhette cutter. Honestly, for the price of 1 new gen 1/32 model, you can have access to any decal or mask set you want. Very much worth the price IMHO Fanes and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 FWIW, I like to paint the hub first, then the tire, because the hub is usually smooth while the black/grey tire is flat, which is semi-rough. Done the other way around, the hub will have a semi-rough finish to it before you start painting it. I also find masking off a central hub easier and the mask is obviously a lot smaller. Cheers, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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