Tried to get hold of some parma liquidmask but the shop i was orderng the paint from was out of stock.
So i ended up buying some german manufactured "Mig" i think from flea bay, it was a liquid mask for oil based paints. The price was right so i thought i wold give it a go. I gave the body shell 3 coats letting each coat fully dry between ach coat, with the mask going clear before apply the next. When i came to scalpel the mask it just tearing away from the blade edge and not leaing a smooth line,its as if the mask would not stick to the leaxan body.
One other mistake i made was that i thought i could do some black drop shadows round my tribal masks and some on the body contours before applying the blue pearl, but the only black i had was a water based craft paint from my local "Range" craft store. But after applying the drop shadow with this paint it did not stick at all to the lexan bosy shell i could wipe it off with my tak rag!
So decided to do a drop shadow with faskolour chrome "Bad Idea"
Thats the only thinkg i dont like about this job as i was getting used to what pressure to set my brush for fine lines and learning how to keep a steady accurate hand and the chrome was a bit in your face. One thing i found to be helpful was to sit down and realax and get comfotable as at first i was standing up!
Thanks for your comments guys much appreciated. Blitz boy i am using a iwata revolution CR and am thinking of getting a pre set handle so i can adjust the paint low on the needle "fixing to a fine amout for doing fine lines" do you have a needle control knob on your brush or have you used the pre set handle. Next shell i do i am going to have a go at some Faslucent reds and purples. Maybe some flames. Hope to be racing at batley outdoors tommorow weather permitting.
