Model fuel lines
Discussion
Can't you get yellow tubing?
I think if you paint the outside of the tubing it will look like...painted tubing.
If you paint the inside (I guess you could always try injecting thinned paint with a syringe), you risk having just a thin yellow line in the tube, which would look silly.
Either way, if the paint dries and then cracks, both will look equally bad.
I think if you paint the outside of the tubing it will look like...painted tubing.
If you paint the inside (I guess you could always try injecting thinned paint with a syringe), you risk having just a thin yellow line in the tube, which would look silly.
Either way, if the paint dries and then cracks, both will look equally bad.
I guess you can buy yellow tubing to be fair I haven't looked. I was just hoping to use whats in the kit and just thought painting was the standard?
Well I had what I thought was a good idea and used the tube as a straw sucking up the paint then blowing it back out. And it worked to good affect only one line went bad and that's the side I have photographed. Ill try and replace it this week but the rest turned out well.
DFV by robinecs, on Flickr
Well I had what I thought was a good idea and used the tube as a straw sucking up the paint then blowing it back out. And it worked to good affect only one line went bad and that's the side I have photographed. Ill try and replace it this week but the rest turned out well.
DFV by robinecs, on Flickr
ecsrobin said:
I guess you can buy yellow tubing to be fair I haven't looked. I was just hoping to use whats in the kit and just thought painting was the standard?
Well I had what I thought was a good idea and used the tube as a straw sucking up the paint then blowing it back out. And it worked to good affect only one line went bad and that's the side I have photographed. Ill try and replace it this week but the rest turned out well.
DFV by robinecs, on Flickr
Looks absolutely fine where the paint hasn't pooled.Well I had what I thought was a good idea and used the tube as a straw sucking up the paint then blowing it back out. And it worked to good affect only one line went bad and that's the side I have photographed. Ill try and replace it this week but the rest turned out well.
DFV by robinecs, on Flickr
ecsrobin said:
Cheers. I think I'm sold on big scale kits now its so much nicer having more detail. And once I complete this and the other 2 I think I'd be more happy to start a kit with super detail.
There's no going back...I like to detail small scale kits as well though; you just need good eyes and a bright light!
dr_gn said:
BTW is that a spot of dry brushing I can see on those cam covers???
This is not a criticism, more a compliment: that engine would look much better with turned aluminium trumpets...It looks really good, but the trumpets spoil it a bit (IMO).
Cheers This is not a criticism, more a compliment: that engine would look much better with turned aluminium trumpets...It looks really good, but the trumpets spoil it a bit (IMO).
been giving dry brushing a try got a copy of the weathering magazine engines and so giving it a try. Still need to do the rest of the engine. Yes it's the 1 thing that's letting this kit down, the 2 1/20 models have decent trumpets and this one they're awful. But I decided they will be under the engine cover so not too concerned.
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