Comments on: How To: Painting Propellers http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2010/02/02/how-to-painting-propellers/ Tips, Comments, Editorials Relating to the World of Scale Modeling Thu, 10 May 2012 01:29:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Max Tollens http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2010/02/02/how-to-painting-propellers/comment-page-1/#comment-1562 Max Tollens Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:49:11 +0000 http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/?p=2444#comment-1562 I make a mask out of copy paper, copying the propeller using my photocopier and using the image as a mask. I cut off where the yellow will be sprayed, line up the propeller with the photocopied image, tape and and spray. You can do all three or four blades at once. I prefer to spray the black first, let dry then do the yellow to keep the yellow within scale. I make a mask out of copy paper, copying the propeller using my photocopier and using the image as a mask. I cut off where the yellow will be sprayed, line up the propeller with the photocopied image, tape and and spray. You can do all three or four blades at once. I prefer to spray the black first, let dry then do the yellow to keep the yellow within scale.

]]> By: Orlando Sucre http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2010/02/02/how-to-painting-propellers/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Orlando Sucre Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:55:34 +0000 http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/?p=2444#comment-1554 Hello again! I forgot a detail in my previous comment. It's good advice to prime the propeller blades before painting the light color, no matter how will you mask the tips. Moreover, it's a must if the plastic is dark. Although many modelers talk about using flat white as a primer, I prefer FS36622 Camouflage gray because it covers with just one coat. You can prime the propeller spinner also, if needed. Orlando Sucre Hello again!
I forgot a detail in my previous comment. It’s good advice to prime the propeller blades before painting the light color, no matter how will you mask the tips. Moreover, it’s a must if the plastic is dark.
Although many modelers talk about using flat white as a primer, I prefer FS36622 Camouflage gray because it covers with just one coat. You can prime the propeller spinner also, if needed.

Orlando Sucre

]]> By: Gerald Voigt http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2010/02/02/how-to-painting-propellers/comment-page-1/#comment-1552 Gerald Voigt Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:17:33 +0000 http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/?p=2444#comment-1552 Yes there area many methods out there as there are modelers. I have other methods that I will be sharing in the future. I too will occasionally use the method you describe, but it does have a drawback for the novice. If they don't get the tape just right, they can end up with angled painted tips. Again experience and a keen eye can overcome this. We all started somewhere and developed and hopefully improved our skill sets along the way. Thanks for sharing your technique with us! Yes there area many methods out there as there are modelers. I have other methods that I will be sharing in the future. I too will occasionally use the method you describe, but it does have a drawback for the novice. If they don’t get the tape just right, they can end up with angled painted tips. Again experience and a keen eye can overcome this. We all started somewhere and developed and hopefully improved our skill sets along the way. Thanks for sharing your technique with us!

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