Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Estes Starship Nova #1371 Build, Part 21, Black Paint TIP

The model is an overall black, you really don't need a white undercoat.
I did do a first black coat then went over the model and sanded a few rough fillets and took down the glue boogers.

This model should be easy enough to paint, it's just BLACK!
(The inside of the engine pods are already fluorescent orange.)

TIP: On this design there are some tight inside angles. You think you have it covered, but later you notice inside areas with missed spots.
Rather than spray on too much paint trying to get the inside areas covered, I used a permanent marker to color them in.

Look inside the engine pod corner (above) and you can see some white. The inset picture shows the marker touch-up.

Under the wing root edge and at the back end of the intake is another tight inside joint. The permanent marker is soft and was able to reach into the fillet area.

Again, this really only works with black paint and a black marker. Don't use this with a lighter color markers. They won't match up with your sprayed color paint. Black works, black is black.
You might be able to see this touch-up if you look very close under direct sunlight, it could look like a dark blue. If you do the touch-up now (before the final black coats) it will end up like a very thin layer of paint. You should lightly sand down the edges. It should blend in and not be noticeable.

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