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deboardfam
10-07-2011, 11:45 AM
Got a few buildings on ebay finds in the mail.. some of them look nice.. some of them look "cheap" or not well built. For example plain white, unpainted, figures are unpainted, with just a gray room. How hard is it to touch up a plastic building with some paint to make it look better? Any specific paint will work?
Tips? Tricks? These things are TINY lol.
NIMT
10-07-2011, 01:32 PM
Air brush and it's simple!:D
You can brush paint but won't get the same results!
I often buy cheap building kits then bash and paint them into something else!:cool:
deboardfam
10-07-2011, 02:07 PM
Any specifics on a small model air brush on the cheap?
sstlaure
10-07-2011, 02:17 PM
Rattle cans and masking tape works for me. Just make sure you're using a flat finish paint.
NIMT
10-07-2011, 02:23 PM
I use a cheap pancake air compressor for the air.
I started with a cheap badger and have worked up it a Iwata, Eclipse.
Also use automotive touch up guns too!
deboardfam
10-07-2011, 02:51 PM
Thanks guys.. so I dont have to be as delicate as I thought.

A lot of the used stuff i got are missing chimneys.. any ideas on where to find/make chimney replacements? lol
sstlaure
10-07-2011, 02:53 PM
Thanks guys.. so I dont have to be as delicate as I thought.

A lot of the used stuff i got are missing chimneys.. any ideas on where to find/make chimney replacements? lol

Ask and ye shall receive.....

http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=Part&scale=N&manu=&item=&keywords=chimney&words=restrict&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search
deboardfam
10-07-2011, 03:01 PM
Awesome, am I missing something or do they not tell which scale they are?
:(
sstlaure
10-07-2011, 03:14 PM
You're missing something....the 4th column tells you the scale. I did the search specifically for N-scale chimneys so any of those should work for you.
NIMT
10-07-2011, 03:18 PM
12017
deboardfam
10-07-2011, 07:11 PM
LOL thanks guys, this was about the time I had my migraine at work :-/
Now I see it.
shaygetz
10-07-2011, 07:54 PM
All of my models, HO and N, are painted used ones. I use standard Testor's off the shelf flat paints or gloss coated with a flat finish. It just takes a bit of patience and care and lifts the building above its stock look...

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p96/1shaygetz/puzzle38.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p96/1shaygetz/puzzle40.jpg
deboardfam
10-09-2011, 07:04 PM
Man shay those look good!