I picked up a bottle of the RLM 02 by Model Master and brushed it on the some landing gear struts. The problem I'm having is finding a good mixture to use to cover the surface.
When I used it straight from the bottle it seemed very thick but also hard to control. One swipe with the brush would leave paint but it would receed and "bunch up". The second swipe would wipe it away. When I thinned it, I seemed to have a problem covering the surface.
I primed with an acrylic primer.
Is it not conducive to brush work and I should use an airbrush?
Does it not like acrylic?
Is it possible that I'm rushing it and should build up a couple of coats of thinned paint? (This seems to begin to obscure detail). The pain in all of this is that the struts are detailed with scratch built brake lines and line clamps. Each time I clean them up to start over I have to redo much of the detail work. This is getting frustrating. As it is now I have some very rough looking struts that look overworked paintwise. (1/48 is such a pain) I've pretty much settled with these but I want to avoid future problems.
Any ideas? Help me Obi Wan(s) your my only hope....
Mike
Mike
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