TK102468 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hey there,<br><br> I'm in the final stages of an RS Props ANH Stunt helmet build and am paralysed with fear... I need to paint the thin black penstripes around all the grey bits and am scared out of my mind! <br><br> Has anyone ever gone around it with a sharpie and then painted over that with enamel? It's fudging it, I know, but I'm thinking it might help me make the lines straighter than if I just lay down the enamel.<br><br> Thoughts and suggestions welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaninthesuitcase[Admin] Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 This is how I did my traps: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/35424-themaninthesuitcase-anovos-ahn-stunt-build/?p=479783 For the lines around the edge, I just took my time. Braced up as well as I could and even then I made mistakes. Just have some kitchen roll handy and a bit of the appropriate thinners, though go easy on this. If you make a mistake, I made several, wipe away straight away. As the base grey is dry a quick wipe won't hurt it but will take away the wet paint with out issue. if you're worried practice on a scrap piece. Alot of the trick is getting the right amount of paint onto the brush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 I've seen a few people using a sharpie. You could also paint the whole section black then fill in the grey, it's a little easier than doing the thin line of black afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylverbard[TK] Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 What he said. Do the black first then the grey after. Pinstripe tape helps too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK102468 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Thanks... Used trooperbay's painting sequence videos as a guide so the grey is already painted in... Don't want to cheat with a sharpie, but I thought that might be a way to lay down a good guideline that I could then paint over. Looks like I pick a day when the hands are nice and steady and there are no distractions and just go for it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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