Those black portions of the valk...

[xPLAN303Ex]

I am still working on my first valk. I noticed that Hasegawa includes a lot of the black lines (thick) of the model as decals, now I know the best approach is to mask and paint and forget about those decals. Now my question is, my base coat already has Future on it, I didn't plan to mask and paint again but I will, what is the best approach to end with a smooth painted on effect? I mean, how do I prevent the edge of the second coat of paint (the black) to be raised?

Thanks in advance.

[Lt. Z0mBe]

I am still working on my first valk. I noticed that Hasegawa includes a lot of the black lines (thick) of the model as decals, now I know the best approach is to mask and paint and forget about those decals. Now my question is, my base coat already has Future on it, I didn't plan to mask and paint again but I will, what is the best approach to end with a smooth painted on effect? I mean, how do I prevent the edge of the second coat of paint (the black) to be raised?

Thanks in advance.

Airbrush very thin paint at very low pressure. Always works for me...well usually.

Kenny

[big F]

Some of the black lines are not so bad to do as decals. ~ the only ones I really hate are the almost pin stripe ones and the nose cone ones. But careful masking and low preassure air brushing will see you right.

[xPLAN303Ex]

Thanks for the replies! I tried this last night with very good results, I also did it with gloss paint, which seems to level itself a lot better.