Painting

[ironmule2004]

I was wanting to paint the trucks and the roof of my stewart F7A. It has a factory paint job with the trucks being unpainted of course. I was going to airbrush "testors" enamel silver. Do I need to use a primer? I also have some Testors acrylic but I don't think it looks as good.

Thanks, IronMule

 

[knudsen]

Test a little on the back of the sideframe.

 

[jim currie]

not owning a stewart can't say for shure but if they are the durlin side frame's they dont hold paint well unless you primer them.

 

[doctorwayne]

As I recall, the Stewart sideframes aren't Delrin, they're styrene of some sort. Airbrushing the Testors should work fine, although the silver might look better if you use a gray primer under it. If the roof is a dark colour, a gray primer might also help here. Otherwise, spray the Testors on with light coats and it should be fine.

Wayne