Subj : Re: Painting models To : MIKE POWELL From : Rob Mccart Date : Tue Dec 12 2023 01:42:00 RM>> the quality of most canned paints is much better than what is in >> spray cans. MP>Overall, it probably is, especially for serious painting. For me, I >usually am painting simple colors on 1/87th models. It doesn't have to be >too fancy just as long as it gets a full coat after a few passes without >overspray. So, I am not an artist. ;) Yes, I was thinking later that it's an apples and oranges thing. You don't need the longevity of high quality paints like a street bike would. I guess what ran through my mind most is the control you have using liquid paint you mix yourself rather than spray cans, like using it overly thick to spray stringy 'cob webs' of colour over a base colour and things, or using an air brush to create little blasts of colour, what we called acid drops. And the ability to create any colour or finish you wanted. RM>> Funny, I also had a dirt bike at the time which I would custom paint and it >> would freak out the other riders since you destroy a paint job pretty quick >> crashing through the dirt, and it looked like mine had a $700 paint job.. B MP>LOL, I bet it did stick out in the crowd. It did.. And my dirt bike was street legal so I'd ride it to the hills we used to ride around. I remember one time dumping it, attempting to cross a river over a 'bridge' made from a single 2 x 8 board, and landing fairly hard on the right side.. which snapped off the front brake lever and bent the rear brake pedal down under the engine. It was fun riding it home, fortunately only 3 or 4 miles, then well into a fair sized city, with no brakes.. (I never had these problems on my Harleys..) B) Now I'd better stop talking about this stuff before the moderator gets really miffed about off conference subject matter.. B) (I did briefly have a two train N gauge train set..) --- * SLMR Rob * I couldn't replace you... I don't know what you are * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (954:895/54) .