Another hairy stick

[Chuck E]

Here is yet another hairy stick. This is a long haired brush that is usually used by the ladies for painting those very fine designs on their nails. I'm finding that it holds paint well and follows lines while you're painting. You can see from the freehand squiggle how neat it works. I'm trying it out on canopies and it looks pretty good so far.

[JohnRatzenberger]

So what's the theory behind that brush for fine work ? I'd have thought it would bend a lot and be hard to control ? Very interesting.

[fredk]

Sign writers I have known [sounds like a book title] use brushes like these for doing long straight lines.
John; I'm not sure about the theory side, however, the long bristles seem to absorb any shakey-hand-ness, they are very easy to control. They need to be used in one sweep, no stopping and starting on a line. One sign writer I witnessed did a continious 18ft coach-line on the side of a bus, in one go, it was perfectly straight and only 1mm out of line at one end. Thats why we paid him a lot of ££ for the job.

[Sissel]

Painting small bits with small brushes is often disturbed by shaky hands due to concentration.
This is just what I need then!

Is this a smiliar one?

[fredk]

yes

[jssel]

That is also the kind of brush auto detailers use to pin stripe. Holds lots of paint with great delivery.

[AndrewR]

Holding lots of paint is important, so you can do a long continuous line, in one stroke, without lifting the brush.
I wonder if those brushes would work for canopy framing?

Cheers

Andrew

[fredk]

I wonder if those brushes would work for canopy framing?

Well Chuck says he's been trying it out for that and so far its looking good.

[Ian]

Is there nothing we modellers can't corrupt and bring over to the Dark Side?

[Chuck E]

Painting small bits with small brushes is often disturbed by shaky hands due to concentration.
This is just what I need then!

Is this a smiliar one?

This actually looks even better, Prisca. My daughter and her friends always have nicely painted nails when going somewhere special and the fine detail was so sharp that I thought I'd give one of these a go. I have some canopies etc to paint and will post some pics.

[Chuck E]

Is there nothing we modellers can't corrupt and bring over to the Dark Side?

Isn't this fun. I took my daughter over to get some hair and beauty stuff from Sally's in Darlington. I ended up with more stuff than her. Illuminated tweezers, sanding and buffing blocks, pads and sticks and a nice paint brush. When I worked in calibration, I used to use bright red nail varnish to seal measuring equipment after calibration, so you could see if someone was tampering with the settings.

I love to look around the shops to find modelling accessories that were not originally made for that use. Just look in your modelling kit and you'll find loads of items that have been press-ganged into model use.

[Chuck E]

So what's the theory behind that brush for fine work ? I'd have thought it would bend a lot and be hard to control ? Very interesting.

Hi John,
I find that my brushes never seem to hold much paint and run out half way down a panel line. This brush seems to hold a lot and allows an even pressure and thickness of paint. When I find some time next week, I'll paint my latest Lancaster transparencies and post the results. I'm thinking of some fine camo schemes in 1/144th to try too.

[Sissel]

I find using a toothpick the easiest for me to paint canopy frames.
But I'm really intrigued by these brushes. Would make for an easier way to paint certain types of camo patterns. Really need to order some when I get back.

[AndrewR]

Is there nothing we modellers can't corrupt and bring over to the Dark Side?

Oven ready turkeys...

[fredk]

Is there nothing we modellers can't corrupt and bring over to the Dark Side?

Oven ready turkeys...

and sprouts

eeee, we're off on food again, mmmmmmmmmm