I do it the old fashioned way paint brush and a steady hand

I do it the old fashioned way paint brush and a steady hand

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I do it the old fashioned way paint brush and a steady hand

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Been there, done that.... not only don't I have a steady hand particularly, that process has put me off finishing many a kit.

I mean, you've really GOT to want to go through that pain to endure it!

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I do it the old fashioned way paint brush and a steady hand

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Been there, done that.... not only don't I have a steady hand particularly, that process has put me off finishing many a kit.

I mean, you've really GOT to want to go through that pain to endure it!

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Glutton for punishment?

They've been around for quiet some time. I think it's a rip-off. I use one of these instead:

Neither method is foolproof

Simple build kits that don't have rubber road wheels

I've used practically every method known to man - masks, templates, rotating on a chuck, paint markers, you name it.
And for M109 series in particular discovered that paper hole reinforcers were just the right size for masking those wheels. Ultimately it comes down to what you're comfortable with, because your results more than likely will still look better than this:



Enlarge on your screen to truly appreciate the horror.

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Neither method is foolproof

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If you make it foolproof, they'll invent a better fool...




I'm in the "spray the hub then brush the rubber" camp myself. Found out the hard way that using a circle template requires masking off the adjacent holes! But it all depends on the kit - some are easier by brush, others by template spray. The thing that puts me off the QuickWheels idea is spending money that could go on kits, paint, and AM goodies, since you need new templates for each type of tank. I've been known to use the "overspray because they do on the real thing" approach, but too many inspecors point it out like it's a flaw. (Best I did was the Panther at APG - the whole thing, wheels, rubber, and tracks - was painted in that ghost-grey they used in the 80s/90s there! No mask needed...)

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Neither method is foolproof

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If you make it foolproof, they'll invent a better fool...




I'm in the "spray the hub then brush the rubber" camp myself. Found out the hard way that using a circle template requires masking off the adjacent holes! But it all depends on the kit - some are easier by brush, others by template spray. The thing that puts me off the QuickWheels idea is spending money that could go on kits, paint, and AM goodies, since you need new templates for each type of tank. I've been known to use the "overspray because they do on the real thing" approach, but too many inspecors point it out like it's a flaw. (Best I did was the Panther at APG - the whole thing, wheels, rubber, and tracks - was painted in that ghost-grey they used in the 80s/90s there! No mask needed...)

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Its not a bad investment if you take PanzerKarl's advice, because you'd only ever be building a Panther G Steel Wheel version....

To put things into perspective:
Whenever I feel frustrated by painting a [s h i t]-load of wheels I switch over to cleaning up and assembling a gazillion fiddly indy-link track parts ....

Does anybody really enjoy painting multiple tank road wheels? I know I don't!

Anyway, i've found this amazing product - Quick Wheels. Check it out.

http://quickwheelstore.com/quickwheel/1-35-scaleqw.html