Painting Tau

[Wootton]

hi, i\'m goin to be painting a Tau devilfish APC, it will be my first large model.
I will paint it in the gw colours (vomit brown) and i don\'t know whether it will be easier to get a smooth base coat on a black undercoat or a white undercoat.

Furthermore i don\'t have any good condition large brushes and i want to know if using a larger brush will get smoother results, i will water the paint down anyway and will spend a long time on it so i\'m prepared to do many layers.

Thanks, i\'ll keep all you posted on how it goes

 

[uberdark]

generally something this size it is good to just use an airbrush. but since you are not /.....yes the bigger brush is good. make sure to paint in one direction most of the time and to apply multiple coats. i would probably use a white undercoat for this color. and i would also mix your paints 50/50 paint to water. finally when it comes time to outline those lines.. use a macro pen... you can get it at any hobby store. course with your size of vehicle you may buy more than a few.

break a leg.

 

[madrox]

def make sure you keep your paint thin, it will take many coats for sure. If it gets to thick you\'ll begin to see the brush strokes. Good luck!!

 

[nosirrahkcaz]

you might consider priming gray

 

[Mason]

If you\'re going to use a large brush, be sure to buy a round watercolour brush. Flat brushes will leave streaks.