Newbie Asks: Piping in 1/35?

[StefK]

G'day, PF members,
I'm a newbie military figure painter (1/35) and new to this forum as well. Congratulations to the Webmasters and creators of this fine site.

I'd appreciate hearing about adding piping to trousers, shoulder boards, etc., as well as adding rank insignia where this is not molded.

TIA and best to all,
StefK

 

[Bert Takken]

uhhh, post herefor was of me
Bert

 

[slaj]

Stefen , add the piping with putty first. A bit more work but easier to paint. I f in scale they look better too

Stephen Mallia

 

[Anders Heintz]

Welcome to the planet!

I would either sculpt them like Stephen suggested, or I would simply paint them on, depending on what it is and where it is located. An easy way to paint lines is to use a small brush (size 0 or so) and draw the line with very thin paint, then where the line is a little thicker just take some paint the same color as what you are painting over and correct the mistakes.

 

[heatnzl]

Don't know if this will help, but for piping I paint the piping colour roughly, then paint the other colour(s) either side of the original colour. It's not so hard on the eyes and you don't need a fiddly little brush.
As for patches, I gloss varnish the area to be painted and let it dry thoroughly. Then paint the design as carefully as I can (never just right) and before the paint has set, but not still "smudgable", I use a sharpened end of a paintbrush to scrape away the unnecessary paint. It takes a little practice to Judge when the paint is just right, but it is effective.

Heat

 

[Einion]

Stefan if you mean piping as opposed to ribbon it really is a great help if it's sculpted in place. In either case, like most tricky painting tasks, good results are mostly a matter of practice but a really good Kolinsky brush, paint at just the right consistency (not too thin or too thick) and good lighting will all make your job easier.

Einion