I've run into a few issues working on my 1:28 Spad that are about modeling as opposed to 1:28 Spads, so I started a thread here in Hints, tips & questions.
First, an annoying tendency of paint, both acrylic and enamel, to bead up when you paint a fine wire. I am thinking it is the wire since it happens with both paints. The wire in question is fine copper wire unwound from a relay coil. Is there a coating on this stuff? If so what removes it? alcohol, lacquer thinner, something stronger? The wire is too fine to do any scraping, though it might be pulled between a folded piece of very fine grit sandpaper.
Next and more general. Is there a rule of thumb as to how small a part you will airbrush? Cleanup on the AB is a nuisance and that has been limiting my use when it comes to small parts. OTOH, brush painted small parts often show full scale brush strokes and look less than what I'd hoped. And as a directly related question. Do you prime everything you spray? Recently I tried airbrushing some smaller parts and putting up with a cleanup taking many times longer than the painting takes. The results have been promising. I'm just wondering how others do it.
TIA
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