Question about priming before casting?

DARTHTODD · Post by **DARTHTODD** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:31 am

Stupid question but if I'm going to cast fron a scratchbuilt, can I still prime paint the scratchbuilt before I cast off it? Or is this a no no?

Umi_Ryuzuki · Post by **Umi_Ryuzuki** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:31 am

Priming is the best way to find flaws in the Master.
If you are happy the way the model primes, a fine wet sanding may be all you need before you set it up to make a mold.

DARTHTODD · Post by **DARTHTODD** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:34 am

Umi_Ryuzuki wrote:Priming is the best way to find flaws in the Master.
If you are happy the way the model primes, a fine wet sanding may be all you need before you set it up to make a mold.

Thx for the tip. Do I need to wet sand it after priming so that I can make a mold from it? I just want to know if the primer is going to give me any trouble by adhering to the mold. Any suggestions.

Post by **TER-OR** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:54 pm

Gunze-Sangyo's Mr. Surfacer 1000 in the spray-can will give you a very smooth surface and you won't need to sand it shiny.

DARTHTODD · Post by **DARTHTODD** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:59 pm

Thx, I'll try the Mr. Surfacer 1000. Thx to everyone on this site, you're really making my first scratchbuilt a lot easier than I thought it would be!

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:34 pm

There was a class at wonderfest from Blappy on modling for masters here's the link to the file (it's under Modeling Events: Wonderfest 2005"

http://www.spacemodelmania.com/models/w ... ut2005.pdf

I'm not sure if this topic is covered in it. Been a while since I read through it all.