Help with pre-shading!!!

[The Trekmodeler]

Hi all,

I'm about to start construction on a DS9 Defiant and I'd like to be able to give her some pre-shading when painting time comes. Problem is I can't seem to get a nice thin "marker like" paint line with my Aztek A4704 airbrush. Is it a matter of finding the right tip, airbrush or is it the compressor? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks guys and gals.

[haywire]

Yes.

Try a smaller tip and lower pressure

[The Trekmodeler]

Yes.

Try a smaller tip and lower pressure

Thanks for the quick reply! I did go to my local hobby store and bought the finest tip they had. I still can not get a thin enough line. Is there anything else I can do because I really need to be able to pre-shade this model.

[Thomas E. Johnson]

Yes.

Try a smaller tip and lower pressure

Thanks for the quick reply! I did go to my local hobby store and bought the finest tip they had. I still can not get a thin enough line. Is there anything else I can do because I really need to be able to pre-shade this model.

Very low pressure and very thin paint.

[rpauly]

And spray very close to the surface.

[scifi58]

Depending on the effect you want, go over the panel lines with a fine tipped or wider tipped Sharpie marker - or any marker with permanant ink. The fine tipped will keep the shading in the panel line, the wider tip will leak over to give the panel some depth. Both have worked well for me and are far easier to control than airbrushing the panel lines.

LG Johnson

[The Trekmodeler]

Thanks guys, I appreciate all the good advice!