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Model Forum / General / Models / April 2004Painting road wheels
Hi. I'm typically an aircraft modeler but need a break and am going to play in the armor space for awhile. Does anyone have a neat technique for painting the rubber portion of tank road wheels? Thanks...  SignatureDavid E. Young "For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her." -- Prov. 8:11 "But all the world understands my language." -- Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) > Hi. I'm typically an aircraft modeler but need a break and am going to play > in the armor space for awhile. Does anyone have a neat technique for > painting the rubber portion of tank road wheels? Thanks... Get a thin, plastic, drafting circle template. Normally you can find one that is a good match for the particular wheel. Paint the wheel "rubber color" first then spray the center through the template. Remember to mask the adjacent holes. KL I paint the whole thing what ever particular color I have chosen for the rubber portion. Then using a drafting stencil (I have one with circles that range from 1/4" ~ 11/2" each is 1/32" larger than the previous)to serve as my mask and paint the hub and wheel. I'm usually pretty careful with it, and I very seldom have the wheel color bleed onto the painted rubber portion. Curtis IPMS 40355 > Hi. I'm typically an aircraft modeler but need a break and am going to > play > in the armor space for awhile. Does anyone have a neat technique for > painting the rubber portion of tank road wheels? Thanks... > I paint the whole thing what ever particular color I have chosen for the > rubber portion. Then using a drafting stencil (I have one with circles > that range from 1/4" ~ 11/2" each is 1/32" larger than the previous)to > serve as my mask and paint the hub and wheel. I'm usually pretty careful > with it, and I very seldom have the wheel color bleed onto the painted > rubber portion. and if that doesn't work, always remember that a little mud will hide any painting error with armor! Craig > Curtis > IPMS 40355 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > in the armor space for awhile. Does anyone have a neat technique for > > painting the rubber portion of tank road wheels? Thanks... >and if that doesn't work, always remember that a little mud will hide any >painting error with armor! > >Craig http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?set_albumName=albuu28&id=aau&op=modloa d&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php This is what a lot of armor road wheels look like. Rob Gronovius Modern US armor at http://www.armorama.com/motorpool > >and if that doesn't work, always remember that a little mud will hide any > >painting error with armor! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > This is what a lot of armor road wheels look like. Rob, that link won't work for me. I assume its a pic of mud covered bogies? Craig >> >and if that doesn't work, always remember that a little mud will hide any >> >painting error with armor! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Rob, that link won't work for me. I assume its a pic of mud covered bogies? It won't work as posted because the URL wraps around - did you get the entire URL which includes a second line of HTML code ending at ".php"? John Hairell go to http://www.armorama.com/motorpool and navigate to the M3A1 folder. You'll see a collection of Bradley and M109 road wheels that are in factory finishes and look less than neatly painted. Rob Gronovius Modern US armor at http://www.armorama.com/motorpool Thanks everyone. dey > Hi. I'm typically an aircraft modeler but need a break and am going to play > in the armor space for awhile. Does anyone have a neat technique for > painting the rubber portion of tank road wheels? Thanks... |
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