This week's quick tip is about your tiny stuff:
If you need to select and pick out tiny stuff that your thick fingers never can grab use a toothpick for it or even better an old brush. Put some spit on the tip of your helping tool and choose your tiny part with ease. The spit helps to let it stick to your brush/toothpick.
If you want to glue something so delicate, place a drop of superglue somewhere, use the toothpick to pick a little up and place this tiny drop where you want to have it. Next use your old brush with spit, pick your tiny part and place it in a magic moment of perfection to the superglue spot.
No more going mad because of too tiny details in our miniature world and take care not to glue the toothpick to your tongue if you mix up tips.
Dave said via comment:
"Just be careful how much superglue and water / spit touch. They can chemically react and cause the area to turn white."
We recomment not mixing it ever,
so use one side of the toothbrush for superglue and the other for spit.
Keep on happy painting!
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Just be careful how much superglue and water / spit touch. They can chemically react and cause the area to turn white.
Right and important, will add it to the tip text, but always try to avoid using the same side of the toothpick with spit and superglue. Never mentioned to do it like that, but well your thoughts are very welcome, thank you!
I prefere to attach etched brass pieces with watered down acrylic paint. Just put some paint on the basecoated modell and slip the brass piece onto the paint spot by a brush. After it has dried, it will hold the piece just firmly enough to cover it with another paint layer that works as some kind of foundation. Super glue will hold much better, but 'my' way you can correct the result anytime. Just try it! Thanks, Galdon-Ultramarine
I would like to know where did you get the gears and the other things from ?
Marc, check this:
http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?category=accessories~steampunk-stuff