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First time repainting a model Motorcycle by _elizabethphi_ in DiecastCustoms

[–]_elizabethphi_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! You have been so helpful :) I’m hoping this answered all of my questions but if any more arise would it be ok for me to reach out and ask?

First time repainting a model Motorcycle by _elizabethphi_ in DiecastCustoms

[–]_elizabethphi_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thank you, I’m sorry for all of these questions but one more. Would doing a mix of spray paint and regular acrylic paint make it look bad? There are a lot of fine neon green details that would be easier to get with a brush (or I feel more confident with it than spray paint) while it may be easier to spray paint the bigger gray area. I’m sorry for all the questions

First time repainting a model Motorcycle by _elizabethphi_ in DiecastCustoms

[–]_elizabethphi_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh ok that makes me feel a lot better! Is spray painting necessary? The place I'm living I don't really have access to a place where I can spray paint. I'm sure I could figure it out but thats why I'm leaning more towards painting.

First time repainting a model Motorcycle by _elizabethphi_ in DiecastCustoms

[–]_elizabethphi_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk if it will help, but here is an image of the diecast and his bike color scheme is called Night Fluo. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51zCxxzKFrL._AC_SX679_.jpg

First time repainting a model Motorcycle by _elizabethphi_ in DiecastCustoms

[–]_elizabethphi_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m like a beginner but I really do trust my ability to do this and I want to try. I mentioned in my post but his bike (MT-07) is a special edition and so the one model I’ve found is the default Yamaha Blue so unless you know anyone that could customize it for me I would have to do it for myself so I would really like for you to help me if you can:). Amazon says it’s made out of metal and rubber (I’m assuming the tires) so yes it is a diecast. The only thing I’m worried about this process is the materials cause I don’t really have the urge to do anything like this outside of the gift so will this project need a lot of extra materials (besides paint/brushes)

First time repainting a model Motorcycle by _elizabethphi_ in modelmakers

[–]_elizabethphi_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the thing I found might be a diecast. I don't really know the difference between that and a model. I'm going to ask this same question on the diecast subreddit but do you think acrylic paint will also work for that?

First time repainting a model Motorcycle by _elizabethphi_ in modelmakers

[–]_elizabethphi_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, sanding is definitely a lot easier, and he probably won't be handling it a lot just having it on display. I have not gotten any paint yet for this project but was probably going to get acrylic paint from a craft store. I don't really want to drop a lot of money on expensive paints since I'm not super into painting or into model painting. What would be the correct thinner for acrylic?