How to paint a DPM kit...

[RonP]

Ok today I wrote and article based on painting a Design Preservation Models kit. I hope you enjoy the article. The project worked out perfectly for me, and I hope it will work for you equally.

How to paint a DPM kit

Building an unpainted kit is a bit of a stress. What colors do I use ? What if I screw it up ?You need not worry any longer. Get those models out and follow our steps to finish off those unpainted beasts.

With these few simple tricks we will help you make a model the will rival any other.

Working with a clean slate we make sure a few things are taken care of before we pull out the paint.

Clean the model with soap and warm water yes you heard us, clean it. Many things could hinder the paint from sticking correctly and cleaning the model removes that issue very nicely.

After your model has dried it is time to start with painting. We start by painting in the grey mortar lines. NO you don't paint each line with accuracy. We water down the grey paint very slightly just enough to get the paint to creep into every crevice easily. Watering down the paint also makes sure we do not cover any details with thick paint.

Now we used two different colors to do the window trim and fascia trim, the fascia being darker. So next step is the fascia trim don't worry too much about stating in the lines there is a chance to fix this still when the brick goes on.

Next is the part where you can use your own judgment on how to continue. We used the brick colored paint full thickness with a stiff straight brush. Dab excess pain off you only want to have a little on the brush since it is thick. Next paint the structure lightly and I mean lightly because with any pressure you might fill in the mortar lines. Now I know it looks weak at this point but don't worry we will weather this baby still.

Ok we are leaving the window glazing untill all the weathering is finished. The way we weather will make most of you cringe. However we aim to shock you with the ease of these procedures and this one does exactly that. You may have some alcohol and ink mixed in a jar. Throw it in a spray bottle CAand spray the whole model,Do two coats of weathering and let dry completely.

It is now time to add the glazing. We cut it to size and use brush applied CA to the window frames on the inside. Using the CA brush make this task very quick and clean.

Ok now the models done right ? Wrong we have one step left to do and this is an important one. Paint some card stock black and fold it into the structure to hide the other windows and walls like you see in this picture this is important for the final look of the model.

Follow these steps and any plastic model you build will be done very quickly and easily. The only problem you might have will be picking colors. Oh yeah we used Amish Grey, Mushroom and Terracotta for our palette. We hope you enjoy painting plastic models after reading this article as we have also found an appreciation for it we never had before.

[Eastern Roads]

I really like the old faded and forgotten wood trim look. Is it going to be an abandoned building?? Or one of those low-economic districts that's on the verge of getting the wrecking ball??

[RonP]

Small town neglect, actually the pictures there were taking before it was totally dry as it looks allot cleaner now.

[RonP]

I was asked to display the article here. I hope this is ok as i put it here.

[TallDude]

Yep.. The more the merrier!