rivercat

Many of you have mentioned Mr. Surfacer or another "light scratch filler". Aren't you afraid it will fill some detail too? On top of it goes the basecoat & Future.

I haven't used primer before, but here is what I'd like: 1) Excellent adhesion to plastic (better than just paint); 2) Won't cover up surface detail. The LHS guy said Testor's primer is practically just regular paint - If you know how primer is supposed to be different than paint I'd love to hear .

I'm using gap-filling (thick) superglue as a filler around some corners, but it shrinks too much, even with several coats. Would accelerator stop shrinkage? What chemical is accelerator anyway? Is it compatable with paints or clear parts?

dragonfly's picture (above) illustrates that preshading's "effect" does exist in 1:1 reality, at least for some subjects. (I assume the museum didn't artificially shade the panel lines.) But does anyone know why a panel-line would show darkness "outside the line"? The surface is flat, so an illusion of depth doesnt count.

What is "preshading" supposed to simulate? Washes & drybrushing simulate depth and wear. What about preshading? I cant figure out why panel lines would look darker outside the line. I thought I heard somewhere that a panel's paint would "oxidize" (or something) near panel edges. Is it just for modern jets or all eras?