hi
im building a tank rite now and starting on the painting stage
i dont hve an airbrush. i already built the main parts of the tank: hull, turret.
am i going to hve a hard time reaching the small areas? if i do, how do i reach those hard places?

Hi Sangwoo...

I personally think, as long as you have brushes 0, 00, 000... they have very fine tips (for figure painting).. and I'm sure they should reach those hard to reach places.

HTH

Hi, there are different sizes of brushes (0,00, 000......) and for different uses, different brands. For example, for plastic models I use Tamiya or Italeri, much better than a standard one, the ones you use in school or for art jobs. If you haven´t glued some parts, you can reach those hard spots with a small one, a 0 or 00, depending the size. I paint my models with brush, and finished with airbrush, but it´s much better to get an airbrush. Maybe you can buy a cheap simple action, and use it with a power pack bottle Humbrol or Testors as propellant. Maskol or masking tape to protect some areas that you don´t want to paint or if you want to paint camouflage, and the smaller details and effects, like weathering, rust, dry brush, etc., make them with small brush as I said before.
Hope this helps you
Best regards

I must be honest with you, I wouldn't go too much smaller that an 0... definitely not less than an 00... the smaller brushes simply don't carry enough paint... especially if you are using enamels or oils...

The key is to take good care of your brushes and to ensure the tip remains in good condition...

There is one article in FSM a few years back about painting model kits using paintbrush...see link below
Basics of brush painting

I hope the article can help answer some of you questions...

Cheers
Arvin

Depending on what tank you are building I would suggest you look into getting a can of Testors spray paint. Would be much easier than brush painting. Again, I don't know what you are working on so there may not be a color available but before I bought an airbrush I painted a lot of things olive drab with the Testors spray paint.

Just a thought,

Shaun