benton B
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You can also find several flip/flop paints in waterbase from Smith paints and WASCO. There are lots of ways to get the effect. Spraying over darker base colors is one, but I use it over light transp. colors also. You just have to play around to find your desired results.
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Cherry wood is too heavy, I tried making a few baits from poplar and ash which has a lower density than cherry and on a 2.5" long bait with 1/8oz balast weight both baits sink like a rock. I am impressed you could carve a bait out of cherry wood, wore my hands and carving kife out on the ash. Search all of Skeeter's posts, you find a boat load of info to get you going.
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cherry, sent you to the right place. Wasco paints and Smith paints you can't beat either one for a water based paint.
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Yea, yea he's a great painter and all that, but I let him play with his first Iwata airbrush and have the bait to prove it. He out did all my baits with my own brush. I hear Bear Creek callin Bobby.
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If you guys have a regular pharmcy that you use, talk to them about ordering you a batch at their cost, I got a 1000 cups for 21.99 and no shipping.
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Still trying to perfect a good threadfin color pattern -
the top 3 baits are 2 and 2.25 long, weigh 1/4oz. the top water is 1.75 long and weighs 3/16oz. the bottom bait is 3/8 wide x 2 long and weighs in a bit over 1/8oz. -
You can dry the c-tex and testors faster by using a hair dryer on high heat, low air. I've never tried the model paint but I would guess the color selection will be more limited than with air brush paint.
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Tater, you might want to look at adding some of the taxidermy paints (wildlife colors) to your supply. These are more expensive than C-tex, but a much better selection of colors, irid., transp., pearl, and metalics. I find that these spray better too.
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I use plain ole minwax polyurathane, 3 dips with light sanding with 400 grit in between each dip. Gives me a nice smooth surface for primer and paint.
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thanks Cullin, that was what I was lookin for.
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Thanks Daivd, but the pic only shows the belly of the lure, I can't tell what colors are on the shoulders and back.
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I need some help please. An old bandit color 04M Old Light, can someone give me discription or better yet post a pic of this color pattern. I've run out of places to search, ya'll are my last hope. Thanks
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A few smaller baits
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I made it all, thanks for comments -
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try doing away with the undercoat and shoot with a white sandable primer like painters choice.
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I thought BigRed was talking top coats here, I use plain ole polyurathane to seal 3 dips followed by light sanding with 400 and prime. I don't want to lose the properties of the balsa wood by making it rock hard. This method has worked for me.