Nice. Ebay? What type of paint will you use?
And here I thought you found a hole in your pocket.
I looked at those myself but I already have too many play things. I do like a good sunfish color paint job though. A lot of people like the stencils and other goodies to create patterns on baits but I like the look of using more transparent color and blending one into the other. And I’ve taken a serious liking to the color shifting and mica pigments for top coating before doing the seal coat.
You’ll have fun with this Randy. But the fish won’t like you.
Thats what she said…
Sorry had to
Randy, are you going to try some unpainted as is? They look pretty good plain too?
Ordered a case direct from China.
Paints – I’m building an assortment. Coming from air brushing powder paint, its all new and easier in some ways. Still experimenting with final clear coats. Most of what I have tried is too gummy and soft. Automotive clear is great, but that is a catalyst mix and sucks for such a small amount at a time.
Tom, I like the look of stensiles or tape, then over spray/blend. I have two color schemes I’m after. I see very light color and very dark color YOY gills depending where I’m at. Also the gills around here have much more lavender color in their base. Either way I think these will rock.
No on the unpainted clear. Since I have a few to play with, I’ll most likely do up a lot of very basic two tone colors
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Randy, your stuff looks awesome!
Randy, you need to go dig thru the wife’s comb drawer and look for one of those large toothed “teasing” combs to commandeer. Dremel out every other tooth on one end. Instant stencil.
Randy, you need to go dig thru the wife’s comb drawer and look for one of those large toothed “teasing” combs to commandeer. Dremel out every other tooth on one end. Instant stencil.
Tom, even better. Wife is heavy into crafting and making cards, photo albums, and all that artsy fartsy stuff. Well both her and her sister have the machines for making stencils like a CNC machine. They work on a basic drawing software that you load pics into, hightlight what you want cut out and press a button. It cuts something like 1/8″ thick plastic. Then another press of a button, it can scale it all you want. I have an endless supply of stencils 
And here I thought you found a hole in your pocket.
Those are awesome. I wish I had the talent, patience, and time to try that.
Can’t wait to see how they turn out!
Well randy I’m with jamin on this. I wish i knew how to do this. Im jealous they look very nice
I’ve been painting jigs and blade baits for years, so that helps. The interesting part to me with airbrushing is how little paint you use. Patience is a must, then pretty simple. But then I’m doing the KISS method. Some of these guys are true artists with the baits they paint. Plus, I like catching stupid fish, so getting to fancy doesn’t matter
That’s what she said
Randy, see any reason why this primer would not work on plastic? I’ve been using it on my balsa lures (after a couple coats of epoxy) and it’s worked well.
I also epoxy coat them after, rock hard finish and tough, I’m thinking of getting some pre-made suspending jerk baits to paint myself, but I’m thinking the weight of the epoxy may mess with the suspending part. All my balsa ones hav been floaters so far and I could use all the extra weight I can to slow down the speed they rise at.
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That’s the same primer I’m using. So far, holding up well. I did a bunch last summer as a trial run and the paint held good to mid sized walleyes
Bluegills are primed and base pearl
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1st attempt on bluegills
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Letting them dry more before doing the backs. Not sure if I want a bright dark green or near black??
Couple thoughts for you Randy.
At the stage the baits are at in the 3 pics prior to this post try using some clear laced with violet hi lite used in soft plastic making. Here’s a link for you.
https://store.do-itmolds.com/HYPER-HI-LITES_p_314.html
These hi lites work great in airbrushes as the particle size doesn’t clog the tips. The hi lite in clear will add a surface flash of purple across the baits in the sun. In about 1/4 teaspoon of clear add a couple BB sized dabs of the hi lite then use reducer a drop at a time to get it fairly liquid. When applying you don’t want to try and color the bait and a couple damp coats is all that’s needed. Then finish with your back and stencil colors. When you’re finished the purple [violet] hi lite will be seen when the bait is turned to view at different angles and in varying light. The hi lite creates a very natural appearance on the bait.
On the back where you are thinking a dark green, try adding a drop of brown transparent to the green and add a little green hi lite powder to this and reduce it some. The green back will have the same type of glint as the violet did on the sides. When you get the green set, thin down some transparent black well and shoot a very thin coat right across and directly at the very top ridge of the back over the green. The black will be more of a smoke and will help deepen the green without making it look black. Since the black is transparent the underlying green will come thru. I’d actually put just a bb size ball of gold hi lite in the black or in a clear over the black.
Note that the link refers to the colors as pearls. They’re a pearl pigment but are different from the other pearls in that these pigments work at the surface of the plastic or paint, not thru it like true pearls pigments do. They’re a hi lite powder like what other internet sources sell wherever soft plastic bait making supplies are sold. Netcraft and pouryourownworms.com both carry identical products and refer to them as hi lite powder.
Hi lite powder is a white based product and pearls are a colored base product. Hi lites won’t change the color they are in or going over while pearl products will in both uses. Hi lite are use as an interference color, one that pulls your eye away from the primary colors of the surface. Super cool results using these hi lites. Gold hi lite over orange or chartreuse. Green over blues and black. Blue over hot pink or over blue. Violet over hot pink or black.
In the case of your small baits where getting a violet or lilac color on as an accent may be problematic, the hi lite can over the colors you have but still tickle your eye with some violet to purple flash and basically stay invisible otherwise.
the flash burn didn’t do these pics justice. blue and plum highlights really pop nice on these. I’ll try that brown to tone out the green some. I experimented with adding black last night and was not happy with the green tones I was coming up with.
Thanks Tom
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