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Originally Posted by texasjohn
Thanks a million bud!
I still need to get with you on the "Weathering" thing. I am not sure how to do that with the bf-109 balsa model I am now building.
I hope you don't mind "off the wall" questions!  |
Almost every question put to me is "Off the Wall" to begin with. Especially from my wife and she gets angry if I don't understand what she is saying when changing subjects almost in mid-sentence.
When the modeling contest on this board gets to model trains (I don't have any dioramas set up anymore) I'll post some of those I worked on. It's really fairly easy and fun to do. Especially with coal cars. The "dustier" they are the more realistic it is.
On airplanes, however, there shouldn't be any real "weathering" except where mud may have been splashed up under the wing from the landing gear. The biggest mistake most modelers do with military airplanes is to paint them with a gloss or semi-gloss paint. It must be FLAT. But there is some liquids you can buy at the hobby shop that will flatten gloss paint.
That's a funny thing though about decals. You have to apply a gloss to the model first and then apply a flat after the decals are dry.
Never could figure that one out.
Before painting, do not wash the model with soapy water as usually recommended. Use a quick brushing (an old toothbrush is perfect) with paint thinner. Then the surface is perfect for applying paint.