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Improving Driver Face Painting With Vallejo Model Color Paints

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Published: Friday, 29 November 2024 11:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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Improving Driver Face Painting With Vallejo Model Color Paints

With way more shades to choose from, are Vallejo paints a better choice for brushpainting?

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Using Salt to “Rust” Your RC Body or Scale Bits

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Published: Sunday, 26 June 2022 13:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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Salt to achieve a “rust” effect on scale and RC models has been a staple for years …

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Beginnings in Airbrushing

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Published: Sunday, 19 December 2021 13:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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Scratchbuilding pt.12: Two-Dimensional Curved Structures

This really isn't a complete guide or even a review of specific equipment - just a few things I've learned so far ...

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Removing Paint From Polycarbonate RC Bodies

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Published: Saturday, 03 October 2020 13:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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Scratchbuilding pt.12: Two-Dimensional Curved Structures

Can you safely remove paint from a polycarbonate body at a rate that makes it practical?

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Paint Faults: Addendum

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Published: Friday, 16 October 2015 02:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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Paint Faults: Addendum

Correcting paint faults...

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Painting The Sand Scorcher

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Published: Friday, 18 September 2015 02:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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Painting The Sand Scorcher

The Sand Scorcher is probably in the top 5 difficult paint jobs. Top 10 anyway...

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Tip: Painting Sand Scorcher Licence Plates

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Published: Friday, 04 September 2015 02:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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The number (licence) plates on the Sand Scorcher can be fiddly to paint...

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Rust and fading paint, the hairspray method

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Published: Saturday, 17 January 2015 02:00
Written by Rick vS
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...models in rust or fading paint, how do you do it?

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Part 17: Painting Polycarbonate Driver Figures

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Published: Saturday, 25 January 2014 01:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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There are not many Polycarbonate driver figures to paint, but enough for an article on how to do it

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Part 16: Rubbing Out

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Published: Friday, 24 May 2013 02:00
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That finishing touch

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Part 15: Paint stripping

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Published: Friday, 18 January 2013 01:00
Written by Jonny Retro
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How to strip paint off hard plastic bodies

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