Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

719 topics in this forum

1. Acrylic paint tips and techniques 1 2 3 4 5

   By Canute, January 15, 2019   

   • acrylics
   • thinners
   • 140 replies
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   • Rushdie
   • March 9

2. Paint Conversion Charts

   By Admiral Beez, October 16, 2021
   • 6 replies
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   • Bob Cleek
   • October 17, 2021

3. How to make plastic look like wood? 1 2

   By SpencerC, October 17, 2013
   • 39 replies
   • 40k views
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   • Ray1981
   • March 14, 2016

4. Acrylic over oil based stain?

   By Paddy, July 25, 2013
   • 11 replies
   • 35.9k views
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   • Paddy
   • August 16, 2013

5. Acrylic paint for wood ship models

   By Teal2, November 30, 2015
   • 15 replies
   • 35k views
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   • Ed Saur
   • December 28, 2015

6. More staining basswood

   By src, March 12, 2013
   • 12 replies
   • 24.3k views
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   • Sunsanvil
   • July 21, 2016

7. Pure Tung Oil refuses to dry in 10 days - what to do? 1 2

   By Mike Y, March 27, 2016
   • 30 replies
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   • mtaylor
   • January 9, 2020

8. Enamle vs Acrylic 1 2

   By Timothy Wood, February 20, 2013   

   • Paint
   • 46 replies
   • 20.2k views
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   • kurtvd19
   • April 27, 2016

9. Airbrushing without external exhaust 1 2

   By Moab, February 21, 2020
   • 32 replies
   • 18k views
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   • gjdale
   • May 2, 2020

10. Acrylic Paint thinner to use when airbrushing

    By rtropp, June 20, 2013
    • 26 replies
    • 16.1k views
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    • von stetina
    • June 16, 2014

11. HMS Victory 2017 re-fit colours

    By Seren, November 17, 2017
    • 16 replies
    • 16k views
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    • DarkAngel
    • June 13, 2019

12. Using Blacken-IT 1 2

    By fnkershner, March 15, 2013   

    • Weathering
    • 31 replies
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    • Mr10Dans
    • July 6, 2013

13. Best Wood Filler to use on ship hull

    By Burroak, March 1, 2016
    • 11 replies
    • 15.5k views
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    • AntonyUK
    • March 4, 2016

14. Sea Stand/Diorama

    By felelo, January 13, 2015
    • 8 replies
    • 15.1k views
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    • jonny.amy
    • January 19, 2016

15. marking water line

    By ross, March 10, 2013
    • 9 replies
    • 13.8k views
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    • bogeygolpher
    • February 15, 2014

16. Using an Airbrush for Semi-gloss or Gloss Finish 1 2 3

    By BobG, June 12, 2020
    • 65 replies
    • 13.1k views
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    • BobG
    • July 18, 2020

17. The Bitumen Experiment 1 2

    By ChrisLBren, September 12, 2014
    • 42 replies
    • 11.2k views
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    • knightyo
    • April 17, 2021

18. Best airbrush for use on acrylic based paints

    By mrjuan, January 18, 2014   

    • Airbrush
    • printing
    • 29 replies
    • 11.1k views
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    • dgbot
    • February 2, 2014

19. Old Floquil paints? 1 2

    By MEDDO, May 8, 2017
    • 57 replies
    • 11k views
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    • stuglo
    • October 26, 2020

20. Coloring Basswood

    By JPett, March 1, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 10.8k views
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    • michael mott
    • March 11, 2013

21. Another type of blackening agent and some experiments 1 2

    By Modeler12, March 18, 2013
    • 38 replies
    • 10.7k views
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    • dgbot
    • November 1, 2015

22. What to use for Minwax cleanup?

    By Sunsanvil, November 28, 2016
    • 4 replies
    • 10.7k views
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    • DenPink
    • December 11, 2016

23. Water Vs. Wood Conditioner

    By cwboland, January 25, 2015   

    • staining
    • prep
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • staining
      • prep
      • conditioner
    • 2 replies
    • 10.6k views
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    • Izzy Madd
    • March 11, 2015

24. How to hand paint larger areas of a model

    By aliluke, March 27, 2014
    • 21 replies
    • 10.5k views
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    • GuntherMT
    • December 20, 2014

25. Tips and Tricks for Airbrushing 1 2

    By JPett, February 8, 2015   

    • Airbrushing
    • Tips
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Airbrushing
      • Tips
      • Tricks
    • 39 replies
    • 10k views
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    • thibaultron
    • May 24, 2015

26. Re: airbrush moisture trap

    By rtropp, July 10, 2013
    • 18 replies
    • 9.9k views
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    • rtropp
    • July 27, 2013

27. Best Gold Paint??

    By demonborger, November 16, 2013
    • 15 replies
    • 9.6k views
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    • demonborger
    • December 3, 2013

28. Weathering/Eroding copper hull

    By Paraplax, February 27, 2014   

    • Weathering copper hull erodin
    • 19 replies
    • 9.5k views
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    • hornet
    • May 11, 2014

29. Painting Photo Etched Parts

    By michbyerley, July 24, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 9.2k views
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    • RMC
    • July 29, 2017

30. Shoe Polish as Stain and Finish

    By Serapis1779, November 7, 2018
    • 11 replies
    • 9.2k views
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    • Serapis1779
    • November 10, 2018