Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

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1. Acrylic paint tips and techniques 1 2 3 4 6

   By Canute, January 15, 2019   

   • acrylics
   • thinners
   • 152 replies
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   • wefalck
   • February 8

2. Paint Conversion Charts

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

3. Painting (and Staining) Basswood and Dealing with "Fuzz" 1 2

   By palmerit, October 8, 2024
   • 35 replies
   • 3.3k views
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   • Capt. Kelso
   • June 18

4. Couple of modeling related painting questions

   By AmateurModelBuilder, March 7   

   • Paint
   • 9 replies
   • 877 views
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   • kurtvd19
   • June 5

5. Combining enamel and polyurethane finishes

   By Richard Braithwaite, March 24
   • 4 replies
   • 306 views
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   • serpe
   • May 30

6. Hull Finishing Examples

   By BurgundyModels, May 20
   • 13 replies
   • 452 views
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   • bigcreekdad
   • May 22

7. Thinning acrylic paints

   By Diver, May 5
   • 2 replies
   • 347 views
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   • Sceatha
   • May 6

8. Striping with a drafting inking pen

   By kgstakes, April 24
   • 7 replies
   • 490 views
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   • druxey
   • May 5

9. Did I ruin my brush?

   By MBerg, April 10
   • 22 replies
   • 990 views
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   • Dr PR
   • April 16

10. Shellac as Sealer and Final finish

    By mrsamimi, February 8
    • 18 replies
    • 1k views
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    • paul ron
    • March 27

11. Replacement thinners for Model Master acrylics

    By JohnB40, March 10
    • 3 replies
    • 370 views
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    • Capt. Kelso
    • March 19

12. To weather or not to weather...?

    By PqLear, March 13
    • 12 replies
    • 732 views
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    • serpe
    • March 18

13. HMS Victory colors

    By Ironhead, February 15
    • 1 reply
    • 293 views
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    • PqLear
    • March 13

14. Vallejo Model Color: I need a satin finish

    By UrkVisser, March 10
    • 2 replies
    • 311 views
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    • UrkVisser
    • March 13

15. Wipe On Poly Techniques

    By Freebird, December 23, 2020
    • 21 replies
    • 5.1k views
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    • Cleat
    • March 1

16. What shade of red was used in the gun decks of 18th century British ships bulwarks?

    By bear, January 18
    • 6 replies
    • 743 views
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    • François de Saint Nazaire
    • February 16

17. HMB Endeavour colours

    By serpe, February 15
    • 0 replies
    • 143 views
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    • serpe
    • February 15

18. Staining of hulls.

    By serpe, January 23
    • 6 replies
    • 587 views
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    • Hal Newell
    • January 28

19. Poor Planking Created Finish Problems

    By Coyote_6, January 18
    • 12 replies
    • 748 views
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    • SaltyScot
    • January 24

20. Method to use when applying stain

    By acaron41120, January 11
    • 5 replies
    • 529 views
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    • paul ron
    • January 12

21. Important notice for Canadian modellers regarding Tamiya Spray Cans

    By realworkingsailor, October 30, 2024
    • 7 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • realworkingsailor
    • January 7

22. Display Base Name Plates

    By Capt. Kelso, January 6
    • 5 replies
    • 573 views
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    • Capt. Kelso
    • January 7

23. Painting question

    By jcurtis55, January 4
    • 3 replies
    • 556 views
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    • Thukydides
    • January 6

24. Kriegsmarine U-Boat Colors & Markings

    By CCClarke, January 3
    • 0 replies
    • 334 views
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    • CCClarke
    • January 3

25. Best paint for wooden ship models 1 2

    By Hsae, February 2, 2023
    • 35 replies
    • 13.7k views
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    • Zocane
    • January 2

26. Sandpaper Grit

    By Malazan, December 13, 2024
    • 6 replies
    • 847 views
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    • Keith Black
    • December 25, 2024

27. Occre VS Artesania dyes

    By Johngr, October 31, 2024
    • 4 replies
    • 811 views
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    • vossiewulf
    • December 5, 2024

28. Shellac as a Sealer before Acrylic Paint?

    By turangi, November 12, 2024
    • 10 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • vaddoc
    • November 24, 2024

29. Finish sequence

    By shipman, November 10, 2024
    • 12 replies
    • 851 views
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    • Keith Black
    • November 12, 2024

30. to paint or glue first?

    By Mark Pearse, October 27, 2024
    • 6 replies
    • 895 views
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    • Mark Pearse
    • October 29, 2024