Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

765 topics in this forum

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. Important notice for Canadian modellers regarding Tamiya Spray Cans

   By realworkingsailor, October 30, 2024
   • 9 replies
   • 3.4k views
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   • Nirvana
   • 11 hours ago

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

   By palmerit, October 8, 2024
   • 38 replies
   • 5.6k views
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   • SiriusVoyager
   • August 28

5. hull finishing

   By serpe, August 7
   • 6 replies
   • 532 views
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   • wefalck
   • August 9

6. Dusting finished ships

   By bigcreekdad, August 4
   • 7 replies
   • 356 views
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   • hornet
   • August 6

7. Caldercraft Red Ochre

   By scrubbyj427, July 24
   • 11 replies
   • 681 views
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   • Trussben
   • August 3

8. 1930s US Navy Vallejo Paint Equivalents

   By michael.denigan, July 23
   • 0 replies
   • 137 views
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   • michael.denigan
   • July 23

9. A bit of research into navy warship paint 1775-1815

   By Linus Spjutsberg, July 5
   • 2 replies
   • 487 views
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   • Linus Spjutsberg
   • July 7

10. Decals for draft markings

    By g8rfan, June 27
    • 14 replies
    • 568 views
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    • JKC27
    • July 1

11. Couple of modeling related painting questions

    By AmateurModelBuilder, March 7   

    • Paint
    • 9 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • kurtvd19
    • June 5

12. Combining enamel and polyurethane finishes

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

13. Hull Finishing Examples

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

14. Thinning acrylic paints

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

15. Striping with a drafting inking pen

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

16. Did I ruin my brush?

    By MBerg, April 10
    • 22 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Dr PR
    • April 16

17. Shellac as Sealer and Final finish

    By mrsamimi, February 8
    • 18 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • paul ron
    • March 27

18. Replacement thinners for Model Master acrylics

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

19. To weather or not to weather...?

    By PqLear, March 13
    • 12 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • serpe
    • March 18

20. HMS Victory colors

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

21. Vallejo Model Color: I need a satin finish

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

22. Wipe On Poly Techniques

    By Freebird, December 23, 2020
    • 21 replies
    • 5.6k views
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    • Cleat
    • March 1

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

    By bear, January 18
    • 6 replies
    • 1k views
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    • François de Saint Nazaire
    • February 16

24. HMB Endeavour colours

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

25. Staining of hulls.

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

26. Poor Planking Created Finish Problems

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

27. Method to use when applying stain

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

28. Display Base Name Plates

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

29. Painting question

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

30. Kriegsmarine U-Boat Colors & Markings

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