Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

763 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
   • 3.7k views
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   • Bob Cleek
   • October 17, 2021

3. Caldercraft Red Ochre

   By scrubbyj427, Thursday at 11:17 PM
   • 6 replies
   • 295 views
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   • GGibson
   • 20 hours ago

4. 1930s US Navy Vallejo Paint Equivalents

   By michael.denigan, Wednesday at 05:39 PM
   • 0 replies
   • 79 views
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   • michael.denigan
   • Wednesday at 05:39 PM

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

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

6. Decals for draft markings

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

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

   By palmerit, October 8, 2024
   • 35 replies
   • 3.8k views
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   • Capt. Kelso
   • June 18

8. Couple of modeling related painting questions

   By AmateurModelBuilder, March 7   

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

9. Combining enamel and polyurethane finishes

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

10. Hull Finishing Examples

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

11. Thinning acrylic paints

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

12. Striping with a drafting inking pen

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

13. Did I ruin my brush?

    By MBerg, April 10
    • 22 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Dr PR
    • April 16

14. Shellac as Sealer and Final finish

    By mrsamimi, February 8
    • 18 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • paul ron
    • March 27

15. Replacement thinners for Model Master acrylics

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

16. To weather or not to weather...?

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

17. HMS Victory colors

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

18. Vallejo Model Color: I need a satin finish

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

19. Wipe On Poly Techniques

    By Freebird, December 23, 2020
    • 21 replies
    • 5.2k views
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    • Cleat
    • March 1

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

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

21. HMB Endeavour colours

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

22. Staining of hulls.

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

23. Poor Planking Created Finish Problems

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

24. Method to use when applying stain

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

25. Important notice for Canadian modellers regarding Tamiya Spray Cans

    By realworkingsailor, October 30, 2024
    • 7 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • realworkingsailor
    • January 7

26. Display Base Name Plates

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

27. Painting question

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

28. Kriegsmarine U-Boat Colors & Markings

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

29. Best paint for wooden ship models 1 2

    By Hsae, February 2, 2023
    • 35 replies
    • 14.4k views
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    • Zocane
    • January 2

30. Sandpaper Grit

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