Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

767 topics in this forum

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

   By Canute, January 15, 2019   

   • acrylics
   • thinners
   • 152 replies
   • 37.4k views
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   • wefalck
   • February 8

2. Paint Conversion Charts

   By Admiral Beez, October 16, 2021
   • 6 replies
   • 3.9k views
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   • Bob Cleek
   • October 17, 2021

3. Ship Model Centric Airbrush Kit

   By Rich Sloop, Friday at 07:34 PM
   • 9 replies
   • 391 views
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   • Capt. Kelso
   • Yesterday at 06:23 PM

4. Diorama for ships

   By kgstakes, September 19
   • 3 replies
   • 705 views
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   • wefalck
   • September 21

5. Important notice for Canadian modellers regarding Tamiya Spray Cans

   By realworkingsailor, October 30, 2024
   • 10 replies
   • 4.1k views
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   • realworkingsailor
   • September 13

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

   By palmerit, October 8, 2024
   • 38 replies
   • 5.8k views
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   • SiriusVoyager
   • August 28

7. hull finishing

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

8. Dusting finished ships

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

9. Caldercraft Red Ochre

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

10. 1930s US Navy Vallejo Paint Equivalents

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

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

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

12. Decals for draft markings

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

13. Couple of modeling related painting questions

    By AmateurModelBuilder, March 7   

    • Paint
    • 9 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • kurtvd19
    • June 5

14. Combining enamel and polyurethane finishes

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

15. Hull Finishing Examples

    By Burgundy, May 20
    • 13 replies
    • 811 views
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    • bigcreekdad
    • May 22

16. Thinning acrylic paints

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

17. Striping with a drafting inking pen

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

18. Did I ruin my brush?

    By MBerg, April 10
    • 22 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Dr PR
    • April 16

19. Shellac as Sealer and Final finish

    By mrsamimi, February 8
    • 18 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • paul ron
    • March 27

20. Replacement thinners for Model Master acrylics

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

21. To weather or not to weather...?

    By PqLear, March 13
    • 12 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • serpe
    • March 18

22. HMS Victory colors

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

23. Vallejo Model Color: I need a satin finish

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

24. Wipe On Poly Techniques

    By Freebird, December 23, 2020
    • 21 replies
    • 5.8k views
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    • Cleat
    • March 1

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

    By bear, January 18
    • 6 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • François de Saint Nazaire
    • February 16

26. HMB Endeavour colours

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

27. Staining of hulls.

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

28. Poor Planking Created Finish Problems

    By Coyote_6, January 18
    • 12 replies
    • 1k views
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    • SaltyScot
    • January 24

29. Method to use when applying stain

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

30. Display Base Name Plates

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