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Brain Damaged from weathering Eagles!

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Brain Damaged from weathering Eagles!
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 5, 2005 11:15 PM
I'm presently in the final, detailing stages of getting a 1/48 scale Eagle Transporter, with Lab Pod and turned aluminium components together and am just about to get into some serious air brush, acrylic wash and pastel weathering.
The entire model is finished in Tamiya' Pure White' spray pack, and with a few minor touch up exceptions, in Tamiya gloss white acylic.
I need to 'tone down' the whole effect by spraying the entire model with a fine black acrylic, to start off the weathering process,
but,
do I leave the entire model gloss finish,
or,
matt the whole thing down first?????

Which would give me a better looking finish?

Thanks to anyone who can help- its stressing me out !!

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Posted by Woody on Sunday, February 6, 2005 12:21 AM
Hello Steven, Welcome to the forum. I personally would leave the Eagle in gloss until I had finished the weathering. I would then seal the finished kit in the sheen I wanted the finished kit to be. I hope to see you and your Eagle in the Sci-Fi section.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 6, 2005 12:24 AM
I would matt the whole thing down.

Welcone to the asylum ... ahem forum. See you in the Sci-Fi section.
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Posted by bstrump on Sunday, February 6, 2005 12:43 AM
Hi Steven! Sign - Welcome [#welcome]to the Forum!
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Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, February 6, 2005 10:24 AM
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, February 6, 2005 10:57 AM
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Posted by KINGTHAD on Monday, February 7, 2005 9:52 AM
Welcome

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 7, 2005 1:06 PM
Welcome. My rule has always been to leave the model in gloss after the decals for weathering. Then apply the final coat of whatever sheen your looking for as a sealer........Then again I've done it both ways and had success at both. Do what ever works, and if you don't know, experiment on a small piece first.



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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 7, 2005 2:57 PM
Welcome to the forum Steve...
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Posted by South Aussie on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 7:03 PM
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