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1/32 eurofighter cockpit revell

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1/32 eurofighter cockpit revell
Posted by Simon P on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 5:53 PM

Hey guy's looking a bit of help! I'm getting back into modelling after many long years of not doing them since i was a kid.

I'm looking for the best tips and how too's on how to paint the cockpit for my eurofighter kit, i've also got myself the aries resin set for it.

 

Whats the best method of how to do this and to make it look so real??

Thanks

Simon P

  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Friday, March 30, 2012 2:05 PM

Best bet is to ask the jet guys in the Aircraft Forum, Simon..

But some techniquiches are universal... It depends on what kind of relief-detail you have, and not knowing what an Aries Resin Set contains, I won't attemp an answer that part..

But for general cockpit instrument panel-painting, I first paint the panels flat white, then do over them in Black Sharpie..

Once that's done, I go over it lightly with an alcohol-dampened (not wet) brush, taking just enough of the ink off to let the white show through...

Then I shoot it with Testor's Dullcoat (Sharpie-Ink dries glossy) , and lastly, a drop of Testor's GlossCoat for lenses..

Here's my typical result:

 For breaker and switch-panels, I do it more or less the same way, except for the fact that I use white paint, then flat-black paint rather than ink,  and dry-brush the relief with white..   Be sure that when you dry-brush, the paint doesn't attack the undercoat, turning the whole thing grey.. So, after you shoot the panel black, with enamel, for instance, dry-brush with white acrylic or water-color, or if youpainted it black acrylic, dry-brush with white enamel..

You may have to go back a touch-up a little here & there as well, but I think the results are worth it...

Welcome to the Forums, BTW..

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