women's make up

If my roommates in college ever went through my model toolbox, boy would I have had some explaining to do.
I had, and still have-
Fingernail files, acrylic nail filler, and glue for filling seams and gaps.  Polish remover makes a good cleaner.
Cuticle clips, great for clipping small PE and stretched sprue.
Eyeliner and brushes - great weathering agents.
Multiple shades of mascara, again for weathering and shading, especially figures.
Face brush - great for weathering with pastels
Pantyhose - Great when used with polishing compounds to get a high gloss look.  Also kinda fun to wear on ones head real late at night when one has had little sleep and a lot of spirits.
Earrings and necklasses - to use the parts for ship chains and to adhere parts that need to be removable.

Scott

All these comments about women's makeup reminds me of something from when I lived with mu parents. I had heard that acetone could be used to remove Airfix acrylic paints. These were some of the first acrylic paints available where I live. Unfortunately pure plastic tends to react badly to pure acetone so remembering that nail varnish remover was made with acetone I tested a bit of my mam's stuff on a model.

It worked and was not as strong as the pure stuff. I asked my mam if she could get me a bottle so I would not need to use any of hers. All was OK until she brought it home. She just had to shout up the stairs to me. "David, I've got the nail varnish remover you wanted."

Not the sort of thing you want the neighbours to hear.

 

 

Just 1 thing y'll need to know about women's make up.

" Don't let your friends see it laying around "  hehehehe

Sorry had to say it

Bud

Ok ok... this is driving me nuts now. 

Besides searching for all the wholesalers that I can purchase modeling supplies from for opening up my little hobby shop, now I have to contact Revlon and Maybaline? 

There's just no end to this is there?

well i bought some at  the local dollar store to try it 

cheaper than the stuff make specifically for models too

Yep, them make up does make up a nice weathering stuff.

Try this for result;

All of the wheels weathering are done using my Mom's un-used make up.
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Ben

eizzle wrote:

JHande, you dirty old pervert

Who? Me? Nah... hehe 

I had to get the sanitary napkin thing once for my sister (it was an emergency!) The cashier lady was nice enough to laugh at me and ask if they were mine, but she did stop before she called for a price check

Called for a price check?
Oh eizzle... I feel for you dude!
My wife tried to get me to run out and buy some for her when we first got married. I tied a string to a roll of toilet paper and said - "Her honey, just your size". Well, you all know where I slept for the next week... "roll over rover, daddy's bunking with you".

Hey Scott, I used to listen to Alice Cooper all the time growing up. You mean spraying Future on my models after the make-up will bring back memories? Cool... That sounds far-out man, I'll have to try that. I wonder where my black light is? It would give a whole new meaning to heavy metal on my American Muscle Car collection - [ Detroit Iron ].

LOLOL

DURR wrote:

scottrc wrote: I have been using it for years to show age and different textures and hues on my ships..  Cheap, since my wife uses only maybe two colors out of 100 and easy to use. Scott well Scott could you tell me (us) what you use and how do you get it to stay on without coming off when you dust the model etc...

Just like chalk and pastels, you need to top coat it with a clear laquer or enamel.  I like to use the satin spray that floralist use on flowers.  Don't use Future or else it will look like a groopie at an Alice Cooper concert.

Scott

archangel571 wrote:

berny13 wrote: I can just see someone reading this and getting ideas.  Can you imagine a review of a Tiger tank with the following.  "The weathering was done with a dusting of Avon Morning Blush and Maxfactor Morning Breeze.  The exhaust was darkned with Revlon  Evening Delight eye shadow.  The rust stains was done with thinned Miss Clairol Natural Redhead".  Who would judge it, beauty contast judges or model judges?   alrite cough it up, how did you know so many shades and brands??!!!

Simple.  Go into the master bathroom and look at the counter.  It is full of the stuff.      And no, I haven't even considered using any of them to weather a model.  The wife would break my legs. 

berny13 wrote:

I can just see someone reading this and getting ideas.  Can you imagine a review of a Tiger tank with the following.  "The weathering was done with a dusting of Avon Morning Blush and Maxfactor Morning Breeze.  The exhaust was darkned with Revlon  Evening Delight eye shadow.  The rust stains was done with thinned Miss Clairol Natural Redhead".  Who would judge it, beauty contast judges or model judges?

alrite cough it up, how did you know so many shades and brands??!!!

I can just see someone reading this and getting ideas.  Can you imagine a review of a Tiger tank with the following.  "The weathering was done with a dusting of Avon Morning Blush and Maxfactor Morning Breeze.  The exhaust was darkned with Revlon  Evening Delight eye shadow.  The rust stains was done with thinned Miss Clairol Natural Redhead". 

Who would judge it, beauty contast judges or model judges?  

scottrc wrote:

I have been using it for years to show age and different textures and hues on my ships..  Cheap, since my wife uses only maybe two colors out of 100 and easy to use. Scott

well Scott could you tell me (us) what you use and how do you get it to stay on without coming off when you dust the model etc...

jhande wrote:

I love it... There's a college near my local Wally World and I always run into girls in the cosmetics section. I can't wait to see who will help me next time I'm there or what kind of looks I'll get. More finger nail sanding & buffing sticks Bent tweezers Nail polish Facial mask Applicators and now... Eye liner "What shade do you think looks better?" P.S. I have to draw the line though... After 23 years I still refuse to pickup my wifes and daughters sanitary napkins, plugs and crotch spray!  So please don't find a use for those in our hobby.

JHande, you dirty old pervert I had to get the sanitary napkin thing once for my sister (it was an emergency!) The cashier lady was nice enough to laugh at me and ask if they were mine, but she did stop before she called for a price check

I love it...

There's a college near my local Wally World and I always run into girls in the cosmetics section.

I can't wait to see who will help me next time I'm there or what kind of looks I'll get.

More finger nail sanding & buffing sticks
Bent tweezers
Nail polish
Facial mask
Applicators
and now...
Eye liner

"What shade do you think looks better?"



P.S.
I have to draw the line though...
After 23 years I still refuse to pickup my wifes and daughters sanitary napkins, plugs and crotch spray! 
So please don't find a use for those in our hobby.

I have been using it for years to show age and different textures and hues on my ships..  Cheap, since my wife uses only maybe two colors out of 100 and easy to use.

Scott

I use black and black/brown eyeliner on a regular basis. It's oil based to it applies smoothly and gives a great effect. I use it for exhaust and gunpowder residue. Other cosmetics have shimmer agents in them so they are not "flat" like eyeliner. You can remove the stuff with alcohol or an eraser. Here's a couple of examples....

There is no way I'm going back in the "forbidden section" of walmart! I got weird looks buying fingernail files, they would probably take me out back and beat me with a hose if I was trying to buy makeup!

Back to the beauty department at WalMart!
If it isn't the exact same as the powders Tamiya puts out it is really close, so now the models can be vitamin fortified.
This is where I get my polishing sticks, and other items, now I'll just add the spongy applicators to the list at least.
Could you get in trouble if your model smelled like heavy perfume?

Don

Don't leave your Tamiya "Weathering Master" set in the bathroom - you wouldn't want your partner to emerge wearing sand, rust and/or soot...

dont they also throw in some vitamins or watever stuff in there too now?  it'd be a deathwish if i try to touch my gf's stuff...  = (