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Panel weathering
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 4:44 PM
what's the best way to shade/weather aircraft panels. specifically for a 1/48 vietnam era phantom.

thanks
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  • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:04 PM
I posted my vietnam phantom on the forum a while back. you can still see it in the groupbuilds forum under YG GB. Page 39 or thereabouts. I used and oilwash of burnt umber I think it was. I was pretty happy with the resulkts.
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  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:06 PM
Another method is to spray a thin coat of Tamiya Smoke along the panel lines.

Regards, Rick
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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Sunday, February 13, 2005 9:46 AM
Do you mean the lines between the panels or the panels themselves? Some people do weather individual panels, but I suspect you mean the lines between the panels.

I use artist's water colors or artist's acrylics (note that these are not the chalky kid's water colors nor the acrylics we normally paint models with). Thin either one with a lot of water and a couple of drops of dishwashing detergent. Use a thin, pointed brush, dip it in the soup and touch it to the panel line and it should run right down it. If not add another drop of soap. Use a moist Q-Tip to remove any excess that gets outside the panel line by rubbing ACROSS the line, not along it.

IMPORTANT! For this to work properly the model MUST have a smooth finish (which is normal since decals need a smooth finish as well). If the finish is flat you'll have a terrible time getting the excess off. If you need a flat finish shoot it with clear acrylic flat when you are finished.

For more details, check out Swanny's instructions at:
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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