Subj : Re: Painting models
To   : DAVE DRUM
From : Mike Powell
Date : Fri Dec 08 2023 09:43:00

> When I was doing scale models I made good use of an airbrush. To take
> the shine off injection molded plastucs use a little clear coat and some
> talcim powder from your wife's make-up stuff. Don't get caught, though.
> That's a "sleep on the couch" offense.

> Used with a light touch the talcum suspended in the clear coat will
> dull the glare coming moff the plastic.

I bought an airbrush in 1999.  That was a severe drought year.  Worked
great because our relative humidity was WAY down.  I tried using it several
times in the following years.  Despite use of air (and paint) filters and
other do-dads that are supposed to cut down on the affects of humidity, the
results were worse looking than with spray cans.

Despite what the experts say, I have been firmly in the spray can camp ever
since.  If I ever move to the Southwest, which I am not planning but who
knows, I might get the brush out again.  ;)  Not using it does restrict my
ability to mix and spray colors but I have not really run into any issues
with that yet.

Oh yeah, and no wife so no powder to pilfer.  :D  There are some other
techniques that are used for weathering rolling stock that might work here,
too.  They all involve mixing household items into a "wash" that is lightly
brushed onto the model.  I will have to find the old recipe I have for
doing that and post it.

Mike


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