Presents step-by-step techniques to finish, paint, decal, and weather railroad models. Introduces the tools, products, and techniques, and guides hobbyists through several basic projects, from stripping paint to airbrushing. 250 step-by-step color photos help you get started quickly.
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This review is from: Basic Painting & Weathering for Model Railroaders (Paperback)
I have always liked building models but my interest did not extend to painting them. I have neither the patience nor the skill to do them justice. This book certainly helps with the skill and even goes a ways towards helping with the patience issue. I wish I had read it when I was a kid.
This is an introduction. It explains the basic equipment ranging from brushes and spray cans to the high end stuff like air brushes. It explains the usage, best application and care for the equipment. It also explains how to get good results. It does so from the standpoint of locomotives, rolling stock, structures and people. About the only major facet left out is scenery. The example are easy to understand and easy to follow. Painting is still not my favorite modeling activity but it is much less onerous that it was. Now, all I really lack is talent but the book helped there as well.
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Good Information for a Solid Foundation,
This review is from: Basic Painting & Weathering for Model Railroaders (Paperback)
This book has provided a good source of basic information on painting and just enough new ideas and techniques to spur me on. I have been using this as a source of ideas and techniques to experiment with various combinations of paints, washes and powdered chalks with a greater success rate than without it. I recommend this as a source of information for the basic to intermediate modeler.
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Must have for model railroaders,
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There are few books that I rate as must have but this is one of them. If you want to make your model railroad as realistic as possible you have to understand and use the different methods and tools for weathering, painting and detailing. This book explains each method in clear, concise terms and has many great photos to illustrate the process further.
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Painting opens up a world of possibilities in modeling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
weathering spray, siphon cap, airbrush thinner, decal film, scale decals, boxcar red, exhaust stains, grimy black, booth opening, color cup, hobby knife, dry transfers, lacquer thinner, grain truck, setting solution, spray booth, model paints, flat finish, paint flow, rust colors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Polly Scale, Micro Set, Model Master, Micro Sol, Floquil Airbrush Thinner New!
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Painting opens up a world of possibilities in modeling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
weathering spray, siphon cap, airbrush thinner, decal film, scale decals, boxcar red, exhaust stains, grimy black, booth opening, color cup, hobby knife, dry transfers, lacquer thinner, grain truck, setting solution, spray booth, model paints, flat finish, paint flow, rust colors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Polly Scale, Micro Set, Model Master, Micro Sol, Floquil Airbrush Thinner New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Maintaining and Repairing Your Scale Model Trains (Model Railroader) by Jim Volhard in Back Matter
- Model Trains by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
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