Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Airbrushing with Aaron, FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner fills you in on tips and techniques you can use to fix minor flaws and gaps in a model’s surface, before applying paint. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page To prime or not to prime…that is the question FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner addresses in this episode of Airbrushing with Aaron. It really is a tale of two tanks, as Aaron demonstrates techniques for applying primer to a model railroad […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner demonstrates basic techniques for painting with an airbrush. Before walking step-by-step through the painting process, Aaron first shows how to clean and prep plastic models. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this segment, FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner demonstrates techniques for cleaning an airbrush after use. Aaron shows how to begin the process while the airbrush is still intact, and then he walks through steps for carefully disassembling and cleaning each […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Aaron Skinner, FineScale Modeler senior editor, continues his airbrush painting and weathering series by outlining various practical air supply sources. Aaron also discusses safe places to use your airbrush, and the safety equipment you’ll need when you start to work. Finally, he shows […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP is pleased to introduce FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner to an audience eager to acquire new airbrush painting and weathering tips, tricks, and techniques! In the first episode of this series, Aaron guides you through the wide array of airbrush options […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this how-to video, MR’s Cody Grivno shows you how quick and easy it is to add realistic weathering to a diesel locomotive of any size or scale. Using an out-of-the -box HO scale model, Cody’s demonstration first walks you through the processes […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page For part two of the composite car weathering mini-series, David first shows how to use an airbrush to apply additional realistic effects. He then returns to the workbench to complete the weathering process using weathering powders. Watch to the end to see how […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that we’ve marshaled the locomotive and rolling stock for our HO scale Winston-Salem layout, it’s time to make them look like they’ve been busy haulin’ freight! In this initial video, David Popp shows how to apply realistic weathering effects to composite freight […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this final episode of the mini-series, Cody wraps up the project by adding grab irons, M.U. cables, and then applying a touch of paint. He then shows how to re-assemble the Athearn HO scale GP9 diesel locomotive before giving the custom-painted Winston-Salem […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody is working quickly toward outfitting our HO scale Winston-Salem GP9 diesel locomotive with the essential fine details and weathering effects. In this video, he shares how he touched up minor flaws in the decal application and added a few more detail parts. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page With the long hood stripes in place, Cody now turns to applying decals on the short hood and cab of our HO scale Winston-Salem diesel locomotive. Check out the techniques that make this effort go smoothly and yield great results! […]
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