Top 10 modeling techniques ideas and inspiration

A realistic finish comes with the correct mix of smooth paint, accurate colors, and decals that look like they're part of the paint job. What truly makes a model look real is when it looks used. Squeaky-clean has its merits, but the model that's sure to generate attention and comment is the one that looks like it might smell of hot glycol or burnt kerosene. Learn how to weather your airplane like a pro. Plastic Model Airplane Kits, Paper Airplane Models, Weather Models, Aircraft Model Kits, Scale Model Building, Aircraft Painting, Modeling Techniques, Model Hobbies, Rc Autos

Squiggle Pattern

Model Kits Hobbies

Radio Controlled Aircraft

Rapid Black Basing... using a Scotch Brite

IMO, airbrushing a squiggle pattern randomly over a kit still looks too uniform, regardless of how ‘random’ you try to make it. … And it takes too bloody long on a large kit such as a 1/32 Ju-88! Enter the Scotch Brite masking technique which came about after I had been looking at pro airbrushing...

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Model Cars Building

Model Truck Kits

Model Ship Building

How to Paint Details Better: "Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast"

Looking for ways to improve your miniature painting skills? Keep reading to learn about how to paint miniatures’ fine details better.

Lighting your model with Fiber Optics and LED Info - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products Soda Cans Diy, Model Making Tools, Diy Tractor, Cans Diy, Model Kits Hobbies, Model Ship Kits, Fiber Optic Lighting, Scale Model Building, Model Cars Building

Lighting your model with Fiber Optics and LED Info - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

FineScale Modeler magazine - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products.

Modeling water for scale models

Easy ways to make waves

Basic modelling guide, by Ricardo Rodríguez: F-104 1/72. (CHAPTER 4)

THE COCKPIT ASSEMBLY / MONTAJE DE LA CABINA: Cockpits are small models inside other models. They have their own personality and paint natur...

How to Make a Diorama Base? [Step-by-Step Tutorial]

In this tutorial I'll show you how to make base for your diorama. Also I give recommendations with images + necessary tools you'll need.

New video: Scale model figures 'how to' guide - Part 1 Construction and building

Scale model figures 'how to' guide - Part 1 Construction and building

Builder Basics: 3 Masking Techniques

Let me make one thing perfectly clear …

How To Make Stage Props

Prop Building Diy

Foam Carving Tools

Painting On Foam Board

Foam Board House Model

Painted Foam Board

Crypt Halloween Decorations

Foam Board Wall Art

Styrofoam Halloween Props

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Modeling techniques

Easy aircraft weathering

Add flight-time wear and tear to your models without using an airbrush

Rapid Black Basing... using a Scotch Brite

How to Paint Details Better: "Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast"

Looking for ways to improve your miniature painting skills? Keep reading to learn about how to paint miniatures’ fine details better.

Lighting your model with Fiber Optics and LED Info - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

FineScale Modeler magazine - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products.

Modeling water for scale models

Easy ways to make waves

Basic modelling guide, by Ricardo Rodríguez: F-104 1/72. (CHAPTER 4)

THE COCKPIT ASSEMBLY / MONTAJE DE LA CABINA: Cockpits are small models inside other models. They have their own personality and paint natur...

How to Make a Diorama Base? [Step-by-Step Tutorial]

In this tutorial I'll show you how to make base for your diorama. Also I give recommendations with images + necessary tools you'll need.

New video: Scale model figures 'how to' guide - Part 1 Construction and building

Scale model figures 'how to' guide - Part 1 Construction and building

Builder Basics: 3 Masking Techniques

Let me make one thing perfectly clear …

How to Texture Foam

How to Texture Foam : How to transform XPS foam into wooden boards, old mossy weatherworn stone bricks, and rough rock.

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