RSO Early version

[Geek44]

I'm actually more interested in these products as a 'canopy dip'. The product fills tiny scratches in the surface improving clarity and to my eye, it even lends the illusion that the canopy itself is thinner...more to scale.

[MAGNA]

Pledge is brilliant stuff for washes too. It has an anti-osmosis effect which pulls the colour in the wash down into seams instead of it beading up and out onto the surface of the model. As each layer dries the next can be done in a different colour if required. It really is good for uniforms and the like if you are like me and not too experienced with highlighting. It is mixed half and half with water then you add a little bit to your paint for a wash. Very easy.

[Whiterook]

Great tips there lads! I've been wondering what Water-miscible Artist Oils can do...planning on some experimentation with those, as well. I've not used the Future methods yet, but I have been intrigyed with what you can do with washes, as Magna outlined!

[Geek44]

Originally Posted by MAGNA

Pledge is brilliant stuff for washes too. It has an anti-osmosis effect which pulls the colour in the wash down into seams instead of it beading up and out onto the surface of the model. As each layer dries the next can be done in a different colour if required. It really is good for uniforms and the like if you are like me and not too experienced with highlighting. It is mixed half and half with water then you add a little bit to your paint for a wash. Very easy.

Sounds like one of those 'agents' that changes the surface tension of the paint...a drop of Windex or dishwashing liquid works as well. Vigorous stirring can cause a troublesome froth though.

[MAGNA]

Originally Posted by Geek44

Sounds like one of those 'agents' that changes the surface tension of the paint...a drop of Windex or dishwashing liquid works as well. Vigorous stirring can cause a troublesome froth though.

Yeah it is something like that but the effect is different to Windex et al. I use Windex in washes to make paint spread well and it works brilliantly. The Pledge does the opposite by pulling paint down and into creases etc, as it was designed to do with cracks and cuts on vinyl floors.

It is amazing what can be done with stuff you can get from the supermarket for relatively low prices isn't it? Windex, Pledge, Hairspray, swizzle sticks.....

[Geek44]

Of course. I see now.
Add to the supermarket list the tape they use in 'Dymo' label makers. Excellent as straight edges for rescribing panel lines. Stick it on, scribe, peel it off. Too easy. Liquid Paper (Tippex) is good for small filling jobs like ejector pin marks. Can be sanded.

[MAGNA]

Dymo label tape. That makes sense. Sticks really well but can still come off when you want it to. Be careful with the Tippex - it's really poisonous (if it's the stuff invented by the mother of one of the guys who was in the Monkees - Mike Nesmith ?).

[Geek44]

That's the stuff...in the little black and white plastic bottle with the brush in the lid. There's a 'thinner' available for it too. I just treat everything that smells that bad as 'toxic' as a matter of course. Better safe than hallucinating with a low sperm count I always say...although these days, I can see an upside to the second symptom.

[Whiterook]

Sounds like some rough stuff here...I like to stay as non-toxic as I can get.