Why to use the Black Basing method? Here the reasons... I add that i fall in love with it, and now i use it in all my modesl, BUT combined with the old preshading panel lines
Take your time and have a look at this detailed tutorial to paint perfect Afrika Korps guys in 1/35 scale
Not many tutorials around about painting guns... But this one about the 1/35 Trumpeter kit is a good one
This is a very well done about painting models with brushes, presenting the various types of brushes and how to use them
If caresully used brushes can give great results: a quick, cheap alternative to the airbrush. If you don't believe it, look how a panzer can become a great model
Nicely done tutorial, showing how to paint the cockpit and the engine of a Zero (to jump the intro go to 2:00)
Very well done and complete (but only 15 min.) tutorial about how to paint and weather a perfect winter wash camo
A very complete video tutorial giving all the info to correctly paint the basic uniform of WWII German infantry men
If you don't have an airbrush and want a smooth finish, a spray can is an effective solution. Here some tips to use it at best
A classic camo uniform and a detailed tutorial about how to paint it.
A very specific tutorial for a specific subject, but that can be easily applied to other models as well: Gray basing color, mottling technique, shadows & lights effects.
This is a subject very often debated, and this video very well recorded will answer to all your questions about "what air compressor should i buy?"
Here how to paint convincing wood or metal on plastic. The Author uses Vallejo products (excellent) but of course any other brands will work as well.
How to paint a 1/35 SS Pea Dot Panzer Uniform in just 15 minutes.
$ minutes tutorial that will give you all the info you need to paint a SS autumn camo on your 1/35 scale figures.
When your canopy is open, for a true realistic result you need to paint it and outside and inside, masking it properly.
The audio is in Russian, but this is one of the best video tutorial around about painting 1/35 figures.
How to produce some easy discolouration and highlight/shadow effects? Oil paints can be an effective solution.
Kathy Millatt faces a very specific problem, giving us a very specific approach to it in this quick video tutorial.
In this video is shown how you can airbrush in the smallest possible scale, including the painting of 23 skulls in the diameter of a dime!
Look how to nicely paint a radial engine, using as example the 1/48 R-2800-31 Eduard - F6F Hellcat
Another tips & techniques How To guide from Scale War Machines. This time we look at improving plastic chrome parts to achieve realistic rust effects on the model
In this video we teach you how to create a glowing plasma effect for your models.
A top quality tutorial about bringing to life a jet engine, using as a sample the one of a ME 262
A filter is something different from a wash, and its purpose is to slightly modify the base tone color. Here a great tutorial about them.
5 STARS TUTORIAL - For a more realistic effect, on a tank instead to use the decals, try to mask and paint all the marks, as this professionally recorded video show us.
What are the features that differentiate acrylics vs. enales, apart the thinners? Here a full presentation.
A very specific subject for a great tutorial: Kathy Millat shows how to add rust to the concrete, like you can see on the railways.
A very complete tutorial about the winter wash on tanks, from painting to weathering.
Burnt Iron isn't just silver or gun color... here an interesting tutorial showing how to reproduce it with the airbrush.
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There are tons and tons of video-tutorials about scale models, dispersed on the Net. But only a few are truly worth to watch. We select the best and only the best video-tutorials: building, detailing, painting, weathering, dioramas and more. We just finished to tag all the videos in our archives, and the first results is here: a selection of tutorials about the weathering in scale models: all what you need to know to give to your models the perfect dirty or dusty or rusty look! |
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