@BBD468 – Gary,

Sorry about your mishap with the Mig filter but glad to hear about your speedy recovery . . . the Force is always with you, always remember that! Looks like all turned out well from the photographs that you posted. And your airbrushed filter concoction has tied in all of the colors together, terrific job at this point of the painting even without any chipping, paint fading or weathering. Take your time with these processes and you’ll surely have another winner in your collection.

Gary, I have used the Mig filters with much success. Like you I think that they need to be thinned so I don’t shoot them out of the airbrush but use a No. 2 paintbrush to apply them to the model taking care not to let the filter build up on any area. The trick for me is in dipping the brush directly into the shaken filter bottle and removing most of it against the side of the bottle opening leaving the brush slightly dampened with the filter (not wet). I then apply the filter to the model using downward strokes on the vertical surfaces and zig zaging on the horizontal surfaces. I start on the bottom of the model and work my way up to the top. There is not enough of the filter on the brush to really tell just how much you’ve applied. It is not until the filter has thoroughly dried that you notice it. It sort of leaves subtle rain marks on the areas that you’ve applied the filter too. I only go over the area once, anymore than that would darken and spoil the effect and ruin the model. Just take note of where you’ve already applied the filter. What ever you do don’t ever apply this stuff with an airbrush it would be like applying it with a wet brush about 6 times or more.

Just voicing my experience with the stuff for you here. The stuff works really well for me in both 35th and 72nd scale. And YES, I have lost a few good paint jobs learning to use this stuff. Hope this helps you out in the future if you happen to try it again. If you do happen to want to give this stuff a try again go and shoot some paint on a sheet of plastic and apply the filter as I have mentioned and see how it looks to you.

~ Eddy

It is a darn fine job Mace! Hmmm not quite sure what need more attention... maybe more chipping on the hitch and tow hooks...not sure it is impressive as it is bro. At this point I leave it up to the master modellers out there!

WHERE IS THE NICELY TANNED FOX!?

Phil.

Gary: The only thing left to do is to put it in a box and mail it to me! It is absolutely stunning!

Happy Modeling, -zon