I was wondering (sorry about the noob question) but how long do you wait to apply the wash? Does the base coat have to be totally dry? Same for the bry brush should the wash to be completely dry?

I have stayed away from Future myself for years; the Testors lacquers work just dandy IMO....

we can't get "future" in Belgium. We do have some tough laquers that probably much the same.
I've used it to put a "glass" coating on the kitchen floor, and it was great stuff. But none of the many products I tried could get the stuff out of my brushes. So I'm worried it may ruin my airbrush too, since I wouldn't know how to dilute or dissolve it. How do you dilute "Future"?

I'll probably generate some Flak from the other's here, but I don't generally use 'Future' . The main reason that is always sited for Future's use is "it's cheap". Ya know what folks, the time I spend on my modeling is not, I repeat, not cheap! So, based on that self-serving estimate of my modeling time, I use nothing that is "cheap". I made a decision long ago, that anything I use is not 'cheap', but 'right'. No matter the cost. Period.

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Use acrylics for your dry-brushing, or pencils for your 'chipping', or pastels for your shadowing/hiliting. Done.

I mean we put so much into our hobby, that why should one skimp
when it come's to spending a few extra dollars for something that
will give great results and make an noticable overall difference.
I'm not just talking about these liquid's, but brushes, paints, tools, etc.

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I mean we put so much into our hobby, that why should one skimp
when it come's to spending a few extra dollars for something that
will give great results and make an noticable overall difference.
I'm not just talking about these liquid's, but brushes, paints, tools, etc.

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I agree Ralph, there is no substitute for quality and what's an extra few buck when it comes to hours and hours (and hours ) of work.

But, I do think people should keep an open mind when searching for new materials, methods, etc. There's a lot of great stuff adaptable to our hobby at the art supply store that we would never think of if we just limited ourselves to the hobby shop.

To me, that's lot's of the fun. That can be a real creative rush when you think of a new way to use something. I think that's one thing I got out of my education, trying (hopefully) to think of new ways to do things.

You guys are correct when you say not to take shortcuts to save a buck, though. I too use the Testors dull coat, etc, and swear by them.

As to your other point about not using a dull or gloss coat between the base coat and the wash, I agree and that's my usual method too. Some people like to wash over the gloss but on armor, I like the effects over the flat acrylics. Then again, I like a very worn paint job on my finished models.

Steve

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I agree Ralph,
But, I do think people should keep an open mind when searching for new materials, methods, etc. There's a lot of great stuff adaptable to our hobby at the art supply store that we would never think of if we just limited ourselves to the hobby shop.

To me, that's lot's of the fun. That can be a real creative rush when you think of a new way to use something. I think that's one thing I got out of my education, trying (hopefully) to think of new ways to do things.

Steve