Hello all was just wondering which is the best way to wether my m113 and which tamiya paints to use, ive sprayed it the usual olive drab also my little boy had got hold of it and theres a few prints on it how can i get rid of them.

hmmm...

i dont know about hte weathering, but i usualy hide unwanted details liek fingerprints with plenty of stowage and snow lol

Frank

thats a good idea but the only problem is there in places i dont want stowage ive tried overspraying them but i can still see them through the paint maybe now ive sprayed them they will have to stay but any tips on removing them on future projects would be great thx.

Unfortunatly, the only way to really get rid of the finger prints is to sand the area down and then respray it.

Like you found out by overspraying, you can still see the print....reason for that is that there are tiny ridges and valleys that a coat of paint just won't cover. Problem is, more coats of paint will cover it....but then you end up having really thick and out of scale paint.

So the easiest way really is to gently sand down the area to get rid of the finger print, and respray.

If you are careful enough, you can sometimes just sand through the paint and not hurt the primer any.

ok looks ike ill just have to do with it as it is as i am not to confident in sanding thx for the help guys.

try using pigments for the weathering. sorry but i cant help you with the finger-print problem, i would use the advice that the others have given.

cheers

Philip