Additions to the Glossary

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Blu-tack
Blu-tack is malleable putty-like substance with a slight stickiness to it, intended for affixing posters to walls. Rolled into thin "sausages", it is very effective for delineating the edges of different coloured areas in camouflage schemes as part of the masking process before spraying paint. The thinner the sausage, and the harder it is pressed down, the "harder" the edge of the painted area. The area between the Blu-tack rolls can be masked with tape, masking fluid, or Copydex (see below). Also invaluable for holding small parts for painting, often attached to "craft sticks" (see below)

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If available, White Tac (insert RTM here) is preferable as a masking material, being less greasy. In any event, masking involving the use of blu- or white- tac should be removed as soon as the surrounding paint is touch-dry, to minimise the possibility of staining.

Cheers,

Chris.

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PSR = Putty, Sand and Repeat. This is used on particularly bad fitting kits or when 'Kitbashing' to filll large gaps (with putty), sand to shape and repeat the process if necessery.
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Wet on Wet. A painting method where the previous coat of paint has not dried before an overcoat is applied. Used where subtle shading and/or highlighting is required. Used mainly by figure modelers to help definition of the model e.g. to define a nose or cheek bones.
This method can also be used on other models in place of pre-shading.
Wet on Wet is usually an oil painting technique but can be used with enamels (qv), be quick, or acrylics (qv) when a drying retarder(qv) is used.

Drying Retarder. Used with Acrylic Paints (qv) to slow the drying rate. Especially useful in warmer climes or in heated rooms. Do NOT use too much as drying times, adhesion and gloss may be lost.

Drying Medium. Used to speed the drying time of oil paints (qv).

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MikeC · adding p.e Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 10 Location: SW UK

Frisket Transparent low-tack film available in art shops and the like, particularly where airbrushes are sold. Useful for masking, particularly cutting stencils and the like.
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MerlinJones

Thanks Mike. Very Happy

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DHDrover

Addition to Undercoat.

Metalic colours work better if a compatable undercoat is used.
White under silver.
Red under copper.
Yellow under gold etc.

These are not hard and fast rules but may be experemented with to produce varying shades in the metal coat.

Also use a white base coat for dayglo colours.

Dai
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MerlinJones

I'll stick it in Dai, though it looks like the Glossary may develop into a Modelling Encyclopaedia!

Regards,
Bruce
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