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Grex Not Just Another Airbrush

Posted by: Gerald Voigt | Comments (4)

Grex Airbrushes seem to be growing in popularity among modelers. Grex started attending and demonstrating their wares at hobby industry events a few years ago and they were at this years IPMS Nationals in Phoenix. Here is a short video I shot of Raymond demonstrating the Tritium.

I have a Grex airbrush and I love it! Watch my future product and painting technique tutorials while I use my Grex airbrush! To learn more about Grex Airbrushes visit their website today.

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A Closer View-Panel Detailing

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I was asked to provide a closer view of how I do panel detailing using pens on a NMF. So here it is!

The question is…Can this technique be used on other paint scheme as well? YES! However you might want to seal it with a clear just as you would before decaling. Flat paints suck up the ink and hold onto the staining effect from the excess left behind from the pen. I’ll be doing a video on this too.

Categories : How-To, Scale Modeling-Tools, Tips & Techniques

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Raptor Sheen-Basic Mixology

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Here’s a quick video on how to mix Raptor Sheen with enamel paint to give it a metallic sheen. I’ll be reshooting this vid soon, its quality isn’t all that great…but its a basic start to show you how to mix your paint with Raptor Sheen.

Tip: Field reports from a few customers tell me that they have found that if you give your model a light base coat of the color being used first, then apply a second mixed with Raptor Sheen you save on the amount of Raptor Sheen necessary for complete coverage.

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Buffing a NMF

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Both our SnJ Spray Metal and Talon Series NMF paints offer the ability to change the sheen and luster by buffing. In this video I show how you can do it without the need for polishing powders as well as get various tonal effects on different panels by masking prior to buffing.

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