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Weathered, but not too weathered • Painting a serviceable combat veteran
Perfect a Spanish CENTAURO • Painting and weathering Trumpeter’s 1/35 scale armored vehicle
Detailing and finishing WARSHIPS • Part 3: Painting and weathering
Mastering a MiG • Paint ICM’s 1/72 scale Foxbat as an operational Russian aircraft
READER GALLERY
After Chernobyl • Transition armor modeling techniques to weather a derelict firetruck
Have fun painting a TIE FIGHTER • Color modulation and layers make for a striking Star Wars ship
HyperBull • Audacious color choices and a variety of masking techniques create an unforgettable Lamborghini
Tamiya M18 Hellcat
ICM B-26K Counter Invader
NuNu Porsche 935 K3
Polar Lights Star Trek USS Voyager
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