Exsentuating shut lines

[Guest]

Hi guys, I want to excentuate the shut line on a helicopter model. Is there a way of getting black paint or ink into the crack and then wiping it off?

Thanks

Hank

[Guest]

Try Designer's Gouache; it's a water-soluble tube paint, which you can smear over the general area. Damp a handkerchief (or old piece of cloth, if the wife's looking over your shoulder) with saliva, then wipe across the area; you'll find that the paint stays in the line, while the rest comes off. This is a useful technique for general weathering, too, since it can be made to look subtly streaky, and, if you don't like it, it washes off easily; best to do it after varnishing.

Edgar

[Guest]

Thanks for that, it will give it a try. If I want to bring rivet detailing, is there any process to do this?

Thanks

Hank

[Guest]

A general wash / weathering will bring out any detail in relief. The wash medium typically depends on your base, if you've used enamel then a wash with water based washes, if you've used acrylic then a wash with oil paint thinned with turps or white spirit, for heavily accentuating shut lines, particularly useful for car panels on models, a scriber to deepen the line first then paint then a pin wash. You can buy purpose made washes by pro modeller which are clay based and ready to use and clean up with water or make your own with pastels, the pro modeller ones are supposed to be very good. Do a youtube search for model kit washes and weathering to get some ideas