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**GEEDUBBYA** · 08-07-2007

Howdy Hog,

First allow me to also welcome you to the forum. Much like Bunkerbarge....I dont know what scale model you are dealing with so this will be abit vague. I also dont have any photos, but these instructions should be straightforward enough that you should be able to follow them.

First, you need to decide what color the overall instrument panel will be on your model....ie...black, olive drab, gray etc....
Once the entire panel has been painted I "drybrush" the instruments usually with white paint. This is achieved by dipping your brush in the white paint and then removing almost all of the paint by brushing it onto a piece of paper or cardboard....you only want to leave enough paint in the brush so as that when you brush across the instruments, the paint will only appear on the "high spots" of the panel. Now mind you, the less paint in the brush, the less the effect, but that is ok....in this case, less is more because you can always repeat the process and the effect will increase. you can repeat this as often as needed to achieve the desired effect.
Now, after I finish that step, I go one step further, I occassionally use a bottle of clear fingernail polish and with the brush provided in the bottle, apply a small "drop" of the polish to each gauge....when dry, this gives the illusion of "glass" over the dials.
One other tip, you can dry brush different "gauges" with different colors if desired using the same method as above....this gives you abit of color on the dashboard. common colors would be red, yellow white, maybe a light blue or even silver.
Like I said, I know this is vague, but, with a little practice, you can achieve some really nice results.
If you have any other questions on this or anything else, be sure to ask, someone will be glad to help.
you will also find some tips as well as other useful information on this site:

http://www.craigcentral.com/modelmain.asp

Have a good day and I hope i have been of some help to you,

Greg

08-07-2007	#3 (permalink)
GEEDUBBYA Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Real Name: Greg My Models: model planes tanks and helicopters as well as missiles and rockets Visit GEEDUBBYA's Gallery Posts: 1,002 Images: 329	*Howdy Hog,* First allow me to also welcome you to the forum. Much like Bunkerbarge....I dont know what scale model you are dealing with so this will be abit vague. I also dont have any photos, but these instructions should be straightforward enough that you should be able to follow them. *First, you need to decide what color the overall instrument panel will be on your model....ie...black, olive drab, gray etc....* Once the entire panel has been painted I "drybrush" the instruments usually with white paint. This is achieved by dipping your brush in the white paint and then removing almost all of the paint by brushing it onto a piece of paper or cardboard....you only want to leave enough paint in the brush so as that when you brush across the instruments, the paint will only appear on the "high spots" of the panel. Now mind you, the less paint in the brush, the less the effect, but that is ok....in this case, less is more because you can always repeat the process and the effect will increase. you can repeat this as often as needed to achieve the desired effect. Now, after I finish that step, I go one step further, I occassionally use a bottle of clear fingernail polish and with the brush provided in the bottle, apply a small "drop" of the polish to each gauge....when dry, this gives the illusion of "glass" over the dials. One other tip, you can dry brush different "gauges" with different colors if desired using the same method as above....this gives you abit of color on the dashboard. common colors would be red, yellow white, maybe a light blue or even silver. *Like I said, I know this is vague, but, with a little practice, you can achieve some really nice results.* *If you have any other questions on this or anything else, be sure to ask, someone will be glad to help.* *you will also find some tips as well as other useful information on this site:* *http://www.craigcentral.com/modelmain.asp* *Have a good day and I hope i have been of some help to you,* *Greg*