Video Series: How To Videos
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Scale Model Basics Scribing panel lines
If you want to deepen your panel lines and make them stand out, you can use scribing to help. FineScale Modeler’s Aaron Skinner shares his most useful tricks.
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Dipping clear parts in Pledge Floor Gloss
Give your model’s clear parts a force-field of shine and protection by dipping them in Pledge Floor Gloss
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Scale Model Basics: Soldering photo-etched metal
Soldering photo-etched metal holds PE parts together more strongly. Watch to find out how we solder here at FineScale Modeler magazine and don’t forget to be safe!
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Scale Model Basics: Painting photo-etched metal parts
Get the neatest paint jobs on your photo-etched metal parts with advice from editors Tim Kidwell and Aaron Skinner of FineScale Modeler
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Scale Model Basics: Bending photo-etched metal
Learn the basics of bending and gluing photo-etched metal parts
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Scale Model Basics: Annealing photo-etched metal
Getting photo-etched metal to stay in place after bending it can be tough. That’s why we use annealing.
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Scale Model Basics: Airbrushing and differences in air pressure
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of using different air pressures
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Scale Model Basics: How to apply decals to a scale model
Never have trouble applying water-slide decals again
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Scale Model Basics: Painting road wheels
Get some tips on two quick and easy methods to paint road wheels
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Scale Model Basics: Mixing and applying acrylic sludge wash
Learn an old-school scale model technique that still gets plenty of use today