Airbrushing and finishing scale models. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Brett Green.
• Other Names: Green, Brett, 1960-
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; FUNDAMENTALS OF THE AIRBRUSH; AIRBRUSH ORIGINS; THE AIRBRUSH TODAY; BODY; TRIGGER; NOZZLE; NEEDLE; COLOUR CUP; AIR HOSE; AIR SOURCES; A BRIEF HISTORY OF COLOUR; ELEMENTS OF COLOUR; HUE AND CHROMATICITY; SHADES, TINTS AND TONES; SATURATION; BRIGHTNESS AND LUMINANCE; CATEGORIZING COLOUR; COLOUR PERCEPTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR MODELLERS; SCALE EFFECT; EFFECTS OF WEATHERING ON PAINT; MODEL PAINTS; GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR AIRBRUSH; YOUR AIRBRUSHING ENVIRONMENT; WHAT DO I PUT IN MY AIRBRUSH?; LACQUER; ENAMELS; ACRYLICS; OILS; TINS, BOTTLES AND AEROSOL CANS; THINNING PAINT. Loading your airbrushhandling your airbrush; airbrush hygiene; basic airbrush techniques; preparing your surface; freehand spraying -- controlling your airbrush; key coat and building layers; masking materials and techniques; masking tape; plain paper; frisket; post-it notes; blu-tack/plasticine; die-cut commercial masks; painting your models; masking camouflage schemes; painting canopies; metallic finishing techniques; lifted paint and repairs; black and white; scale black; scale white; yellow, red and orange; markings; decals; rub-down markings; stencils; custom made; weathering; pre-shading. Post-shadingdiffusion; washes; pastels; exhaust and cordite stains; winter camouflage; protective coats; acrylic topcoats; enamel topcoats; hard-edged demarcation; reconditioning; a reconditioned spitfire; painting and finishing aviation models; painting a weathered olive drab finish; cockpit colours; luftwaffe day-fighter camouflage finishes; painting a luftwaffe day-fighter camouflage scheme; markings and weathering; painting luftwaffe mid-war greys; camouflage painting; decals; painting luftwaffe night-fighter camouflage; promodeler's 1/48- scale messerschmitt bf 110 g-4 night-fighter. Painting silver and metallic finishessilver-painted finish; bare-metal finish; painting and finishing armour models; painting armoured vehicles; kv-85; kv-1; painting a hard-edged german world war ii ambush scheme; centurion; t-34/76; tiger i; panther g; painting and finishing other models; painting other models; painting a high-gloss car finish; gmc fuel tanker; schnellboot s-100 class; type xxiii u-boat; warriors vignette; resources; reference books; online resources; sources; manufacturers.
• Publisher Details: Oxford New York, NY : Osprey
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 751.4/94; Warfare & defence; Spray painting; Models and modelmaking; ART -- Techniques -- General; Models and modelmaking; Spray painting; History -- General; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849087254; 1849087253
• Related ISBNs: 9781846031991; 1846031990
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.