could someone tell me an easy way to paint control panels in world war two airplanes,German airplanes, and what would be a color to paint them, also would drybrushing, and Washing work too? thanks!![:)]
A.J.
Yes, dry-brushing always seems to bring out surface details, and it’s a good practice for 1/72 scale. In 1/48, it still adds a lot. Additionally, my preferred method for control panels is to sandwich a thin sheet of clear plastic (such as is used for transparencies in presentations) between to pieces of styrene with holes cut out to represent the dials. On the acetate, I have already printed the dial detail at Kinko’s. Once the acetate is in place, I seal with future floor polish to represent glass.
By the way, none of this is my own idea. I’ve learned from the greats right in this forum! Hope this helps,
Mark
Try this thread…
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?page=-1&TOPIC_ID=34374&REPLY_ID=344326#344326
Most german WWII panels were black/dark gray