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Foiling Plastic and Resin Model Kits for Realism by Ken Friend

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Background There have been several really good modeling articles written about using aluminum foil and hobby foil to generate the natural metal finish (NMF) of unpainted aircraft. The photographs of the finished product(s) show exquisite detail and realism that can’t be matched by any other method. While these articles focus ...

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Save Those Old or Yellowing Plastic Model Decals

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

by Ken Friend Nothing is more discouraging than watching decals yellow with time after they have been applied to one of your favorite models. Well, maybe there is something more discouraging; spending your valuable allowance on an older model kit only to find the decals are almost useless from discoloration. ...

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