4 Golden Rules of Scale Modeling

• Panel lines should be subtle, barely visible accents. They should not stand out or be made more pronounced by the application of airbrushed black streaks. • Ditto for exhaust and gun-gas residue. Even in-service warbirds were treated to some form of cleanup and maintenance. • For all practical purposes, the “color” black doesn’t exist in the weathering process. Grays, tans and reddish browns, depending on the device or material producing the stain, are much...