Building & Refining – How to replicate anti-slip surfaces

Mr Surfacer 500 is stippled on the chosen area using a stiff 6mm wide hogs bristle brush with the bristles cut back to about 3mm long. Areas and protrusions will be carefully masked off using tape and blue tack and then the Surfacer
is applied to small ‘delineated’ areas at a time ‘returning’ to the area previously done to apply a second stippling as each area in turn was tackled.

Building & Refining – How to replicate cast effect

• Prior to priming, Mister Surfacer 500 is applied with a stiff brush.

Building & Refining – How to make realistic antennae

Take a length of stiff wire (Brass works perfectly. The diameter of the wire will depend on the scale of the model. For 1:35 Vehicles 0.3mm is good), dip one end into a drop of Superglue and ensure that the wire remains vertical so a small drop forms to create a decent fixing point. If this does not work the first time, simply snip off the end and try again.
Once the glue has dried, trim to the correct size, paint and attach to the model.