etched laser board concrete pavement sheets provided the walkways and sidewalks. The basic landscaping con- sists of dirt and static grass held in place with diluted white glue. My preparation began with applying sanding sealer to the wooden parts of the church kit. This is my normal pro- cedure for laser kit construction whether using solvent- or water-based paints. While these parts dry, all of the resin, metal and plastic parts are washed in detergent to remove any mold release or oils that could prevent paint from adhering properly. Once the wood pieces were dry, I bur-
nished them with 0000 steel wool and painted them either white or with the dark green trim color prior to being as- sembled. To test the paint, no primer was used on any of the parts and the paint was applied with an airbrush di- rectly onto each individual piece. My most finicky, double action, inter-
nal mix airbrush was chosen for this test. The air pressure was set at ten p.s.i. and the paint was applied smoothly without any incident. Due to the covering ability of the finely- ground pigments, a surprisingly small amount of paint was needed. Even the white paint covered completely and was opaque in one light coat on the un- primed wood and was dry to the touch in less than an hour. In addition, none of the parts warped as is sometimes the case when using water-based paint on even sealed wood. The parts were allowed to cure overnight to complete a hard finish. Unlike solvent-based paints, most
water-based model paints do not tech- nically “dry” but cure upon exposure to air. With the wood parts painted, the plastic, resin and metal parts were painted in appropriate colors and set aside to completely cure overnight be- fore the kit assembly began. Since the paint sets very quickly once
applied, it is best to clean your airbrush at once. One tip shared on the MicroLux website is to have a tub of water handy to clean out the airbrush immediately
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after either painting is completed or the colors are changed. I found that a deli- tub with a lid holding water containing a drop or two of dishwashing liquid works well for a quick clean up as well as for thinning the paint. The church model was assembled per
instructions and the roof lightly shaded with a mixture of roof brown and water- thinned half paint, half water. This shadow color was airbrushed at five p.s.i. along the joints in the tar paper roofing as well as for adding weathering streaks to the roof. The resin brick foun- dation piers were given a wash of con- crete and water with a paint brush to highlight the mortar joints. Next, the vault and grave stones were
airbrushed with several blended colors of gray before being shaded with dark grays and brown washes. These washes were applied with an airbrush set at five p.s.i. The last step before placing the models on their plywood base was to finish the walkways. These are a laser engraved, resin impregnated paper product available from Monster Model Works. Once cut to shape, a wash of En- gine Black thinned with water was brushed over the walkways and allowed to dry overnight. The black settled into the cracks and textures to highlight these features. The process was com- pleted by drybrushing Aged Concrete over the surfaces of the walkways. Sev- eral of the grave stones were dry- brushed with this same color, as well. As one can see in the photo of the fin-
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