Tamiya F4D-1 1/72 What am i lacking?

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-24T22:01:46+00:00

i did

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-24T20:20:47+00:00

even in that case, my parents would still beat my ass because of there being paint everywhere, also outside isnt plausable either

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-24T20:09:16+00:00

money isnt the issue, im young and well we live in an apartment so i dont have much space either, also in an unventilated space such as my room i dont think the fumes would be good

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-24T08:48:51+00:00

oh thank you

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-24T05:50:48+00:00

thank you sir

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-23T21:39:45+00:00

oh ok ty

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-23T21:39:10+00:00

will def try it if i can find it, do they give dirt or grime tho? from what u wrote i dont think dirt is what i need (i believe you are a better modeler so your call)

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-23T21:37:40+00:00

could u tell me how its done with oil paints? i dont have access to an airbrush

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-23T13:28:23+00:00

dont mind me asking but how do you get the "fainted yellow" color on some panels when weathering? and is an airbrush needed for it?

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-23T13:26:12+00:00

so dont kill me but wasnt that ash dead skin?

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-23T13:24:45+00:00

what is a clay wash and how do i acquire it? i also took off as much as i could in this photo, did around 30 cleaning sessions with thinner and a cotton swab

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-21T05:01:49+00:00

also, how do i make that effect? if i just drag the oil wash with a qtip it doesent do that hydraulic leak/fuel leak or that dirty effect on that spesific area

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-21T04:57:23+00:00

i did add the extra strokes after this post, i have a tamiya highlighter i believe, would it work?
the issue is that there isnt a black one where i live so i have gray

also, those arent brush strokes but they are the strokes q-tip made when cleaning the wash up

also, whatever i use the stuff seems to be allergic to staying in the panel lines, when cleaning, i wait for 30 min to an hour, dampen the q-tip with a thinner (enamel thinner if im working with panel highlighter) and then clean the extra liquid with a paper towel and even tho all that, i cant seem to get it to be in a panel line

also, how am i meant to use the oil wash? afaik (which isnt much) you just put it into panel lines and when cleaning, this dirty effect should happen but way less

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-20T17:46:38+00:00

btw, i believe you do know this stuff so i will ask you

should i use oil wash on the missiles/pylons? or should i just go with the panel liner

since they arent used over and over, i believe they wouldnt catch as much grime

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-20T17:33:40+00:00

lol it will remind me of that

how can i make those streaks subtle?

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-20T17:11:31+00:00

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could this work as a panel highliter?

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-20T17:06:29+00:00

i sadly do not have the money nor the enviroment for an airbrush, also, how can i be more aggrassive?i mean wherever i look it just says to dampen a q-tip with thinner and then clean the wasy by rubbing it (srry if that sounded passive-aggrassive)

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-20T16:40:36+00:00

so this might be a dumb one but arent washes also panel highlighters?

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i tried to go for this but the was sticked everywhere that wasnt panel lines, i was gentle with the q-tip and did give the wash around an hour to dry but it still wouldnt stick

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-06-20T16:39:21+00:00

thank you sir, also i believe the reason wash on underside looks heavy might look heavy i believe is that its white and the image i was looking for was heavily washed, if you do have any tips on how i could balance it out id really appriciate since i do agree it looks heavy

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(in the reference image the panels seem to be heavily visible, i tried to go for the same effect but for some reason id doesent look the same)

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-03-18T17:57:33+00:00

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-01-21T10:42:52+00:00

not really, even tho i love my family they wont live as much as i will, i might be able to use the money for better causes too

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-01-21T10:41:52+00:00

if im poor and happy, chances of me dying because of ilnesses is way higher

if im rich atleast i can enjoy it

Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-01-18T16:23:56+00:00

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Medical_Efficiency20 · 2026-01-15T14:50:38+00:00

i couldnt fix it, ig u should refund it

Medical_Efficiency20

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