Cockpit washes

[DougvH]

As I'm just retuning to the hobby I don't have any acrylic/ washes experience. I've seen some great work here on aging cockpits very nicely with washes, and panel liner prior to securing fuselage halfs. I have seen, on exteriors where you apply a gloss prior to using washes/panel liner, should the cockpit also be glossed first? I'm using model air/color currently for paints.

Thanks
Doug

[Avgas]

I don't gloss the cockpit. I use a mixture of oil paints very thinned down with odourless turps and pastel weathering, such as Tamiya's Weathering Master range.

[Paul]

I dont gloss either use a mixture of oils enables and Ultimate washes as well as pigments

[DougvH]

Thank you Dave, & Paul.

I've looked at the Ultimate washes, but waiting for Hobby World USA to get them back in stock.

[Cymru]

Thank you Dave, & Paul.

I've looked at the Ultimate washes, but waiting for Hobby World USA to get them back in stock.

It might be just as quick to order direct from Ultimate?

[Paul]

Thank you Dave, & Paul.

I've looked at the Ultimate washes, but waiting for Hobby World USA to get them back in stock.

You can order directly from us and it works out about the same if not cheaper sometimes, plus you get a nice note of my GF hanna and little boy james and a pack of candy free www.umpretail.com

[tommym]

I am in So Cal. I order direct from Ultimate. Price wise it comes out a couple bucks cheaper. My first order about 2 years ago took 3 weeks to get here.

My order last month took 1 week.

Tommy

[DougvH]

I actually ordered thinner and the sanders Megapack direct on the 4th seeing how long Intl shipping takes. The price IS basically the same once the 18£ shipping is added and you convert at today's rate. I had originally ordered thinner from Strike Force Hobbies up in CA, but it went BO, and yesterday got an email saying it was coming direct from Ultimate. Guess the products are a bit hard to get to us colonials