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Old 06-09-2012 | 08:48 PM
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Default flat coating for decals


I have acquired some Peddinghaus decals for a modified HL KV-1 I've thrown together.
Asiatam lower hull, metal tracks, wheels, 3:1 reduction units on steel gearboxes, DBU; I even made both front and rear mount MGs have fire simulation and made the head light
use a grain of wheat bulb and switchable.

So my question is what is a good invisible coating to reduce the decal sheen? I tried some new formulation Microscale Flat and it was awful; lumpy, streaky really needs to be airbrushed on.
I ended up removing it ( and the underlying paint ) and re-shot the model. The old 1980s Flat formulation was great stuff but as it is with many thing that worked well it's gone the
way of the honest politician.

So what do youse guys use?

Jerry
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