This lavishly illustrated book provides guidance on how to transform your model from its bare structure to a realistic finish. This new book provides: A guide for both beginners and the more experienced, covering all scales and gauges Advice on the selection of airbrushes, compressors and essential tools A simple three-step process to clean and prepare your model for painting Guidance on dealing with faults and paint problems; instruction on the pros and cons of the different ways to produce lines Tips to help you produce consistent fine lines with a bow pen How to get the best out of transfers and the different types available, and finally, basic weathering techniques using a variety of methods. With over 500 colour photographs it will help even the beginner to produce a realistic life-like model. AUTHOR: Geoff Haynes is a professional master model maker. His interest in railways dates back to his childhood with a traditional clockwork 00 gauge train set. He started making plastic aircraft kits at the age of 10, which was when he first learned to use an airbrush. By the age of 12 he had progressed to building railway models. After a career in both the financial services industry, and more latterly in education, he decided to make his hobby his business in 2015. He builds and paints models to order, but is taking in an increasing number of painting and lining commissions. 559 colour photographs

Author Biography

Geoff Haynes is a professional master model maker. His interest in railways dates back to his childhood with a traditional clockwork 00 gauge train set. He started making plastic aircraft kits at the age of 10, which was when he first learned to use an airbrush. By the age of 12 he had progressed to building railway models. After a career in both the financial services industry, and more latterly in education, he decided to make his hobby his business in 2015. He builds and paints models to order, but is taking in an increasing number of painting and lining commissions.