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With colour photographs and 30 diagrams, this book takes the beginner through the necessary stages and processes in painting a model engineering subject. It includes: selection and making of equipment, paint, preparation, spray and hand painting, fixing blemishes, lining, transfers, tips on how to look after the paintwork, and a list of suppliers.

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"This is quite simply the best practical book for model engineers we have seen for decades. Model Engineer Magazine - 2007 This book will not only appeal to locomotive builders but to the builder of ANY model that requires a decent paint finish. A MUST HAVE book if ever there was one. Engineering in Miniature Magazine - 2007"

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Equipment & Making a Spray Booth; Chapter 3 Paint; Chapter 4 Preparation; Chapter 5 Spray Painting; Chapter 6 Hand Painting; Chapter 7 Fixing Blemishes; Chapter 8 Lining; Chapter 9 Transfers; Chapter 10 Looking After the Paint; Summary A Quick Reminder; Appendix 1 List of Suppliers; Appendix 2 Glossary.

How not to Paint a Locomotive

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      Publisher Christopher Vine
      Published 23 July 2013
      ISBN-13 9780955335907
      978-0955335907
      ISBN-10 0955335906
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      With colour photographs and 30 diagrams, this book takes the beginner through the necessary stages and processes in painting a model engineering subject. It includes: selection and making of equipment, paint, preparation, spray and hand painting, fixing blemishes, lining, transfers, tips on how to look after the paintwork, and a list of suppliers.

      Trade Review
      "This is quite simply the best practical book for model engineers we have seen for decades. Model Engineer Magazine - 2007 This book will not only appeal to locomotive builders but to the builder of ANY model that requires a decent paint finish. A MUST HAVE book if ever there was one. Engineering in Miniature Magazine - 2007"

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Equipment & Making a Spray Booth; Chapter 3 Paint; Chapter 4 Preparation; Chapter 5 Spray Painting; Chapter 6 Hand Painting; Chapter 7 Fixing Blemishes; Chapter 8 Lining; Chapter 9 Transfers; Chapter 10 Looking After the Paint; Summary A Quick Reminder; Appendix 1 List of Suppliers; Appendix 2 Glossary.

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