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me, but you should determine what works best for you. Since
I am right-handed, I work left-to-right to avoid resting my hand
on a section of freshly applied weathering. Left-handed individ-
uals should work right to left.
The very first step in my weathering process is to merely wipe
the car clean of any dust. While some weathering buffs insist
on giving the model a bath in clean soapy water, and drying it
thoroughly before getting started, I never felt this procedure
was necessary, since the model will be getting dirty anyway.
So here is the Fox Valley model ready for weathering. The
reporting mark numbers on this model will be removed or
painted over, and the car will receive its new number 16916
with set of number decals from a Microscale sheet at a later
point during the weathering.
Next, I gather the media I will need to get the weathering as
close to the real thing as possible. As I mentioned, I never
spend much money on art supplies. I believe it is how the
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3. This is the Fox Valley model direct from the box,
ready for weathering.
MRH-Aug 2014
