Painting Realistic Wing Tip Lights

By Kaan Gok

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Before	After

This clear light is NOT clear, I've discovered a very easy technique to fake clear lights without surgery. I painted the model with gunship gray, gloss coated it with acrylic clear. Then with a 00 brush I painted matte white enamel onto the light area (Humbrol is the paint I prefer to use as it covers very well with brush). If you make a mistake when brushing on the white enamel, then you can remove the white with tiny amounts of enamel thinner without harming the clear gloss. After the enamel white is dried, I painted the lights with Faber-Castell transparent permanent waterproof acetate marker. 

Text and photo © by Kaan Gok