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MRVP Video Vault – Airbrushing for Model Railroaders: Basic techniques and cleaning

By Angela Cotey | January 20, 2016

| Last updated on November 21, 2020

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In this 1980s vintage video, MR Contributor Allen Keller demostrates specific techniques used when painting and weathering railroad models with an airbrush. He also shares tips for cleaning an airbrush after use.

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