How the original WAS ships were painted

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How the original WAS ships were painted May 6, 2022 11:40:15 GMT via mobile

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Post by ddevastator on May 6, 2022 11:40:15 GMT

Hi all,

I got to thinking the other night about how our beloved little ships and planes were painted and decaled, and was wondering if anyone had any insight as to just how that was done at the factory? Were they all done by hand with the help of some type of stencil?

I just got curious and never really thought about that up to this point. Is there any photos or documents that talk about it?

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How the original WAS ships were painted May 7, 2022 20:58:51 GMT

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Post by weedsrock2 on May 7, 2022 20:58:51 GMT

I am pretty sure they were painted by machine probably using a transfer rolling system. If you look at the hulls of the models you can tell some of them were painted a little too high or low as the model passed through. Some details may have been picked out by hand, but these were painted pretty crudely compared to a lot of other gaming miniatures IMO.

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How the original WAS ships were painted

Post by ddevastator on May 6, 2022 11:40:15 GMT

Post by flakstruk on May 6, 2022 12:43:24 GMT

Post by mnnorthstars on May 6, 2022 20:17:32 GMT

Post by TrickiVic on May 7, 2022 3:49:02 GMT

Post by weedsrock2 on May 7, 2022 20:58:51 GMT

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