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naresar
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Painting Bases May 16, 2017 2:44:17 GMT

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Post by naresar on May 16, 2017 2:44:17 GMT

So after playing a couple games, I noticed that sometimes the altitude numbers on the bases can be hard to read. I was thinking of painting the numbers to improve visibility and possibly distinguish between identical planes. Has anyone tried this? What kind of paint did you use?

boomerbill
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Painting Bases May 16, 2017 5:02:56 GMT

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Post by boomerbill on May 16, 2017 5:02:56 GMT

I use simple Ceramcoat acrylic paint in a limited number of colours: black for German/Italy, red for Japan, blue for U.K./U.S., light blue for France and green for "other" nations.
Just fill in the number cavity with the paint of your choice, and wipe away the excess with a paper towel. The paint should remain in the number cavity and dry. If there is some dried paint that spilled beyond the walls of the number cavity, you can scrape it off with a bit of plastic card or your finger nail, once it is dry. It's pretty basic, and pretty effective.

Those who don't remember their history are bound to do something or other...

Toyama
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Painting Bases May 16, 2017 10:09:59 GMT

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Post by Toyama on May 16, 2017 10:09:59 GMT

You can also try colored wax applied by wax pens. Easy to do and should work wonders.

For me, I don't use the stands for recording altitude any more. I use dicedocks from Corsec:

www.corseceng.com/products/omni-stand-dicedock-add-ons

I've got the dicedocks that can hold 2 dice. One to record altitude, the other for damage.
Nowadays, I attach smoke markers to the aircraft wings in order to record damage, so only 1 die is used in the dicedock.

ls650 Forumini Ensign Fan of Angels 20 / Bandits High Posts: 60	Painting Bases May 23, 2017 19:02:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ls650 on May 23, 2017 19:02:01 GMT I just got a fine-tipped permanent marker and jabbed the tip into the recessed number, then scribbled the tip around to color in the number.

colmhain Forumini Midshipman (Lurker) Posts: 1	Painting Bases Jun 21, 2017 16:46:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by colmhain on Jun 21, 2017 16:46:08 GMT I used acrylic modelling paint to fill in the lines and numbers in three coats, a base of white and two of red. Be sure to wipe excess off of the plate before it dries. Looks really clean and shows up easily.

snippersly Forumini Ensign Posts: 29	Painting Bases Jan 3, 2018 19:08:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snippersly on Jan 3, 2018 19:08:13 GMT crayon... just rub the crayon over it until it fills in. Lots of colors available, durable, cheap to fix!

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Post by naresar on May 16, 2017 2:44:17 GMT

Post by boomerbill on May 16, 2017 5:02:56 GMT

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