09-25-2009, 12:12 PM
I try not to handle them at all, but if I do, it is near the running boards, and not/never on the shells. As a result, my engines develop a coat of dust over time, but if I do happen to touch them, it isn't a sticky sensation, just dry paint. Also, except for weathering with acrylic washes, I don't paint at all.
For getting rid of dust, I use my breath and/or a clean, dry artist's brush with longish bristles. I flick the brush gently over the item and blow at what is raised by that action.
It goes all over the layout, but a later sprtiz with water and a bit of isopropyl alcohol over any dusty ground foam will soon have it looking prety good again. Or, you can try a gentle vacuuming over the ground foam, but be prepared to have to add a touch up layer.
-Crandell
For getting rid of dust, I use my breath and/or a clean, dry artist's brush with longish bristles. I flick the brush gently over the item and blow at what is raised by that action.
It goes all over the layout, but a later sprtiz with water and a bit of isopropyl alcohol over any dusty ground foam will soon have it looking prety good again. Or, you can try a gentle vacuuming over the ground foam, but be prepared to have to add a touch up layer.
-Crandell