From the IPMS Seattle workbench
Tips &
techniques.
Practical knowledge from chapter modelers: fundamentals, finishing methods, specialized tools, weathering, rigging, and the small discoveries that make the next build better.
Learn by doing.
The collection is organized by skill and task. Chapter-authored articles appear first; the outside reference library is clearly separated below so you always know when a link leaves IPMS Seattle.
Foundations
Good starting points and repeatable habits for every workbench
Painting & Finishing
Paint, clear parts, clear coats, and surface treatment
Advanced Workshop
Specialized tools, airbrushing, weathering, rigging, and detailing
Creating Realistic Bamboo
Biplane Rigging Jig
Rigging Instruction Guide
WWII German Figure Painting Guide
Chipping and Chip Types
A Slick Trick for Drag Slicks
Airbrushing Armor
Building an Airbrush Cleaner
Building an Airbrush Paint Booth
Airbrushing Using CO₂
Keeping It Clean
Using Filters
Pigments Revisited
Wonder Tape
Working With Photo-Etch
Products for Canopies
External modeling resources
Reference library.
These entries lead to material published by other organizations and may move or disappear over time. Some first open an IPMS Seattle source note with attribution and a link to the original publisher. They open in a new tab so your place in the archive is preserved.
AMMO by Mig Jimenez articles
Basic weathering video series
Technique libraries
MIG step-by-step PDFs
- Published by AMMO by Mig Jimenez. Selecting any title below will download its PDF directly from the AMMO website to your device.
- Weathered Tank Wagon ↗
- How to Paint a BTR-80 ↗
- Camouflage Masking Putty ↗
- F-16 Fighter USAF ↗
- Egyptian M109 ↗
- Rusted Rails ↗
- French Fighter Cover ↗
- Colors in the Ukrainian Conflict ↗
- Dry Earth Tracks ↗
- Wet Earth Tracks ↗
- World Rally Car ↗
- How to Paint a NATO Truck ↗
- Making Mud ↗
- Finishing Tracks for Armor Projects ↗
- Grey Scale — Modulation and Light ↗
- MAXX-PRO ↗
- Mud Splashes ↗
- Weathering a T-34-85 ↗
- How to Use Transparator ↗
- Painting a US Navy F-14 ↗
- Winter Camouflage Painting ↗
MIG weathering videos
- Streaking Rust on a Zaku ↗
- Using Filters on a Zaku ↗
- Making Shadows on a Zaku ↗
- Grazes, Chips, and Scratches on a Zaku ↗
- Creating Dirt with Pigments ↗
- Accumulated Dirt Effects ↗
- Using Chipping Effects ↗
- Grease and Wet Effects ↗
- Fading Effects with Oils ↗
- Splashed Dry Mud ↗
- Chipping Effect ↗
- Washes and Pigments on Rust ↗
- Winter Camouflage Mud ↗
- Streaking Rust on Winter Camouflage ↗
- Winter Camouflage Highlights and Shadows ↗
- Winter Camouflage Chipping ↗
- Winter Camouflage Streaking Grime ↗
- Oil-Paint Highlights on Winter Camouflage ↗
- Enamel Washes on Winter Camouflage ↗
- Streaking Grime on Panels ↗
- Paneling on Metal Surfaces ↗
- Base Rust Effects and Final Touches ↗
- Using a Washable Base Color ↗