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A good 'quick & dirty' weathering method that just takes some of the shine off the plastic is to use an ink wash. Put a couple of drops of black India ink into a bottle of rubbing alcohol (enough so that it's grayish-black), and brush it on with a flat paintbrush. In some cases it may be all you need for 'fairly new' equipment; for the rest, it at least tones down the colors and plastic shine a bit until you get around to doing a real weathering job with chalks, airbrush, or whatever. <br /> <br />Also check the 'how to' articles in the Modeling links off the main page here -- there's some articles in the 'construction projects' link on weathering.
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