Award-winning aircraft finishes

Written by Dan Grotzinger Tips to take your model to the next level How-to article Photos by Jay Smith and Matt Ruddick An extended article from the October 2016 issue of Model Aviation. After seeing magazine coverage of the Best of Show and Best Finish winners at The Toledo Show: R/C Model Expo, held in Toledo, Ohio, when I was a kid, I usually felt a sense of awe and respect for what they represented. Gradually, a thought germinated in my mind: maybe, someday, I could do that. This is a good place to clarify an important issue. You don’t build and paint an award-winning…