In an old issue of TMMI theres an article on Zero fighter.

In it is states " the exposed metal scrapes were hand applied using X11 paint pumped out from a Tamiya Paint Marker".

Could someone please clarify what one of these is/does?

Cheers

Paint pens are made by several different manufacturers. Tamiya's pens contain Tamiya paint in a metal tube with a fiber tip and a metal BB inside the tube. You shake up the paint inside the tube and by pressing down on the fiber tip paint will flow - like a giant felt-tip pen. Hobby shops and some office supply stores (at least in the USA) carry different brands.

I find that the paint tends to flow too fast for fine work. The hobby/crafts shops then to have more variety in colors and tip sizes, than the Tamiya selection. You can find them in both water and oil base paints.

Manth thanks, curiosity now satisfied!