Spitfire 1/32
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Pantherman
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looking amazing. Pantherman
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Looking really good.
I never mask when painting camouflage. I free hand paint camo with air brush. For me all camo is different and should be random.
Heres an example of my camo.
https://www.scalemodeladdict.com/threads/tamiya-1-48-a10-thunderbolt.14699/
urumomo
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An easy way is to use some Play-Doh .
it's cheap and has low adhesion .
Roll it into snakes and lay it out to create the pattern you want .
You can stick additional tape or paper down to protect from overspray on surrounding areas as needed .
They make masking putties for this but they are far more expensive and have greater adhesion which can be an issue ,
I did this with Play-Doh :
Sorry for the crappy photo , it was the only one of the Play-Doh application .
The height of the putty also makes it easier to control the thickness of the paint at the edges since you can use it as a shield .
it's cheap and has low adhesion .
Roll it into snakes and lay it out to create the pattern you want .
You can stick additional tape or paper down to protect from overspray on surrounding areas as needed .
They make masking putties for this but they are far more expensive and have greater adhesion which can be an issue ,
I did this with Play-Doh :
Sorry for the crappy photo , it was the only one of the Play-Doh application .
The height of the putty also makes it easier to control the thickness of the paint at the edges since you can use it as a shield .
urumomo
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You can also get the peel-and-stick masking sheets pretty cheap , in the 8 X 11 range - with or without grid lines , if you need to make more precise patterns .
Or even cut shapes out of paper or cardboard and spray thru that as a templet .
Or even cut shapes out of paper or cardboard and spray thru that as a templet .
Ok, so tried the 3 options to paint the camouflage:
a) Hand paint: not very regular lines and blurry on the border
b) PlayDoh: works very well however difficult to do nice curves
c) Peel-and-stick masking sheets: easier option for me and I used it trying to follow (+/-) the pattern provided by Tamiya - see below
a) Hand paint: not very regular lines and blurry on the border
b) PlayDoh: works very well however difficult to do nice curves
c) Peel-and-stick masking sheets: easier option for me and I used it trying to follow (+/-) the pattern provided by Tamiya - see below
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