so I have the layout of the airplanes paint scheme that I want. how do I transfer that to the model?
do you paint the whole thing 1 color than come back with the other 2? or only paint each section its own color? start from lightest to darkest always?
can you like pencil it in lightly to give yourself something to follow? Im talking a blurred edge kinda thing; so taping it off wouldnt work right I dont think.
I just do it freehand. I used an Aztek on this 1/72 Academy Corsair. No masking except for the bottom where the wing fold is…
I like to transfer the pattern to the model with a pencil. Makes it much easier to get your finished camo to look like it’s supposed to (I think so anyway), especially when freehanding it. Always start with the lightest colur first, because it makes it alot easier to paint (it’s easier to cover a light colour with a darker one than the other way around).
Just spray the general area where the colour needs to cover, just overlap the camo line slightly to make sure you get the coverage right. Wait for that to dry and transfer the camo line onto the model with a pencil. Then spray the next colour along that line and repeat for the other line.
Hope this helps.
For the USN Tri-color scheme, I usually do it free hand, starting with the lightest color (the lowers) and carry that about half way up the fuselage sides - following that with the Intermediate Blue and then the Flat Sea Blue. I use enamels (MM & Humbrol) and let the paint dry a minimum of 24 hrs between coats.
Yeah, if I’m trying for hard lines, I usually just mask the areas off with tape. For more complicated patterns (like Hurricanes or Warhawks), I use a copier scale the painting drawings up or down to match the size of the aircraft. Once the sizes are right, I run a couple of copies on thick cardstock and then use those to cut out masks.
I generally only paint the area that needs to be painted. Otherwise it messes up the pre-shading. A little overlap is okay.
Freehand all the way. The Badger makes it fun!!!
I would freehand it if I were going for a random pattern; but Im trying to mimic the actual pattern from the real thing. and all things considered; it could be alot simpler than it is.
Here’s what ya do:
grab the pattern and take it to a xerox machine. Blow it up or shrink it (depending on the scale you are doing). Make a few copies and cut out the pattern. Get blue tak or similar. Blue tak is the stuff that you use to hang poster and pictures whithout marring walls. Roll the blue tak into thin snakes and put the pattern on the plane. Then go to town spraying lite to dark.