When you airbrush camo, it is dark on top of light correct? I am painting my Tamiya ME262 and am having a brain freeze. I did the hellbleu underbelly last night but need to extend it to the top surfaces as well. I don’t know what I was thinking. Once I do that, is it dark green first then light green?
LIGHT GREEN FIRST THEN DARK. IT’S ALOT EASIER TO COVER THAT WAY. BOB
QUIT SCREAMING!!! [:P]
Anyhoo, for most dark over light is easiest. Although some techniques putting light over dark can be advantageous, especially in the world of weathering.
Fade to Black…
Am currently doing something similar with an Arado 555 and a Heinkel 177.
There’s an awful lot of Hellblaue on both machines, especially the 555, with various greens and greys over the top.
In each case the Hellblaue has dissapeared nicely underneath the gradually darker top coats, while also acting as an extra primer.
I have used both ways on rlm 74,75. The dark first technique indeed creates a darker effect, however it can be nice if you “black wash” ie use dark washes for stains, rather than “fade weathering” ie sun effects.
[#oops] sorry , didn’t realize i had cap lock on. bob
when I do Luftwaffe A/C I always do the LT Blue all over the plane then mask for the top colors the I mottle the sidea of the fuselage by way of old brush and dry brush terriory and it comes out pretty nicely you may want to try it on an old kit first to see if this will work for you