I just got several WWII German tanks in 1/72. I am new to German armor. I know how I want to paint them but don’t know how to go about doing it. On my Panzer I’v painted it panzer yellow already and want to apply a panzer green in large blotches. Is it best to mask it, use an airbrush, or just hand paint it. Please let me know what you guy (and gals) do. Thanks!
I have actually gone about it several ways.
I have done the base coat of Yellow and lightly drew on it with a pencil (if I am recreating a specific scheme or tank) and I have freehanded from looking at pictures or just a pattern of my own. You can’t mess it up, it’s your own creation.
Most, if not all, WWll German Armor has a blended look to it. There’s not too much of a “Hard Break” like you would see on modern armor (Nato)
If you do wish to mask:
I have seen silly putty used for masking after the base coat has been applied and I have also read articles where Parafilm M has been used. It streches easily and does not allow bleed under like some tapes do. It also releases easily with NO residue left behind.
Good Luck!
in my opinion, big blobs of paint for the camo can ruin a perfect model… so unless you really want to do it that way (which case i recomend Airbrushing it) I would recomend more of a lines and stripes camo scheme
I forgot to mention, for the above, I do use an airbrush (in case you were wondering)
The only time I use a regular brush would be to do “Touch-Up” work on the camo. Getting rid of overspray and so on.
I just have used the silly putty method on my first camo and found it works great. It did produce a hard break though. Someone suggested that to get a soft break to have the masking sort of come over a bit and then spray at an angle so that not all the paint reaches the model. Have not tried that but it sounds like it should work. I had no problem with getting the silly putty off the model and it did’nt leave any residue.