How do you paint and mask camouflage detail?
I can see that once I assemble my 1/350 DD, BB, and CVE
and add all the details, adding the camouflage measures
will be very difficult. How do you mask fine photo-etched
details without breaking them? Is it necessary to cave in
and use a brush (which will reach around some of the
obstructions)? I am a new air-brush user trying to plan
ahead, and I'm darned if I can see how it's done. I want to
add three- and four-colored 1944 camouflage measures to a
Fletcher DD and a Casablanca CVE but I cannot see how to do
it without marring the result, either by over-spray or by
pre- spraying sub-assemblies and then "touching up" after
final assembly.
Please, a few hints for a newbie from some of the more
experienced hands?
{Rob Robinson}
I don't do modern warships myself, being more the sailing man-of-war
fan, but from what I have read in magazines, etc. on the subject, I
guess that the best thing to do is to complete the basic structure of
your model (hull, funnel, superstructure, gun turrets and so on) and
camouflage it before adding all the fancy detail.
Of course, this leaves you with the problem of painting the fancy
details...:)
{Staale Sannerud}
Pretty easy, you paint the "fancy details" with a fine brush after you've
airbrushed the rest.
{Paolo Pizzi}
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