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- From: gse@ida.liu.se (Goran Sedvall)
- Subject: Re: Camouflage painting opinions needed!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.082911.18440@ida.liu.se>
- Sender: news@ida.liu.se
- Organization: CIS Dept, Univ of Linkoping, Sweden
- References: <1k1hbqINNqp5@slab.mtholyoke.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:29:11 GMT
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- pscotto@MtHolyoke.edu (Peter J. Scotto) writes:
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- >OK, I realize that airbrushes produce a really great finish,
- >but I've got a problem with some of the stuff I've seen.
-
- >When I see models with say, RAF bi-color patterns or modern
- >American tri-color patterns, I see alot of this feather edge
- >freehand stuff, where one color kind of feathers off into another.
-
- >However, on the actual aircraft and vehicles I have seen, the
- >lines of demarcation between colors seem pretty distinct and should be
- >more so on the smaller scale model. So what's going on here?
- >Is this a case of the tool driving the modeller?
-
- >Specifically, I'm working on an A-10 now with a three color
- >camouflage pattern (dark green, medium green, and dark grey).
- >When I look at the plans, what I see represented are distinct
- >patches of color, but when I look at the box, I see this indistinct
- >feathery stuff. My inclination is to mask and use the airbrush or
- >use a brush.
-
- >Any opinions or advice on this?
-
- >--Peter Scotto
-
-
- Argg, I reccongize your problem. RAF in particular have very sharp edges
- but not so sharp so one can use Maskol or tape to mask the area. If one
- airbrush the edges on free hand will the edges be too soft. One way witch
- I use, even if it's a lot of work and not perfect, is to use tape and
- add a sewing-thread under the edge of the tape, so the edge is slightly
- lifted. That gives a sharp edge, slightly softed. The tricky part is to
- add the thread. If anyone have a better suggestion I would appreciate that
- a lot.
-
- Goran
-