Italian WW2 a/c camoflage

After watching a number of you-tube instruction videos I went ahead and ordered the VEDA WD-180 Air Brush. It is very affordable and appears to be able to make the type of "mottled" camoflages needed for both Italian, German, and Japanese paint schemes.

Very little of this type of information was available years ago when I was modeling. Today modelers have SO much available to them not to mention the various techniques one can use to shadow and shade to make modeling more 3-dimensional. It's awesome.

The quality of the mouldings is outstanding. I am so glad my son got my attention this is a lot of fun!!!!

When I get the Air Brush I will try it out and report back.

I consider myself fairly "Joe-Average", i.e. "if I can do it anyone can". Thanks for all the help so far through you all I have discovered wonderful web and FORUM sites!!

Last night Joe and I went at it with the "chalk pigment" and tried the cut outs on a piece of card stock.

I cut out some miscellaneous patterns on the card stock and sprayed using thinned enamel to 2% milk consistency. The weather was 70^F yesterday so I had the windows open for ventilation. I thin using acryllic lacquer thinner as it tends to dry very quickly and "bites" the plastic. It looks good.

I "borrowed" some of my daughters' art chalks and we tried that too!!

BOTH methods work well and give a nice look. What I find exciting is I feel confident to try that type of Italian Camo and don't have to settle for a single color. I find all those Italian "splatter and splinter camo's really cool and should look really nice.!!

Thanks everyone for the help!!

Thanks again

Luft

I checked out the link you sent me and printed the camo pattern.

I will use it as a template to airbrush with

Thanks

ALL of you have been greatly helpful

BT109, not much I can add but there was an FSM q/a on just this I think in the last issue.    But I do want to thank you for asking the question.  I never would have thought to use pigments.  What a great idea.

Tauro makes several scales and patterns for Italian WWII aircraft camo in decal form, though I have never tried these.

Squadron carries them:

http://www.squadron.com/1-72-Tauro-Italian-Regia-Aeronautica-3-Color-Fia-p/tu72458.htm

-Ken

Thanks everyone for helping. I didn't want to paint our Italian a/c one colour because I was hesitant about the application of the spinach and tuscan red splotches!!! I happen to really like that typeof camo and all of you have been a BIG help can't wait to put this all to use.

Also thanks for the 2 new web sites really nice I registered to both of them!!!!

jgeratic

WHAT A COOL WAY TO APPLY THE ITALIAN CAMO!!!! I love it!!!

When my son gets home later from basketball practice we will try it tonight. THANKS!!! I love simple solutions!!!

GMorrison

Thank you very much for the link to STORMO  never knew such a site existed!!!! Really like it!!!

That's really pretty.

Another method would be powdered pigments.   It allows you very good control I would think, and by it's nature does not produce a hard edge.  Only prep work is the required flat finish to better anchor the pigments.

Not my idea, but saw it done in this manner here:

http://z15.invisionfree.com/72nd_Aircraft/index.php?showtopic=2969

regards,

Jack

Or, paint the splotch color, then mask it with blobs of white glue. Paint the background color and pop off the dry glue with a toothpick.

Have a look at the Stormo magazine website it has a lot of very good information.

Try painting the background colour normally, then blot  the next colour with a Q-tip.

Try it by hand with a small brush.  But please practice an hour or so on scrap material.  Never try to develop a new skill on a good model.  Same thing applies to airbrushing.  Any new pattern or technique that requires different/new skill, develop with scrap material.

Got to tell you. IT DOES WORK.!!!

It is tedious work BUT you get that "splotchy" look the Italians were famous for and makes the model look cool.

I also started getting creative with the cut outs and it gives a nice effect

I appreciate the idea!!

THANK YOU SIR!! I will try it tonight when my son is home from school!!!!

Punch some holes in a piece of card. Hold the card a little above the surface of the model and spray away. Practice first and you should soon be able to create blobs with a little overspray around the edges.