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Digital ACU for 1/35

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  • Member since
    June 2013
  • From: Bay Area, CA
Digital ACU for 1/35
Posted by Reaper420 on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 12:07 AM

I had a quick question guys. What's the best way to paint realistic Digital ACU camo for 1/35 figures. The task seems extremely daunting and time consuming. Unless they have some decals that can be paid down and formed using micro sol or solvaset. I appreciate any help and tips!

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 7:25 AM

This came up about a year or so ago and all I can do is repeat myself. The decals are almost impossible to fit to a figure with the curves and folds of the uniform. Personally I think I'd take a small brush and do a string of dots along the edges by poking the brush at the figure to get the pixalated effect and then fill in the insides of the camo pattern. That's just my two bits though, maybe someone else has bettr advice? 

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  • Member since
    October 2009
Posted by Gear Head 6 on Saturday, June 17, 2017 12:16 AM

The square head of a toothpick can also work.

  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Saturday, June 17, 2017 4:50 PM

Decals are likely useless, you'd need so much solvent that they'd likely dissolve.

"Scale Effect" is your friend.

At 3" away, you are a scale 8 feet away.  So, you really only need to generalize the color range, and then use dots to suggest the teture.

Use google images to get some examples of how that should look.

  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: Michigan
Posted by tonka on Monday, June 19, 2017 12:40 PM

I used the 'mottled scale effect" when I did this guy in 120MM. Seems to work well, remember uniforms get dirty and dusty quick! So the effect of digital camo is usually mottled at best if you are in field for even a short time.

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