Camouflage Armour

Thank you all for the advise. I'll try those suggestions out on my next project.

I use acrylics and they dry so fast to where I can airbrush the basecoat and all camo colors within an hour. Don't like enamials, but for enamials you should take foster's advice. Don't have camo color blending problems with acrylics...

Foster has it right - always try to start with the lightest color and work your way up to the darkest - If you do start with the dark color, paint the entire model, not just the area that will be dark on the finished model - be sure to let each coat dries at least 24 hrs (48 is better) before applying the next - If you are applying a white winter camoflage, don't worry too much if the base colors show thru - they did on the real ones too.

My only two general rules when applying soft-edged camo are:

1) I always work from lightest colors to darkest. This ensures that the darker color is always on top and won't show through. Of course, if the camo job I'm trying to duplicate is dark to light, there's not much I can do about it.

2) Always allow each camo color to fully cure before applying the next color. I use enamels and this usually means I need to wait 24 - 48 hours between colors. It's well worth the wait in order to avoid any unintentional blending of the colors.

Hope this helps,
Foster