Squiggly camo?

Hi All,

I have done a bf-109 1/72, and of course it's small, but i started with that, and did it free-hand. Experimented first on a piece of paper (lots of experimentations), then I sprayed it, didn't come out too shabby... I would post a pic, but I am still to gind out how....

waikong,
Ditto, hence the templates.

I've seen people who do it freehand with a double action Airbrush. Not me though, don't have to skills (yet!).

Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of blueprints available for aircraft. But on armor and trucks, I look for orthographic views of the piece (you know top, side, back & front) print them to scale (this can be the tricky part) and cut out templates for the different colors. A little hint: if you hold the templates only a fraction away from the model, it gives the look of a hand sprayed camo job. This is particularly desirable in more modern pieces.

Well, without going into a lecture, there are as couple of techniques. The most obvious is the freehand airbrush method, which I prefer. You can also reverse mask using mediums such as silly putty and other masking materials. The third option is to cut templates.

Steve