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Wraparound camouflage...Any tips?

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Southern California, USA
Posted by ABARNE on Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:04 PM

If I understand your camo pattern correctly, what I have done in similar situations is to take a strip of paper, wrap it around the part, and then draw the camo line on the paper.  Then after taking of the paper you now have a flat template that can be used for cutting out a tape mask.  If the edge line where the ends meet doesn't look quite continuous, a small bit of tape can be used to span the joint and blend the line.

For masking, I always use Tamiya Yellow tape.  It cuts really well, is extremely thin and flexible, seals well but doesn't lift up the undercoat. 

  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: South Central Wisconsin
Posted by Daywalker on Saturday, April 21, 2007 10:14 PM

I picked mine up at WalMart, about $1.00 for enough to do several planes.

Frank 

 

  • Member since
    February 2007
Posted by aj2wins on Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:32 PM
About this handi-tac where does one get this prouduct?
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: South Central Wisconsin
Posted by Daywalker on Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:17 AM

When doing a difficult scheme like that, I use handi tack, a silly-putty like substance.  I roll it into long thin tubes, then lay it on the model to mask.  I fill in any open spots with more handi tack or tamiya masking tape.  Here's how it looks ready to paint:

And after painting and removing masking material:

Hope it helps!

Frank 

 

  • Member since
    May 2006
  • From: Spanaway, WA
Wraparound camouflage...Any tips?
Posted by aagranata on Saturday, April 21, 2007 1:52 AM

Well, I've just ruined my third Testors OV-10A attempting to get that Euro 1 wraparound camo scheme for the USAF version. I'm just not having any luck doing it, so I attempted once again to paint it by brush.  I should know by now that using a brush is just not going to work unless one really has the ability to do so, which I don't.

I have no difficulty spraying a camo scheme as long as the bottom of the aircraft is a solid color, such as SEA.  What I did on my latest OV-10 was to spray the whole aircraft Medium Green, and I then attempted to mask off the areas I wanted to stay medium green.  Not so easy on an OV-10!  Especially on the booms, where you have to mask off all four sides and have them all merge into the pattern that you want.

I need help before I start OV-10 number 4.  I've considered getting the resin cockpit for this bird, but not until I'm comfortable getting the %&#@ airplane painted.  Any ideas??? 

One good hour working on a model erases 8 bad hours at work!!
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