GMorrison
Really, all I can figure is that he holds it by her masthead and dips it in a pot of paint. Certainly isn't the easy way to do it. Sure looks good though.
LOL, no, no need for dipping, thanks GM .
I wouldn't recomend this method unless you're comfortable with your airbrush and you can spray fine lines. One of my brushes has a 1.8mm needle. Since I black base, if I can't get much of the base color behind something, it adds to the effect by looking like a shadow. The demarkation line between the deck and superstructure is sprayed leaving just a hint of the black base behind, again, adding to the effect. Once done I'll go over the color, lightend up, to add to the weathering effect. If I mess up with over spray, I'll go over that with the original collor, say deck or superstructure, again adding to the color variation effect.
I do this method, to a degree, on ships with camo such as the North Carolina, but doing sub-assemblies at a time, such as the hull, superstructures, guns, etc. then attach them.
When I paint the Perry I'll take more pictures of the process.