Luftwaffe desert scheme masking

[Steve-the-Duck]

That looks pretty good, without too much scatter. Certainly looks like the photo effect

[spanner570]

.....by George I think he's got it.....

...yes, by George I think he has!

[Guest]

What a great idea and it works brilliantly too! I need to file this in my brain for later use.

[Andy T]

That looks to have worked out very well!

[The Smythe Meister]

Made a start with this today , using tiny blobs of blu tack to hold the templates off the surface by a couple of mm. Quite pleased with how it looks , just needed a bit of a smudge with a cotton bud in places where the blu tack had left a clean patch . The next bit might be trickier though , the fuselage is far from flat so I might have to do it in stages . [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1220269[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1220270[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1220271[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1220272[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1220273[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1220274[/ATTACH]

That's just showing off that is!!:astonished::tears-of-joy:

[Del640]

I doff my cap Sah!

[selrach]

Hi Tony, Good job so far! I have used a similar technique with paper masks. One thing you might try is to use a gauge of paper of similar to reordering slips found in periodicals or magazines. To trace the holes I have used a biro or ball point pen to create the pattern. I trace around hole areas until the paper is weakened so these areas can be punched out leaving rough edges. Getting rough edges to the holes are the key. The masks are attached like you do with Blue-Tac or loops of tape. Spacing above the model can be adjusted as needed. I use paint thinned to the consistancy of milk and fairly high pressure to get the best atomisation. I start the spray off the holes to prevent spatter. Paint build up is gradual in two or more quick passes waving the spray over the holes, pausing in between. There is some finesse involved! Practice makes perfect!

Cheers!

[yak face]

Had a go at the fuselage today , bit more tricky than the wings but here it is . I had to do it in stages , holding the template over the surface and working my way up the fuselage . I had to add a few blotches on the top of the engine and top of the fuselage , which I did by cutting a couple of shapes on their own at the edge of the template and doing these one by one .

[Steve-the-Duck]

That looks great. And I am definitely 'borrowing' this method for my Breda 44

[flyjoe180]

I think that looks perfect Tony, just the right amount of 'blur' around the edges. Awesome work

[Tim Marlow]

Loving that Tony. Definitely one to remember. Looks great :thumb2:

[spanner570]

Top innovation, Mucker!

Nice one.

[Watto]

Brilliant, I will admit that when I first started reading, I thought "this is going to be a non starter" but, oh my was I wrong ..!

The results are very impressive and I take my hat off to you for trying it and achieving very impressive results... Watto

Have yourself a glass and toast your success.

Watto

[dave]

Nice work and approach, i will try this next time.
Previously I sprayed entirely green, used blobs of blu-tack to protect the mottle and then sprayed the underlying fuselage colours, but that made the demarcation line tricky