sumterIII Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 This could apply to most ships that have camouflage paint. What is the best way to paint the superstructure? Prefer using airbrush if possible with a clear demarcation line between colors. Thanks
BobPauly Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 From the bottom up, and the inside out.
jcorley Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 Art, The way I go about it is to paint the parts in subassemblies, carefully masking off the patterns and fitting them together to ensure alignment. Then one the vertical surfaces are done, I will mask the entire thing and paint the exposed decks on each part. I have an index to the NHC camo pages on my site. I did this a few years ago when a contact there told me they had started putting them online and there was no index of just the camo. I still don't think they've gotten the index page done, but I do think I have all the pages listed on my page. http://nautilusmodels.com/camouflage.htm The two below are the design sheets for the 32/22d scheme, just in case you haven't seen the official documents (never rely on secondary material when the primary is available!) http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g100000/g109729c.htm http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g100000/g109730c.htm
sumterIII Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Posted October 19, 2011 Thanks James the process and paint reference is just what I needed! Oh and Bob this is for you buddy
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