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Crimea_River
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OK, I gave the brush a good cleaning and launched into the XF-81 RAF Dark Green. Since
Ralph Haus
was curious, I'll spend a bit more time showing my steps to build up the colour. As described above, the thinner to paint ratio is about 70/30 and the pressure is about 12psi in my H&S Ultra. I start with the demarcation lines using a quick pass to define the desired line and try not to stay on one spot for too long (though I fail at this a lot):
Once I'm happy with the line shape and placement I start filling in the colour. To maintain a tight spray pattern when laying out the demarcation line and filling in the colours close to the edge, it's very important to hold the brush very close to the work and to spray INTO the field of colour that is being applied at a very shallow angle. If you spray directly from above, at a high angle, or away from the field, you will get a very wide spray pattern. The pics below show the right and wrong positioning of the nozzle to spray the green field to the left side of the photos. And yes, that's how close I get when making the edge. The masking tape is to define the edge between the upper and lower camouflage fields. I'm actually not sure if this was a masked edge on the real aircraft or not.
After the edge is well defined, it's just a matter of continuing to fill in the colour. I can now allow the brush to get a bit further away from the work and at a higher angle. I like spraying in a circular motion to vary the thickness of paint applied in any one area. This gives a good basis for a worn paint finish, which I typically like. In the below pic, I spent a little too much time on the edge and allowed the paint to build up a bit too much. The close-up magnifies the effect and it should look fine once a clear coat is applied.
And after about 45 minutes, this is how far I got:
I will continue the green tomorrow and will show more then. Thanks again for your interest and comments.
Ralph Haus
was curious, I'll spend a bit more time showing my steps to build up the colour. As described above, the thinner to paint ratio is about 70/30 and the pressure is about 12psi in my H&S Ultra. I start with the demarcation lines using a quick pass to define the desired line and try not to stay on one spot for too long (though I fail at this a lot):Once I'm happy with the line shape and placement I start filling in the colour. To maintain a tight spray pattern when laying out the demarcation line and filling in the colours close to the edge, it's very important to hold the brush very close to the work and to spray INTO the field of colour that is being applied at a very shallow angle. If you spray directly from above, at a high angle, or away from the field, you will get a very wide spray pattern. The pics below show the right and wrong positioning of the nozzle to spray the green field to the left side of the photos. And yes, that's how close I get when making the edge. The masking tape is to define the edge between the upper and lower camouflage fields. I'm actually not sure if this was a masked edge on the real aircraft or not.
After the edge is well defined, it's just a matter of continuing to fill in the colour. I can now allow the brush to get a bit further away from the work and at a higher angle. I like spraying in a circular motion to vary the thickness of paint applied in any one area. This gives a good basis for a worn paint finish, which I typically like. In the below pic, I spent a little too much time on the edge and allowed the paint to build up a bit too much. The close-up magnifies the effect and it should look fine once a clear coat is applied.
And after about 45 minutes, this is how far I got:
I will continue the green tomorrow and will show more then. Thanks again for your interest and comments.
.A half hour of actual painting is probably a bit more true to facts.
