Building a Mozzie in 1:48th....

Underside has the all black night camouflage scheme. Never painted one of these before. Has anyone got any tips/ideas on how to create a realistic look. I normally use black ink to highlight the panel lines - but again, this isn't going to work with a very dark paint scheme.

In anticipation.

Use a very dark grey, and then vary the finish by adding black to the grey in selected panels. Try highlighting the panel lines in lighter grey.

Another trick that works well is adding a colour like "flesh" to the black, it will tone down the blackness without the risk of a greyish/washed out look.

Mix and try !



Magnus

Thanks Jessica.

Thanks Magnus - I've heard someone say that adding red to the black also works - what do you reckon?

And others say blue lol.


I have an ancient 48th scale Mustang fuselage that I do all my test spraying on.