slusher Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Does anyone make or sell camouflage stencils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I believe most of the guys camouflage with an air brush without stencils, however I'm not positive on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Slusher, what kind of stencils are you looking for? What exactly are you trying to achieve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Snake45 said: Slusher, what kind of stencils are you looking for? What exactly are you trying to achieve? Just have some ideas of building a pick up and camouflaging it. I can do it with spray cans but was wondering if there was stencils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Snake45 said: What exactly are you trying to achieve? Invisibility..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Unless your building a a late '70s-late '80s Dodge /GMCs which were used by the U.S.Army and were painted with the then-standard MERDC pattern, just freehand the pattern. If you're building something more contemporary, google "camouflaged technical pickups" and check out the images. All of the camo is non-standard, field-applied stuff. This Waffen SS-style Plane Tree Pattern camo is interesting: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) Some armor modelers are using Silly Putty for masking camo. IMHO, it's a pretty cool idea. You don't waste paper by cutting masks, and it goes around corners with no problems at all. I found some at the checkout area of a Hobbytown USA for 99 cents per package. ...or Silly Putty by another name. Edited January 28, 2018 by LDO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 2 hours ago, LDO said: Some armor modelers are using Silly Putty for masking camo. IMHO, it's a pretty cool idea. You don't waste paper by cutting masks, and it goes around corners with no problems at all. I found some at the checkout area of a Hobbytown USA for 99 cents per package. ...or Silly Putty by another name. Wow, that's a great idea Lee, I'll have to remember that I hope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbash1 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 My dad did all his camouflage jobs free- hand on all of the WW2 aircraft he built. Didn't look too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat50 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 This one is free hand. Lay down your green/olive drab, then tan patches, follow up with some black and your done. Here is a .PDF of the military spec on camo. camo.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, fat50 said: This one is free hand. Lay down your green/olive drab, then tan patches, follow up with some black and your done. Here is a .PDF of the military spec on camo. camo.pdf Very nice work, thanks for the tips guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Roberto Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 The trouble with stencils is that you get a hard edge which isn't too realistic. Use putty or blu-tac, works great on the model aircraft I build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Most if not all US military equipment is painted using stencils and has a hard edge . Our booth used them for each type equipment, until everything was sprayed CARC tan . Touch ups which were frequent was done free hand . When I paint armor in 3 tone NATO or other it's with an airbrush and use silly putty or blue tack.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 3 hours ago, gotnitro? said: Most if not all US military equipment is painted using stencils and has a hard edge . Our booth used them for each type equipment, until everything was sprayed CARC tan . Touch ups which were frequent was done free hand . When I paint armor in 3 tone NATO or other it's with an airbrush and use silly putty or blue tack.. Thanks, saving all these tips... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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