Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft

Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft

by Robin Carpenter
Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft

Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft

by Robin Carpenter

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Overview

Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft provides guidance on buying airbrushing equipment, setting it up and operating it safely, and offers detailed explanations of how airbrushes and compressors work, alongside their various components. The reader is taken through basic exercises to learn how to control airbrushing equipment before moving on to more advanced paint application techniques. This book also includes guides to preparation, information on the use of primers, and a handy troubleshooting guide to help identify and resolve common faults. Also covered are masking techniques; painting wood effects; bare metal finishes; camouflage patterns; chipping techniques; clear coats, and finally, weathering.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781785004759
Publisher: Crowood Press, The
Publication date: 01/02/2019
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Robin Carpenter has been a keen model maker since childhood; he has also worked on a variety of real aircraft over a twenty-year career in aviation. He has entered his models into many shows, winning awards at the national level. He is best known for his airbrush painting, and is the author of Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft and Multimedia Building Techniques for Scale Model Aircraft for Crowood.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

1 Aeroplanes 10

2 Preparation 20

3 Tools and Equipment 30

4 Getting to Know Your Airbrush 54

5 Primers 64

6 Paint Applications 72

7 Painting Full Schemes 100

8 Weathering 166

Appendix I Paint Application Trouble-Shooter 186

Appendix II Airbrush Cleaning Quick Reference 188

Glossary 189

Useful Addresses 190

Index 191

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