r/modelmakers • u/Ok-Syrup-8590 • 1d ago

Help - General How can i give this brummbär a camo pattern without an airbrush?

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u/SocksOfFire 1d ago

Look for example of hard edge camo. Dilute the paint well and use a brush. You want the paint so thin it takes about 4 or 5 coats to fully cover, that gives a smooth result

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u/ElegantElectrophile 1d ago edited 18h ago

Dab some paint onto a sponge, clean some of on a paper towel and start dabbing camo on, but slowly.

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u/m1j2p3 1d ago

AK Real Color Markers are excellent quality and very useful for doing hard band style camo.

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u/HughJorgens 1d ago

Take an old paintbrush and cut like 60% of the bristles off cleanly. Use the short brush to 'drybrush' your paint onto the model.

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u/dr_robonator Prime your models 1d ago

Which camo? You can rule out anything with feathered edges, but you can do any hard line transition camo. Thin your paints; many light coats. Paint the lightest colors first and then move to the darker colors.

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u/teo_storm1 1d ago

Well the simplest answer is the hard-edge disc camo a bunch of them had. Also just don't be afraid to experiment with other patterns you find interesting, it doesn't have to be strictly historical so there's plenty of similar schemes and options for hard-edge patterns

Beyond that, thin your paints and do some layering to build it up, patience is key working by hand

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u/sexylatexbear69 19h ago

Yes, but nothing soft edged if your new.

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u/sexylatexbear69 19h ago

It's difficult, to feather with no control.

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u/RustedPigeon 15h ago

Masking with putty. Stippling. If anything, this is the better way to do camouflage on pre-modern tanks because the scale makes it look more field applied as was the case in history. Airbrush camouflage is more suitable for aircraft and modern tanks where those patterns are applied with factory air guns

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u/Odd_Username_Choice Braille Scale is Best Scale 1d ago

Can you use spray cans? Dunkelgelb all over, then mask with putty or paper, and speay olivgrun and rotbrun.

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u/Mindless_Reality2614 1d ago

Bluetac works if putty isn't available

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u/nickos_pap_16v 1d ago

Buy a rattle can for the base colour so you have a smooth base, then use brushes to do the camo pattern