Okay. First camo attempt ever. Basecoat went on well (with cheap Testors 'airbrush').. Cut out camo pattern from green painters masking tape. Found that it bled a little, and didn't stick tight enough to the model.

Is there anything out there that works better, that doesn't pull up the underlying paint job?

That looks great
As far as tape, some of the best tape around is Tamiya's-it comes in (I'm pretty sure) 3 thicknesses, won't bleed, and has a low level of stickiness, so it won't lift the first layer, so long as you let it dry for enought time. When you buy it, it's much cheaper if you just buy the refills over and over instead of buying the tape with the dispenser. HTH

What kind of paint did you use? If it was acrylic then you may be able to take an eraser and remove some of the bleeding paint, but you have to get it before it cures.

Yes, both coats were Tamiya acrylics, thinned out... An eraser eh?? I'll definately have to try it (on the next model)... I'll also keep my eye out for that Tamiya masking tape! Thanks guys

To reduce bleeding in the future try not thinning the paint as much and, more importantly, spray away from the edge of the mask.

Salute Azarius,

I would recommend you to start trying out other brands of acrylic so you get to choose from all of them your favorite. In my case, I find it extremely easier to treat with MM acrylics instead with the ones offered by Tamiya. It is just a matter of the quality of the pigments.

Waiting for the finished product

I remember seeing in a copy of Fine Scale Modeler that a good mask for a clean cut camo pattern is Silly Putty. Yup, the same pink stuff. Just make it nice and thin, cut into strips, lay it on there, spray, take it off, and bam, you have a clean cut camo pattern. And trust me, it works. Hope this helps. Thanks for your time.

I'll chime in and add my US$0.02 that after rolling out the putty chill it a bit. Roll it out onto wax paper and then toss in the fridge for a couple of minuets.
Makes it easier to cut and place.
Mike

:-) I use White Tack, same idea as silly putty. I have some pics, if I can find room in a folder somewhere I'll post em :-)
In the meantime, this is my Mk I Spitfire which is waiting a wash. This was masked using White tack.

Mal