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AFV Painting & Weathering
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Airbrushing Gray bellies on Olive Drab
redman71
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Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 08:27 AM UTC
This may be a lame question, but in trying to avoid any unecessary screw ups...Still working on my P-47D Razorback...the main body color is Olive Drab the belly and underside are Neutral Gray. Would I be better off painting the entire fuselage olive drab, then airbrushing in the gray belly. Or should I paint the gray belly first, mask, then paint the olive drab ( I dont want sharp paint edges)

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redman71(newbie...no kidding huh)
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Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 09:45 AM UTC
Do the lighter color (the gray) first. That's a general rule for AB'ing colors: start light, then add darker.
MrRoo
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Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 10:21 AM UTC
Do all over grey then mask off and do the OD
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