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Paratroopers Cammo
trabanino
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Guatemala
Joined: December 16, 2004
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Posted: Monday, July 17, 2006 - 12:27 AM UTC
Hi Guys, i'm woriking in a german paratrooper, and does somebody knows a technique to paint the cammo paterns. Than's and sorry fir my bad englis.

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Bigskip
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: June 27, 2006
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Posted: Monday, July 17, 2006 - 12:23 PM UTC
Paint the jacket/trousers in the main colour, then very carefully paint the pattern over - i use a 10/0 brush and a magnifying glass on a helping hands device. Mounting the figure on a straightened paper clip glue to one of the feet helps a lot.

Andy
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Dublin, Ireland
Joined: November 27, 2004
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Posted: Monday, July 17, 2006 - 01:32 PM UTC
You might get more answers if you post this over on Historicus Forma the figure modelling branch of Armorama. Also check out the painting articles in the Feaures section there
http://hfmodeling.kitmaker.net/
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