Technique cards
Burnish tape into frames, cut with a fresh blade, seal with interior colour before camouflage.
Build in thin translucent layers from brown-grey to black, strongest at the stack and fading rearwards.
Thin paint heavily, lower pressure, practise dot clusters before touching the model.
Use tiny dots of white, ochre and blue, blended down airflow for subtle tonal variation.
Use sponge and fine brush; keep chips around walkways, roots, hatches and leading edges.
Gloss first, use restrained contrast, then remove excess along airflow direction.
Use pigments fixed lightly; concentrate around wheels, flaps and lower surfaces.
Apply uneven off-white, then abrade high-traffic areas back to camouflage.
Use a lighter version of the base colour; hit edges, not every surface.