Paneliner for sand and desert camouflage

AK Interactive Paneliner for Sand and Desert Camouflage - a Wash for the Panel Lines of Desert Camouflage

Paneliner for sand and desert camouflage from AK Interactive is an enamel wash for panel lines in a 35 ml package, developed for models of aircraft in sand, light brown and multi-color desert camouflage. It is modeling chemistry, not a kit - the package contains nothing but the bottle of the product.

Why a Shade for the Desert in Particular

This is the main reason the product exists. An ordinary dark (black or dark gray) paneliner on a light desert color does not read as shadow but as dirt - it dulls the light sand toward gray and gives the whole model a cold, grubby cast. This paneliner is tuned in shade to the light sand tones: it picks the lines out reliably and gives them depth, but it does not dirty the base color or darken it toward gray.

What the Paneliner Does

It is very thin. Once a brush touches an engraved line, it wicks in and flows along its whole length by capillary action; the excess on the surrounding surface is then wiped away. The result is cleanly drawn panel lines, hatches and engraved detail - with no outlining by hand.

Use

• Stir it thoroughly - the pigment settles to the bottom of the bottle.
• Apply it to a cured gloss clear coat. Without one the paneliner will not flow into the engraving and the excess cannot be wiped off without staining.
• Touch the line with the tip of a thin brush and let the product flow in; do not paint it onto the surface, just let it wick into the engraving.
• Let it set briefly and then wipe the excess away with a cloth or a brush dampened in a suitable thinner (odorless thinner, mineral spirits) - draw in the direction of the airflow, that is from front to rear.
• Work in layers and area by area; build the contrast up gradually, not in one heavy application.
• Seal the finished result with a matte varnish.

Who it is for

For modelers of aircraft building machines in desert and sand schemes - from North African aircraft of the Second World War to modern types. Usable in any scale and anywhere the base color is light and an ordinary dark paneliner would dull it.

Safety: an enamel product on a solvent base. A flammable liquid - keep it away from sources of ignition. Do not inhale the vapors, work in a well-ventilated space, protect your skin (gloves) and your airways. Keep out of the reach of children.