Solution Book. How to Paint Italian NATO Aircraft

Solution Book. How to Paint Italian NATO Aircraft - a handbook from AMMO of Mig Jimenez

A publication from the Solution Book series issued by AMMO of Mig Jimenez. This is neither a kit nor a paint set but an instructional illustrated book: the Solution Book series is built on photographic step-by-step procedures in which the author demonstrates the whole process of painting and weathering on a particular model. This volume deals with Italian aircraft in the color schemes used within NATO.

What the handbook covers

• The procedure for painting gray and low-visibility schemes on aircraft models
• Working with shades to imitate fading and unevenness of the surface
• Techniques for picking out panel lines and riveting
• Restrained weathering, which decides the credibility of contemporary aircraft

How the book is used

Handbooks of this type are not read from cover to cover but used at the bench as an illustrated guide. It pays to go through the whole procedure before you reach for the airbrush, and only then to work step by step according to the photographs. With aircraft models it holds that wear is finer than on ground equipment; an overdone wash or too strong a pick-out of the panel lines will on the contrary rob the model of credibility. The procedures from the book are transferable to other contemporary aircraft with a similar type of camouflage.

Who it is for

For modelers who build contemporary aircraft and want to move on from a smooth coat of paint to a convincing surface. It will serve a beginner as a comprehensible guide and an advanced modeler as a source of ideas for sequencing the individual steps. Paints, materials and a model are not part of the book.