XS07 - Modern Italian Air Force Set

Modern Italian Air Force Set - a Lifecolor paint set

A themed set of modeling paints from the Italian brand Lifecolor, put together around the finishes of modern Italian Air Force aircraft. What it contains is painting material, and the shades are chosen so that they go together and cover the coloring of one air force in one period. The modeler therefore does not have to compare tones from different lines and hope that they will work together on a wing.

What the set is suited to

Modern aircraft camouflage rests on fine differences between gray and gray-blue tones. It is precisely with these that it most often happens that a shade from another line looks right in the bottle but parts company with the neighboring area on the model, and the transition jumps out needlessly. A themed set removes this problem, because the shades are designed as one whole. It comes into its own on models of postwar and present-day combat and training aircraft, and the shades also suit the accessories, the pylons and the ground equipment that are meant to match the aircraft in color.

Usage tips

• Stir the bottle thoroughly before every use, otherwise settled pigment will shift the resulting shade.
• Light gray tones need an even base, otherwise the joints and the filled places show through.
• Apply in thin layers, a heavy layer floods the fine transitions of modern camouflage.
• Try the shade out on a spare piece of plastic, the tone usually changes slightly once dry.
• Choose the thinner and the cleaner according to the instructions of the maker of the paint, not according to habits from another line.

Who the set is for

For modelers of modern aircraft who build Italian machines or are looking for a dependable palette of postwar aviation grays, and for anyone who wants the color line of one air force settled in one purchase.

Caution: Keep the paints out of the reach of children, work in a ventilated room and close the bottles carefully after use.