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Painting Fins on Missiles


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I always start with the fins. I like to airbrush Tamiya or MM Acryl acrylics. Once the fin colours are thoroughly dried, I carefully mask with thinly cut strips of Tamiya tape (which can be a bit of a tedious process, but I know of no other effective way) then I airbrush the colour of the missile body. I do the same process if the nose section of the missile is a different colour.  Hope this helps!

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19 minutes ago, RedCrown said:

Thanks for the replies. What color do you paint the fins? Im thinking maybe gunmetal or titanium alclad?

 

Doesn't that depend on what type of missile it is? Different missiles, different colors.

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13 hours ago, Mstor said:

 

Doesn't that depend on what type of missile it is? Different missiles, different colors.

 

Most certainly. Same with with the heads. Live warheads would be a different colour than dummy ones, for example. You need to look at your references if you are striving for accuracy. 

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