Modern military aircraft predominantly use gray camouflage paint schemes to reduce their visibility and avoid detection by the enemy. However, they were once adorned with bright markings. Since striking designs are particularly appealing to modelers, kit covers often depict aircraft with colorful markings. Even today, aircraft with colored markings are popular for commemorative liveries. This article introduces weathering techniques suitable for highly visible paint schemes and showcases the bright paint schemes commonly seen on US military aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Title
Air Model Special. Volume 53: Painting Techniques for High-Visibility & Full-Color Marking Aircraft
Details
Japanese text, paperback, many colour photos, colour profiles, large format. 128 pages.
