Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft

by Carpenter, Robin

• ISBN13: 9781785004759
• ISBN10: 1785004751
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-01-02
• Publisher: The Crowood Press UK

Summary

Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft provides guidance on buying airbrushing equipment, setting it up and operating it safely, and offers detailed explanations of how airbrushes and compressors work, alongside their various components. The reader is taken through basic exercises to learn how to control airbrushing equipment before moving on to more advanced paint application techniques. This book also includes guides to preparation, information on the use of primers, and a handy troubleshooting guide to help identify and resolve common faults. Also covered are masking techniques; painting wood effects; bare metal finishes; camouflage patterns; chipping techniques; clear coats, and finally, weathering.

Author Biography

Robin Carpenter has been a keen model maker since childhood; he has also worked on a variety of real aircraft over a twenty-year career in aviation. He has entered his models into many shows, winning awards at the national level.  He is best known for his airbrush painting, and is the author of Airbrushing Scale Model Aircraft and Multimedia Building Techniques for Scale Model Aircraft for Crowood.