How to Paint Army Armor, Tanks, Trucks & Aircraft
Camouflage is an important part of warfare. If your enemy cannot locate your troops or machinery, your enemy cannot attack them. Military groups have used several different forms of camouflage over the centuries in warfare. Only within the past two to three centuries, though, have militarized groups been painting objects to remain unseen. Armor, tanks, trucks and aircraft receive different kinds of camouflage colors and patterns specific to where they shall be deployed.
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Things You'll Need
- Gravity-feed airbrush
- Olive green paint
- Dark brown paint
- Black paint
- Glass airbrush jars
- Painter's tape
- Hobby knife
Instructions
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Soft Camouflage
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Take off the lid to the black airbrush paint and screw the paint container into the hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray thin coats of black paint onto the armor, tank, truck or aircraft.
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Unscrew the black paint container from the paint hopper. Take off the lid from the dark brown air brush paint and screw the paint into the paint hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray thin coats of dark brown paint onto the object you are painting until there is only 30 percent of the black paint showing through in long blotches.
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Unscrew the brown paint container from the paint hopper. Take off the lid from the olive air brush paint and screw the paint into the paint hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray thin coats of olive paint onto the object until you have an even coating of olive, brown and black paint that resembles traditional camouflage.
Hard Camouflage
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Take off the lid to the black airbrush paint and screw the paint container into the hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray thin coats of black paint onto the armor, tank, truck or aircraft.
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Place painter's tape over the surface of the object on the areas you want to remain black. Unscrew the black paint container from the paint hopper. Take off the lid from the dark brown air brush paint and screw the paint into the paint hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray the brown paint onto the object in thin layers until you have an even coat. Take off the tape before the paint dries.
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Place painter's tape over the surface of the object that you want to remain black and dark brown. Unscrew the brown paint container from the paint hopper. Take off the lid from the olive air brush paint and screw the paint container into the paint hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray thin coats of olive paint onto the object until you have an even coating of olive paint. Take off the tape before the paint dries.
Digital Camouflage
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Take off the lid to the black airbrush paint and screw the paint container into the hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray the black paint onto the armor, tank, truck or aircraft.
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Cut little squares out of the roll of painter's tape with a hobby knife. Apply small pieces of the tape horizontally along the length of the object you are painting.
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Unscrew the black paint container from the paint hopper. Take off the lid from the brown air brush paint and screw the paint container into the paint hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray thin coats of brown paint onto the object until you have an even coating of brown paint.
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Apply more small pieces of the the cut out painter's tape along the length of the object.
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Unscrew the brown paint container from the paint hopper. Take off the lid from the olive air brush paint and screw the paint container into the paint hopper of the airbrush gun. Spray thin coats of olive paint onto the object until you have an even coating of olive paint. Remove the painter's tape before the paint is too dry.
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Tips & Warnings
Base your camouflage pattern off of a pre-existing pattern. It will give you an end to shoot for.
Keep the nozzle of the spray gun 12 inches away from the object you are spraying.
Do not leave the tape on too long. It may stick to the paint if it is too dry.
References
- Photo Credit mans in camouflage image by Alexander Zhiltsov from Fotolia.com
